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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Seneca proclaims that the _______ provided by nature is adequately abundant, even though most people do not realize it or recognize it.
(a) Enough.
(b) Luxuries.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Products.

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. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.
(a) Ivan Illich.
(b) William Penn.
(c) William James.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

4. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.
(a) Burning.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Purchasing.
(d) Boredom.

5. _________ in one's life is really what makes one rich, according to the book and according to one of the sections.
(a) Truth.
(b) Money.
(c) Power.
(d) Contentment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Living the ______ life, free of the burdens of wealth and of possessions is considered to be ideal, according to the book.

2. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?

3. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.

4. ___________ writes in the second century BC that supreme happiness comes from contentment, 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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