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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.
(a) Be powerful.
(b) Speak our mind.
(c) Be scared.
(d) Run away.

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

3. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.
(a) Milestones.
(b) Goals.
(c) Family matters.
(d) Positions.

4. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.

3. The book points out that it is difficult to leave a life that has comfort in __________ and the easy life.

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

5. 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.

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