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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whitman is against living with animals because they are not demented with the _________ of owning things, according to the book.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Depression.
(c) Distraction.
(d) Mania.

4. Barnfield goes on to use ________ to show the ridiculous nature of man when he wants money in his life.
(a) Satire.
(b) Rhymes.
(c) Images.
(d) Puns.

5. _________ notes that man does not ask the value of an item, but rather what it costs, according to the book.
(a) Campbell.
(b) Barnfield.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Ruskin.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Epicurus, being too _______ has its downside, illustrating the idea that moderation is a lesson to be learned in life, according to the book.

2. Mumford says that the _______ of the Affluent Economy would not be Karl Marx but Henry Thoreau.

3. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.

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

5. Seneca proclaims that the _______ provided by nature is adequately abundant, even though most people do not realize it or recognize it.

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