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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the _______ of the vow of poverty, the foundation of the Order which she established.
(a) Truth.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Worry.
(d) Power.

2. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.
(a) Virtue.
(b) Truth.
(c) Experience.
(d) Weight.

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

4. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Peace.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Truth.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.

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

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

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