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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.
(a) Golden Mean.
(b) Truth.
(c) Golden Honor.
(d) Golden Road.

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

5. Plutarch is happy that his only ________ is lost at sea because he will be able to live the life of a philosopher.
(a) Money pouch.
(b) Son.
(c) Book.
(d) Ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Walt Whitman, a _________, believes that living with the animals is the ideal way to spend one's life, according to the book.

2. George _______ writes that when man has what he wants, he is rich, but when he is able to do without what he wants, he is powerful.

3. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.

4. Horace Gregory refers to money as the invisible ________ against the human spirit, according to the book.

5. What is in the belt of the man who refuses to take the belt off, though it might cause him to drown?

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