The Happiness Project:

June Questions

Of Gretchens 5 key points at the beginning of the

chapter, which of the following was not one of them?

A) Remember birthdays
B) Dont gossip
C) Show up
D) Make one new friend
E) Be generous

Correct Answer:

D) Make one new friend

According to research, out of 15 daily activities there was only one

that people were happier engaging in alone. What is the activity?

Answer:

Praying

How did Gretchen remember peoples birthdays?

Answer:

HappyBirthday.com

What were some of Gretchens strategies for being

more generous?

Answer:
Help

people think big

Bring people together
Contribute in her own way
Cut people slack

According to Gretchen, what is the best way to make

yourself happy?

Answer:

Make

other people happy

What did Gretchen post on her blog to get more ideas

about?

Answer:

How

to bring people
together.

True or false: studies indicate that people will transfer

to you the traits that you ascribe to other people.

Correct Answer:

True

Why is the month of June a milestone in Gretchens

happiness project?

Answer:

It

marks the halfway point.

What surprises Gretchen about the progress she has

made? What does not surprise her?

Answers:

The importance of her physical state surprised her.

What didnt surprise her was that her boosts of happiness came from social
bonds and her happiness made it easier to be patient and kind, and keep her
resolutions.

The Art of Happiness

Questions

What did the Dalai Lama say were the

four feelings that bring happiness?
A.Love,

Affection, Closeness, and Compassion

B.Amity, Love, Friendship, and Empathy
C.Hope, Sympathy, Ambivalence, and Love
D.Empathy, Sympathy, Love, and Euphoria

Answer

A. Love,

Affection, Closeness, and Compassion

What does the Dalai Lama say is the

underlying nature of human beings?
A. Aggression
B. Gentleness
C. Egoistic
D. Affection

Answer

B. Gentleness

What was the name of the Buddhist doctrine that states

that the human minds most basic underlying nature is
completely untainted by negative emotions or thoughts?
A. Positive

Nature

B. Buddha

Mentality

C. Buddha

Nature

D. Mental

Positivity

Answers

C. Buddha Nature

What is the pervasive and deeply engrained belief

in the Western World about human nature?
A. We

care only for ourselves

B. We

are incredibly aggressive

C. We

are highly competitive

D. All

of the Above

E.

None of the Above

Answers

D. All of the Above

What three things are stated at the end of the

chapter as something that we should develop to make
our life more meaningful, peaceful, and happier?

A. Warmth,

kindness, compassion

B. Charity, gentleness,
C. Love,

amity

hope, sympathy

D. Empathy, friendship,

forgiveness

Answers

A. Warmth, kindness, compassion

What is the name of the Chapter?

A. Our

Fundamental Nature

B. The

Purpose of Life

C. Reclaiming
D. The

Our Innate State of Happiness

Value and Benefits of Compassion

Answers

C. Reclaiming Our Innate State of Happiness

Which of the following were listed as an

emotion that can be destructive to human
health?
A.Fear
B.Ambivalence
C.Boredom
D.Pride

Answers

A. Fear

What does the Dalai Lama believe our

intelligence was originally developed for?
A. Understanding

the world around us

B. Understanding

our nature

C. To make

up for our physical weakness compared to other

animals
D. To form

our societies and environment

Answers

C. To make up for our physical weakness

compared to other animals

Scientific studies over the past 2-3

decades have suggested what about
aggression in human nature?
A. It

is not innate

B. It

is innate

C. It

is not learned behavior

D. It

differs genetically from person to person

Answers

A. It is not innate

What is the example the Dalai Lama gives of

the first act of affection/compassion in our
lives?
A. Being

cleaned

B. Being

held

C.

Being fed

D. Being

taken home

Answers

C. Being fed

Which of the following supported

negativity/selfishness as humanitys basic nature in
the chapter?

A.Charles

Darwin
B.David Hume
C.Thomas Hobbes
D.Maury Povich

Answers

C. Thomas Hobbes

Which of the following was NOT a

subheading in this chapter?
A. Our

Fundamental Nature

B. The

Question of Human Nature

C. Meditation
D. The

on the Purpose of Life

Path to Happiness

Answers

D. The Path to Happiness

When human intelligence and human goodness or affection

are used together, all human actions become __________

A.Destructive
B.Constructive
C.Unimportant
D.Indifferent

Answer:
B. Constructive

According to the Dalai Lama, compassion and anger are ________

A. Equally

a part of nature

B. Unequal
C. Just

in nature

human emotions

Answer:
A. Equally part of nature

Ardrey and Konrad Lorenz concluded that humans are

_____

A.Prey
B.Predators
C.Compassionate
D.Focused

Answer:

B. Predators

When life becomes complicated we feel _______

A.Happy
B.Sad
C.Indifferent
D.Overwhelmed

Answer:

D. Indifferent

Happier Questions

In Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar states the ______ is/are

indispensable to have a happy life

A.goals
B.money
C.food
D.sleep

Answer:

A. Goals

Studies show that people who have won the lottery

are ____________

A.more

happy
B.less happy
C.equally as happy

Answer:
C. Equally As happy

Studies show that people who have become paraplegic

as the result of an accident are ______
A. More
B. Less

Happy

Happy

C. Equally

as Happy

Answer:

C. Equally as Happy

Contemporary researchers emphasize that _________

is crucial for happiness and positive affectivity
A. Striving
B. Goal

after goals

Attainment

C. Failing

goals

D. Helping

others with their goals

Answer:
A. Striving after Goals

What is the outer most circle of the four concentric

circles that Ohad Kamin gave to Tal?
A. Really
B. Want
C. Can

want to do

to do

do

D. Really,

Really want to do

Answer:
C. Can Do

According to Abraham Maslow, being ______ produces organization

for efficiency both within an organism and the environment

A. Energetic
B. Positive
C. Focused
D. Content

Answers:
C. Focused

Concrete objectives, with clear lifelines, that last

anywhere from one to thirty years defines
A. Long
B. Short

Term Goals
Term Goals

C. Action

Plans

Answer:
A.Long

Term Goals

Marva Collins started a school for

A. Unteachable
B. Genius

students

C. Regular
D. Adult

Students

students

Students

Answer:
A.Unteachable

Students

Approximately ____ of American

teenagers suffer from depression
A.1/5
B.1/4
C.1/3
D.1/2

Answer:

C. 1/3

Some people feel ______ depressed once they have attained

material wealth compared to when they were striving for it

A. Less
B. More
C. Equally
D. They

dont feel depressed

Answer:
B. More