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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 83 - 144).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Buddhist phrase for taking pleasure in others' good fortune?
(a) Setu.
(b) Mafala.
(c) Ramala.
(d) Mudita.

2. Who was the Dalai Lama's biology "tutor"?
(a) Julia Nevry.
(b) Roman Farrow.
(c) Anthony Forgione.
(d) Robert Livingston.

3. What does Abrams write in the Introduction that overshadowed his happy childhood?
(a) Illness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Addiction.

4. What is the phrase meaning the unsatisfactory nature of pursuing pleasure?
(a) The lost cause.
(b) The hedonic treadmill.
(c) The roman dinner.
(d) The moving target.

5. What role did Archbishop Tutu play in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa?
(a) He was the lawyer called in to mediate discussions.
(b) He was chairperson.
(c) He was the note-taker.
(d) He was the faith healer there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama think of when he considers the act of eating?

2. On the first day of Abrams's interviews with the Dalai Lama and Tutu, what does the Dalai Lama say people are too focused upon?

3. Which young leader in South Africa was assassinated, deeply hurting Archbishop Tutu?

4. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?

5. Who was the white president of South Africa that Archbishop Tutu mentions in Part II?

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