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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) Pecunia.
(b) Truth.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Power.

2. Solutions to the health problems of wealth can be found in the restoration of ________, according to the book.
(a) Balance.
(b) Stability.
(c) Values.
(d) The middle class.

3. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Slaves.
(c) Leaders.
(d) Purveyors.

4. The first step to a more satisfying life is to enter into Voluntary __________, according to the book.
(a) Riches.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Realism.

5. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Joy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Clarity.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. ________ dubs the life of the person who does not hold onto wealth as that of Lady Poverty.

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

3. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.

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

5. The goal of the frugal __________ is the goal of the man who needs some, but doesn't want to be weighed down by possessions.

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