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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Man's obligation is to live under ________in all of his actions, according to this part of the book.
(a) Money.
(b) God.
(c) Truth.
(d) Purpose.

2. Thoreau says that ________ men are the most destitute because they do not know how to use the resources they have, according to the book.
(a) Poor.
(b) Godless.
(c) Confused.
(d) Wealthy.

3. __________ tells a story of a passenger on a ship that is going to sink, according to the book.
(a) Campbell.
(b) Barnfield.
(c) James.
(d) Ruskin.

4. Only with a limitation of one's possessions can one realize their true _________ in the world, according to the book.
(a) Power.
(b) Worth.
(c) Connection.
(d) Purpose.

5. What is in the belt of the man who refuses to take the belt off, though it might cause him to drown?
(a) Gold.
(b) Silver.
(c) Platinum.
(d) Diamonds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."

2. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.

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

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

5. __________ asserts that the praises of poverty need once more be boldly sung, according to the book.

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