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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Robert Henri says that people are overlaid with ________ in their minds and in their souls, according to the book.
(a) Happiness.
(b) Fear.
(c) Anger.
(d) Longing.

2. It is not a good idea to put too much emphasis on one's __________ at the detriment of leisure, according to the book.
(a) Occupation.
(b) Family.
(c) Bank account.
(d) Books.

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

4. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Resolution.
(d) Virtue.

5. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.
(a) Avarice.
(b) Status.
(c) Power.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Walt Whitman, a _________, believes that living with the animals is the ideal way to spend one's life, according to the book.

2. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.

3. The ________ can subsist within itself, providing enough food and clothing for the members within, according to the book.

4. Living the ______ life, free of the burdens of wealth and of possessions is considered to be ideal, according to the book.

5. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.

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