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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) Independence.
(d) Constraint.

2. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Honest.
(c) Rich.
(d) Spiritual.

3. Horace Gregory refers to money as the invisible ________ against the human spirit, according to the book.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Piece.
(c) Desire.
(d) Enemy.

4. 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) Plenty.
(b) Life.
(c) Mindset.
(d) Lifestyle.

5. Today's economic structure is built to support the relatively few but super _________ in society.
(a) Rich.
(b) Poor.
(c) Effective.
(d) Networked.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. It is the ______ man who often bungles his chance to choose his own experience within the confines of wealth.

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

4. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.

5. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.

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