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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ writes in the second century BC that supreme happiness comes from contentment, according to the book.
(a) Cleopatra.
(b) Confucius.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Patanjali.

2. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.
(a) Honorable.
(b) Harder.
(c) More plentiful.
(d) Easier.

3. A person should not allow possessions to have any __________ in life, as this will cause the baggage to be a bother.
(a) Weight.
(b) Value.
(c) Significance.
(d) Truth.

4. Jeremy _______ writes that the status we call poverty is actually supposed to be called nature, according to the book and to the way he thinks.
(a) Smith.
(b) Saylor.
(c) Truthseeker.
(d) Taylor.

5. Too often, the beauty and the size of one's _______ becomes more important than its cost.
(a) Book study.
(b) Car.
(c) Home.
(d) Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gandhi writes that a seeker after _________ must put his faith in God that he will have everything he needs when he needs it.

2. The book points out that it is difficult to leave a life that has comfort in __________ and the easy life.

3. Plutarch is happy that his only ________ is lost at sea because he will be able to live the life of a philosopher.

4. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.

5. Mumford says that the _______ of the Affluent Economy would not be Karl Marx but Henry Thoreau.

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