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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.
(a) Dorothy Day.
(b) Ivan Illich.
(c) William James.
(d) John Milton.

2. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.
(a) Goals.
(b) Family matters.
(c) Positions.
(d) Milestones.

3. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?
(a) John Milton.
(b) William James.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) Richard Barnfield.

4. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.
(a) Therapists.
(b) Singers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Teachers.

5. Man seems to be inefficient in _________ himself, according to the books' contents, and according to the wise writers.
(a) Proving.
(b) Enjoying.
(c) Believing.
(d) Limiting.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. __________ tells a story of a passenger on a ship that is going to sink, according to the book.

4. __________, according to the book, says that man is at war with nature, which is causing many problems.

5. The _________ issues a report in 1974 that suggests a zero population growth in the world.

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