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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 215 - 289).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which part of the brain do some researchers think gratitude stimulates?
(a) The medulla oblongata.
(b) The amygdala.
(c) The frontal cortex.
(d) The hypothalamus.

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

3. What have scientists discovered too much stress does to a specific part of our biological makeup?
(a) Causes our pupils to dilate.
(b) Constricts blood vessels in the legs.
(c) Wears down the telomeres.
(d) Causes our white blood cells to grow bigger.

4. On what date did the Dalai Lama remember that spontaneous protests began in Tibet in the 2000s?
(a) December 7, 2007.
(b) July 25, 2006.
(c) March 10, 2008.
(d) May 30, 2009.

5. What is one translation of mudita that the Dalai Lama brings up in relation to envy?
(a) The feeling of pleasure at someone else's misfortune.
(b) The desire to see your children succeed.
(c) Sympathetic joy, or taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune.
(d) The need to have someone else depend on you.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama say is an artificial posture that he rejects in favor of breaking down barriers between himself and others?

2. What neuropsychiatrist's work does Abrams quote in Part II about anger?

3. What does the term askaris refer to?

4. What does Abrams mention his wife's profession is?

5. In the Introduction, why did it look as if the Archbishop Tutu might not be able to make his travel arrangements to visit the Dalai Lama?

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