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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."
(a) Class.
(b) America.
(c) Possibility.
(d) War.

3. It is the ______ man who often bungles his chance to choose his own experience within the confines of wealth.
(a) Rich.
(b) Poor.
(c) Uneducated.
(d) True.

4. __________ asserts that the praises of poverty need once more be boldly sung, according to the book.
(a) John Milton.
(b) Joseph Campbell.
(c) William James.
(d) William Shakespeare.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. The values that the rich have created have helped to steal the virtuous aspirations of the __________, according to the book.

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

3. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.

4. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.

5. The first step to a more satisfying life is to enter into Voluntary __________, according to the book.

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