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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.
(a) Therapists.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Singers.

2. William James believes that the fear of _________ is the worst moral disease that society has encountered.
(a) Disease.
(b) Death.
(c) Riches.
(d) Poverty.

3. Health and _________ are just two of the many aspects of life that are not for sale.
(a) Freedom.
(b) Money.
(c) Success.
(d) Truth.

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

5. Poverty can become a reality when basic _____ have been met and the excess begins to litter one's life with meaninglessness.
(a) Bills.
(b) Accounts.
(c) Needs.
(d) Status requirements.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. _______ will need to be learned from real life insurgencies that have taken place within the world, according to the book.

3. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.

4. 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.

5. There seems to be a hunger for __________, but this hunger can be sated when alternative ideas are presented i society.

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