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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ says that the only purpose of having money is to use it. There can be no other reason, according to the book.
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) William James.
(c) Dorothy Day.
(d) William Milton.

2. Barnfield goes on to use ________ to show the ridiculous nature of man when he wants money in his life.
(a) Satire.
(b) Rhymes.
(c) Puns.
(d) Images.

3. 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) Truthful.
(b) Happy.
(c) Rich.
(d) Content.

4. Bertrand ________ says that saving for the future takes the joy away from today, according to the book.
(a) Russell.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Milton.

5. It is the ______ man who often bungles his chance to choose his own experience within the confines of wealth.
(a) Rich.
(b) True.
(c) Poor.
(d) Uneducated.

Short Answer Questions

1. William James believes that the fear of _________ is the worst moral disease that society has encountered.

2. After meeting with the _________, Francis decides to give up all that he owns and he lives a life of poverty, according to the book.

3. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.

4. The goal of the frugal __________ is the goal of the man who needs some, but doesn't want to be weighed down by possessions.

5. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.

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