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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The _______ is always easier when one travels lighter, according to the book in this section, and according to Felix.
(a) Voyage.
(b) Truth.
(c) Power.
(d) Promise.

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) Mindset.
(d) Life.

3. __________ asserts that the praises of poverty need once more be boldly sung, according to the book.
(a) William James.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) John Milton.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

4. An austere existence opens the path to growth in _________ and in love, according to the book's contents in this section.
(a) Power.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Practice.
(d) Selflessness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.

2. Whitman says that the _______ understands that the young man who sacrificed and lost his life for a worthy purpose led a life far superior to one with money.

3. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.

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.

5. George _______ writes that when man has what he wants, he is rich, but when he is able to do without what he wants, he is powerful.

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