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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Formality.
(b) Hand-shaking.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Tradition.

2. What does Archbishop Tutu say hope is the antidote to?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Grief.
(d) Despair.

3. Who is one of the world's leading experts on the science of the unconscious?
(a) Rowley Hawkins.
(b) Jennifer Hutchins.
(c) Bergman Nord.
(d) John Bargh.

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

5. What is the Buddhist term for the recognition of our interdependence?
(a) Raki.
(b) Ubuntu.
(c) Swedon.
(d) Nafala.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Dalai Lama teaches that pain is inevitable, but suffering is which of the following?

3. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu say human beings are?

4. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?

5. What is the name of the traditional scarf the Dalai Lama gives Tutu upon his arrival in India?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part I, how does Abrams explain the so-called hedonic treadmill?

2. In Part II, what is the meaning of Archbishop Tutu's phrase "you are a masterpiece in the making" (92)?

3. In Part I, what frightening personal story does Abrams share about his own family?

4. In Part I, what kind of relationship does the Dalai Lama tell Archbishop Tutu he considers their relationship to be a bit like?

5. In the Introduction, why does Abrams say Archbishop Tutu might not have been able to travel to take part in the talks that made up the material for the book?

6. In the Introduction, what analogy does Abrams make about the book itself?

7. In Part II, what does Abrams learn about Archbishop's Tutu methods of calming himself when the two are stuck in bad traffic?

8. In Part I, what does Archbishop Tutu say ultimately leads to people's greatest experiences of joy?

9. In Part I, what is one of the ways the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu express their affection for each other?

10. In Part I, what do the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu agree is necessary for the creation of something beautiful?

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