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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. William James believes that the fear of _________ is the worst moral disease that society has encountered.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Death.
(c) Disease.
(d) Riches.

2. Thoreau says that ________ men are the most destitute because they do not know how to use the resources they have, according to the book.
(a) Confused.
(b) Poor.
(c) Wealthy.
(d) Godless.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ writes of Fortune stopping the wheel, which is a metaphor that illustrates that wealth causes a man to stop growing.

2. Only with a limitation of one's possessions can one realize their true _________ in the world, according to the book.

3. The woman represents __________ because men love women, according to the book.

4. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.

5. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.

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