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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.
(a) Japanese.
(b) Korean.
(c) Chinese.
(d) Spanish.

2. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.
(a) Media.
(b) Retirement funding.
(c) Living.
(d) Technology.

3. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.
(a) John Milton.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) William James.
(d) Ivan Illich.

4. Francis contemplates ___________ to a noble and wealthy woman, but reality strikes him later of this choice.
(a) Giving what he owns.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Giving a child.
(d) Commitment.

5. There seems to be a hunger for __________, but this hunger can be sated when alternative ideas are presented i society.
(a) Success.
(b) True riches.
(c) Empty goals.
(d) Wealth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT listed as one of the world's new teachers in relation to materialism, according to the book?

2. Barnfield goes on to use ________ to show the ridiculous nature of man when he wants money in his life.

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

4. Horace Gregory refers to money as the invisible ________ against the human spirit, according to the book.

5. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.

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