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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 the only danger to him in India is?
(a) Illness.
(b) Too much sun.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) To little rice.

2. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?
(a) Wine.
(b) Meat.
(c) Soup.
(d) Ice cream.

3. What position did Nelson Mandela hold when he was imprisoned on Robben Island?
(a) Commander in Chief of the Military Wing of the ANC.
(b) President of South Africa.
(c) Chief Architect of Capetown.
(d) Chairperson of the Freedom Fighters.

4. Who does Archbishop say is good at keeping him humble?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His brother.
(d) His daughter.

5. Abrams begins Part IV of the book by saying which of the following was one of the most stunning aspects of the week he spent with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu?
(a) How quickly the week went by.
(b) How many people showed up for the interviews.
(c) How much of the week was spent laughing.
(d) How much praying was done.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the Dalai Lama start making pilgrimages to different religious traditions?

2. What does the Dalai Lama say the Virgin Mary is a symbol of?

3. What is the dessert that Archbishop Tutu most enjoys?

4. Which of the following is a pillar of the heart?

5. In Part III, a Tibetan goes that adversities can turn into which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part III, what does Abrams's own father say after his terrible experience of traumatic brain injury?

2. In Part III, in what way does the Dalai Lama say he considers himself a student at 80 years old?

3. In Part III, what does Jinpa say is the true measure of spiritual development?

4. In Part IV, what does Abrams say is necessary in order for people to feel present in each moment?

5. In Part III, what does Abrams identify as two of the greatest sources of suffering in our lives?

6. What decision regarding Archbishop Tutu's children created some tension and anguish between Tutu and his wife, Leah?

7. In Part IV, who is the person in Archbishop Tutu's life that has caused him some of the deepest personal pain and why?

8. In Part IV, what experience of Archbishop Tutu's has the greatest impact on his teachings and philosophies about forgiveness?

9. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say happens when he prays to a certain statue in his home every morning?

10. In Part IV, what do Archbishop Tutu and the Dalai Lama emphatically agree that the willingness and ability to forgive are signs of in a person's character?

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