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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poor man is made ________ by the rich man's gift, though the rich man is ashamed of the thing that he has given.
(a) Honorable.
(b) Joyful.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Truthful.

2. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.
(a) Retirement funding.
(b) Living.
(c) Technology.
(d) Media.

3. It is in the deeper _______ that man must explore in order to find his true worth, according to the book.
(a) Cerebellum.
(b) Hemisphere.
(c) Heart.
(d) Cerebral cortex.

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

5. Marcus Aurelius speaks of a ______ life so busy that it has no leisure, according to the book, which is not pleasant to him.
(a) Satisfactory.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Full.
(d) Boring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.

2. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.

3. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.

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

5. 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.

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