Quiz: The Kingdon of Happiness

Most Bhutanese people believe ___________.

• that they must protect

  themselves from the

  outside world

• that technology is not

  important and should

  not be in Bhutan

• that happiness is an

  important part of

  leading a good life

• that the four pillars of

  happiness are too controlling

Which of the following events

happened in 1972?

• The United Nations did

  a study of world happiness.

• A stoplight was put into

  the capital city of Bhutan.

• Television was introduced

  in Bhutan.

• King Wangchuck

  was crowned.

The Gross National Happiness Index ______________.

• helps the Bhutanese

  government know happiness

  levels in the country

• was created by the United

  Nations and used in Bhutan

• was replaced when King

  Wangchuck was crowned

• helps keep technology out

  of Bhutan

Which of the following

is a synonym for tracking?

• writing

• following

• rushing

• changing

Other nations around the

world ____________.

• think it is foolish to try

  to measure happiness

• have not come up with

  ways to measure happiness

• competed with Bhutan

  to be the happiest country

  in the world

• have copied Bhutan

  and developed ways

  to measure happiness

What was the effect of King

Wangchuck taking power?

• He created and introduced

  the four pillars of happiness.

• He invited other countries

  to measure happiness.

• He told people that money

  was the key to happiness.

• He decided that new

  technology could not

  enter Bhutan.

What was the effect of the

Bhutanese government

gathering information about

people’s happiness in 2010?

• The government found

  everyone was happy and did

  not need to change anything.

• The government no longer

  allowed people to watch TV

  or use cell phones.

• The government began

  to improve health care

  and daily life.

• The government decided

  people needed to spend

  more time outside.

When the Bhutanese

government looked at

people’s level of happiness

in 2015, they found _____________.

• all people in Bhutan

  were happy

• fewer people were happy

  than in years past

• happiness levels had not

  changed in several years

• more people were happy

  than in years past

Why was March 20 declared

International World

Happiness Day?

• It is King Wangchuck’s

  birthday.

• It is the day when daytime

  and nighttime are equal.

• It is the day with the least

  amount of daylight in

  the year.

• It is the day that Bhutan

  allowed Internet access

  in the country.

Beliefs that are passed down

from generation to generation

are called _______________.

• governments

• stories

• traditions

• indexes