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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.
(a) Golden Honor.
(b) Golden Road.
(c) Golden Mean.
(d) Truth.

2. Barnfield goes on to use ________ to show the ridiculous nature of man when he wants money in his life.
(a) Rhymes.
(b) Images.
(c) Satire.
(d) Puns.

3. What is the job of St. Francis of Assisi's father when he is growing up in the world?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Priest.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Bookkeeper.

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

5. The method of transportation for Saint _________ is simply a means to visit the poor and to minister to them.
(a) Bernard.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Assisi.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ writes that the West is over-consuming the resources of the world and sinking itself into disaster, according to the book.

2. It is human _________, according to the book, to save for an uncertain future which starts off this section of the book.

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

4. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."

5. Much has been given to those from whom much will be required, thus men are neither equally gifted or __________, according to the book.

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