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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. True strength lies in the personal indifference and __________ found in untethered property, according to the book.
(a) Stability.
(b) Value.
(c) Constraint.
(d) Independence.

2. The goal of the frugal __________ is the goal of the man who needs some, but doesn't want to be weighed down by possessions.
(a) Lifestyle.
(b) Mindset.
(c) Plenty.
(d) Life.

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

4. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.
(a) Love.
(b) Pain.
(c) Truth.
(d) Amount.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The only true solution for a return to the truly ______ life is to remove oneself from the false set of values, according to the book.

3. The book proposes that the wealthy in the world are the ones who are able to establish the ___________ in the world.

4. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.

5. __________ asserts that the praises of poverty need once more be boldly sung, according to the book.

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