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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. St. ________ dubs the life of the person who does not hold onto wealth as that of Lady Poverty.
(a) Peter.
(b) Francis.
(c) Thomas.
(d) John.

2. _________ is not the desired goal of the person who wants to be more spiritual or focused, according to the book.
(a) Destitution.
(b) Riches.
(c) Power.
(d) Prominence.

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

4. 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.
(a) Rich.
(b) Happy.
(c) Content.
(d) Truthful.

5. The poor man will feel content with the _________ from a rich man, though the rich man just wants to be rid of them.
(a) Gold pieces.
(b) Discarded clothes.
(c) Rotten food.
(d) Cans of jelly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.

2. The poor man is made ________ by the rich man's gift, though the rich man is ashamed of the thing that he has given.

3. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.

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

5. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.

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