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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?
(a) William James.
(b) Richard Barnfield.
(c) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(d) John Milton.

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

3. The values that the rich have created have helped to steal the virtuous aspirations of the __________, according to the book.
(a) Schools.
(b) Museums.
(c) Children.
(d) Culture.

4. True strength lies in the personal indifference and __________ found in untethered property, according to the book.
(a) Stability.
(b) Independence.
(c) Value.
(d) Constraint.

5. What is NOT listed as one of the world's new teachers in relation to materialism, according to the book?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Genocide.
(c) Pollution.
(d) Terrorism.

Short Answer Questions

1. The success of the super rich is that they create rules and values that then become the benchmark for living the ____________.

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

3. _________ notes that man does not ask the value of an item, but rather what it costs, according to the book.

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

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

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