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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.
(a) Living.
(b) Media.
(c) Technology.
(d) Retirement funding.

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

3. 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) Truthful.
(b) Frugal.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Rich.

4. Starting off this section is the poem "Lady ________" which talks more about the life of simplicity and what it has to offer."
(a) Pecunia.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Poverty.

5. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.
(a) Experience.
(b) Weight.
(c) Truth.
(d) Virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Much has been given to those from whom much will be required, thus men are neither equally gifted or __________, according to the book.

2. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.

3. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.

4. The need to develop __________ is essential in providing energy for the world's population, according to the book.

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

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