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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 happens to a person who cares only for himself?
(a) He thrives.
(b) He becomes powerful.
(c) He shrivels.
(d) He becomes forgetful.

2. What does the Dalai Lama say happens to people who have no difficulties and are always relaxed?
(a) They complain more.
(b) They eat more.
(c) They work less.
(d) They go to the library more.

3. What is the dessert that Archbishop Tutu most enjoys?
(a) Key lime pie.
(b) Rum raisin ice cream.
(c) Meringues.
(d) Chocolate cake.

4. How does Abrams's friend Daniel Goldman characterize the Dalai Lama's attitude towards life?
(a) He says the Dalai Lama will is a channel for peace.
(b) He says the Dalai Lama is a great mentor.
(c) He says the Dalai Lama is very focused on prayer.
(d) He says the Dalai Lama seems amused by everything going on around him.

5. What does the Dalai Lama say the Virgin Mary is a symbol of?
(a) Forgiveness.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Sacrifice.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Dalai Lama consume in Part III that he almost never ingests?

2. What is Archbishop Tutu's great regret regarding his father?

3. Who is the person that it was most difficult for Archbishop Tutu to personally forgive in his own life?

4. What kind of perspective does the Dalai Lama urge his followers to try to take?

5. The Dalai Lama references a study in Part III that linked a greater risk of heart attack to which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Part IV, what does Abrams explain as a core paradox of happiness?

3. In Part III, what is the paradox of humility?

4. In Part III, what specific advice does the Dalai Lama offer about changing one's perspective for the better?

5. In Part IV, why does Archbishop Tutu say the ability to laugh at himself has served him well in life and allowed him to connect with people?

6. In Part III, why does the Dalai Lama jokingly say he prefers to go to hell?

7. In Part III, what does the Dalai Lama say true arrogance is really an indication of?

8. In Part IV, what does Abrams identify as the so-called first pillar of the heart, and why is it so important?

9. In Part IV, what does Brother David Steindl-Rast say about the relationship between gratitude and happiness?

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

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