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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Dalai Lama's birth name?
(a) Gaya Teneo.
(b) Parpal Nunes.
(c) Jinpin Snodge.
(d) Tenzin Gyatso.

2. What is the word that means the opposite of taking pleasure in someone else's good fortune?
(a) Schadenfreude.
(b) Envy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Ruthlessness.

3. What does the Dalai Lama say is an artificial posture that he rejects in favor of breaking down barriers between himself and others?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Formality.
(c) Hand-shaking.
(d) Tradition.

4. Who does Tutu bring with him to visit the Dalai Lama?
(a) Ramona.
(b) Leanne.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Mpho.

5. Which country invaded Tibet, causing the Dalai Lama to go into exile in India?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Iran.
(c) Russia.
(d) China.

6. What is the concept of Ubuntu?
(a) A person is a person through other persons.
(b) One needs to complete school before getting married.
(c) Praying three times a day is required.
(d) The only true joy is in children's eyes.

7. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?
(a) Thupten Jinpa.
(b) Jasmine Jorge.
(c) Hoy Nguyen.
(d) Roman Fellows.

8. 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?
(a) External, materialistic values.
(b) Religion.
(c) Cars.
(d) Food.

9. What is the Sanskrit word for happiness?
(a) Sukha.
(b) Romulan.
(c) Dukkha.
(d) Humus.

10. Which American civil rights leader is one of Archbishop Tutu's heroes?
(a) Bayard Rustin.
(b) Rosa Parks.
(c) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(d) Robert F. Kennedy.

11. What color is the Dalai Lama's traditional robe?
(a) Maroon.
(b) Navy blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Black.

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

13. What kind of traditional beads do followers of the Dalai Lama use to pray?
(a) Mala.
(b) Fijuian.
(c) Bunatan.
(d) Rosary.

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

15. What is the name of the traditional scarf the Dalai Lama gives Tutu upon his arrival in India?
(a) Romono.
(b) Bundu.
(c) Felica.
(d) Khata.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the Dalai Lama, an excess of which of the following often causes stress?

4. Which famous researcher whose work focused on emotions does Abrams cite in Part I?

5. What is Desmond Tutu's official professional title?

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