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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. True strength lies in the personal indifference and __________ found in untethered property, according to the book.
(a) Stability.
(b) Constraint.
(c) Independence.
(d) Value.

2. Francis contemplates ___________ to a noble and wealthy woman, but reality strikes him later of this choice.
(a) Commitment.
(b) Giving what he owns.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Giving a child.

3. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Power.
(c) Achievement.
(d) Witnessing.

4. Socrates overheard someone else talking about how expensive ________ was at the time, according to the book.
(a) Rome.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Paris.
(d) Athens.

5. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.
(a) Status.
(b) Homes.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ will need to be learned from real life insurgencies that have taken place within the world, according to the book.

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

3. __________ should be left behind, according to the book, once wealth and possessions have been renounced by a person.

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

5. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.

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