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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice 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.
(a) Frugal.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Rich.

2. 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.

3. Man annihilates more ________ than any other living thing, according to the book and according to recent findings.
(a) Blessings.
(b) Hope.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Natural resources.

4. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.
(a) Status.
(b) Avarice.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

5. Gandhi calls the process of getting rid of what he owned a removal of a _________ from his shoulders, according to the book.
(a) Monkey.
(b) Rope.
(c) Bag.
(d) Burden.

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.

2. ________ does not limit how much is built on the lands or how many fish are taken from the waters, according to the book.

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

4. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.

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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