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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?
(a) William James.
(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(c) Richard Barnfield.
(d) John Milton.

2. Robert ______ writes in 1923 that there are three elements in a beautiful life, according to the book.
(a) Seneca.
(b) Henri.
(c) Smith.
(d) Thoreau.

3. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.
(a) Milton.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Thoreau.

4. Schumacher defines __________ as knowing when enough is enough in life and in all of life's activities, according to the book.
(a) Temperantia.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Moderation.
(d) Movement.

5. Living the ______ life, free of the burdens of wealth and of possessions is considered to be ideal, according to the book.
(a) Unencumbered.
(b) Boyish.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Simple.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.

2. _________ writes of Fortune stopping the wheel, which is a metaphor that illustrates that wealth causes a man to stop growing.

3. Plutarch is happy that his only ________ is lost at sea because he will be able to live the life of a philosopher.

4. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.

5. In the book of Timothy, the Bible says that the love of ____ is the root of all evil, according to the book.

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