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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ in one's life is really what makes one rich, according to the book and according to one of the sections.
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Truth.
(d) Contentment.

2. 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) Plenty.
(b) Lifestyle.
(c) Life.
(d) Mindset.

3. Mumford says that the _______ of the Affluent Economy would not be Karl Marx but Henry Thoreau.
(a) President.
(b) Arch-enemy.
(c) Representative.
(d) Supporter.

4. The book proposes that the wealthy in the world are the ones who are able to establish the ___________ in the world.
(a) Values.
(b) Classes.
(c) Laws.
(d) Rules.

5. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

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. No man is without _______, whether he is gainfully employed or not, according to the book.

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.

4. When the family is __________ in society and not connected to others, then it can be truly happy, according to the book.

5. Man struggles with how to live his life and with what __________ will be most satisfying, according to the book.

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