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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mildred Binns Young wrote a piece in 1939 that was called, "Toward a ___________ Poverty," according to the book.
(a) Painless.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Functional.
(d) Painful.

2. 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) Golden Road.
(c) Golden Honor.
(d) Truth.

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

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

5. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.
(a) Honorable.
(b) Harder.
(c) Easier.
(d) More plentiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.

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

3. An austere existence opens the path to growth in _________ and in love, according to the book's contents in this section.

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

5. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.

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