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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Solutions to the health problems of wealth can be found in the restoration of ________, according to the book.
(a) The middle class.
(b) Balance.
(c) Values.
(d) Stability.

2. Gandhi calls the process of getting rid of what he owned a removal of a _________ from his shoulders, according to the book.
(a) Burden.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Rope.
(d) Bag.

3. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.
(a) Therapists.
(b) Priests.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Singers.

4. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."
(a) Possibility.
(b) War.
(c) America.
(d) Class.

5. The goal of the frugal __________ is the goal of the man who needs some, but doesn't want to be weighed down by possessions.
(a) Mindset.
(b) Life.
(c) Plenty.
(d) Lifestyle.

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. Mildred Binns Young wrote a piece in 1939 that was called, "Toward a ___________ Poverty," according to the book.

3. An austere existence opens the path to growth in _________ and in love, according to the book's contents in this section.

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

5. William _______ is paraphrased when it is said that man is rich in virtues when he wants to use what he has in a holy manner.

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