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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jean _________ speaks of the happiness of the family in his writings, according to the book in the beginning of this section.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Smith.
(c) Juliard.
(d) Rousseau.

2. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.
(a) Ivan Illich.
(b) Joseph Campbell.
(c) William Penn.
(d) William James.

3. Gandhi feels pulled into the ________, so he gives up what he has so as to not be influenced by outside sources.
(a) Soulful life.
(b) Truthful wisdom.
(c) Political coil.
(d) Mortal coil.

4. ________, to the rich, is as much an affliction as poverty may be to the poor, according to the book.
(a) Luxury.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Peace.
(d) Denial.

5. Much has been given to those from whom much will be required, thus men are neither equally gifted or __________, according to the book.
(a) Pained.
(b) Burdened.
(c) Impoverished.
(d) Glorified.

Short Answer Questions

1. Seneca dismayed that ______ was too easy to remove from the Earth as this might have been the beginning of the downfall of man.

2. Saint Bernard says that he does not notice the _________ of his method of getting around, according to the book.

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

4. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.

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

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