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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ writes in the second century BC that supreme happiness comes from contentment, according to the book.
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Patanjali.
(c) Cleopatra.
(d) Confucius.

2. _________ writes of Fortune stopping the wheel, which is a metaphor that illustrates that wealth causes a man to stop growing.
(a) Seneca.
(b) Boethius.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

3. What is NOT listed as one of the world's new teachers in relation to materialism, according to the book?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Terrorism.
(c) Genocide.
(d) Pollution.

4. __________ tells a story of a passenger on a ship that is going to sink, according to the book.
(a) James.
(b) Barnfield.
(c) Ruskin.
(d) Campbell.

5. While poverty is not the end goal of the ________ community, it is a safe harbor temporarily where talents can be nurtured.
(a) Creative.
(b) Poor.
(c) Educational.
(d) Rich.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ allows one quiet time and time in which he can learn about himself, according to the book.

2. Gandhi writes that a seeker after _________ must put his faith in God that he will have everything he needs when he needs it.

3. The poor man will feel content with the _________ from a rich man, though the rich man just wants to be rid of them.

4. Thoreau says that ________ men are the most destitute because they do not know how to use the resources they have, according to the book.

5. The _______ is always easier when one travels lighter, according to the book in this section, and according to Felix.

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