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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 remedy for envy does the Archbishop offer?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Joy.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Anger.

2. What is mental immunity, according to the Dalai Lama?
(a) Breathing techniques that offer a person resilience.
(b) Learning to avoid the destructive emotions and to develop positive ones.
(c) Thinking of positive imagery to replace negative images in one's mind.
(d) A special diet meant to fortify the mind.

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

4. What is the Buddhist tradition of eating that the Dalai Lama follows?
(a) He eats only snacks all day.
(b) He eats just one meal a day, lunch.
(c) He eats three meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
(d) He eats only two meals a day, breakfast and dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did the Dalai Lama have who died in infancy?

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

3. Where does Abrams write that he grew up as a child?

4. Who is the Dalai Lama's longtime translator?

5. How does Archbishop Tutu say people can find joy when there are so many terrible problems in the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama identify as the connection between fear and anger?

3. In Part I, why does Archbishop Tutu wonder how the Dalai Lama is not morose?

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

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

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

7. In Part II, what is the main difference between how the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu advise people to handle feelings of envy?

8. In Part II, what does the Dalai Lama say that stress and anxiety in modern life are often caused by?

9. In Part I, what kind of creatures does Archbishop Tutu tell Abrams humans are?

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

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