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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.
(a) William James.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) Ivan Illich.
(d) John Milton.

2. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Joy.
(c) Truth.
(d) Clarity.

3. _______ comments that artists regard their work as play and their play as work, as stated in the book.
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) David Riesman.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

4. William James believes that the fear of _________ is the worst moral disease that society has encountered.
(a) Disease.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Death.
(d) Riches.

5. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Possibilities.
(c) Powers.
(d) Treasures.

Short Answer Questions

1. Francis learns the ballads of ________ from his mother who hails from that area, which has seen the birth of poverty.

2. What does man think of when he has more free time in which to think about his life, according to the book?

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

4. John Burroughs says that he has been too busy enjoying the ______ to seek wealth, according to the book.

5. The first step to a more satisfying life is to enter into Voluntary __________, according to the book.

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