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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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.
(a) Rich.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Happy.
(d) Content.

3. What is NOT listed as one of the world's new teachers in relation to materialism, according to the book?
(a) Pollution.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Genocide.

4. There seems to be a hunger for __________, but this hunger can be sated when alternative ideas are presented i society.
(a) True riches.
(b) Empty goals.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Success.

5. The book proposes that the wealthy in the world are the ones who are able to establish the ___________ in the world.
(a) Laws.
(b) Values.
(c) Classes.
(d) Rules.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?

4. True strength lies in the personal indifference and __________ found in untethered property, according to the book.

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

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