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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________ writes in the second century BC that supreme happiness comes from contentment, according to the book.
(a) Patanjali.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Confucius.
(d) Plutarch.

2. 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.

3. ___________ takes away the responsibility of providing for the family and it gives to man the idea leisure time as well, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Church.
(c) Mass production.
(d) The stock market.

4. What is NOT one of the three main threats to the world, according to the book's discussion in this section?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Over-population.

5. ________, to the rich, is as much an affliction as poverty may be to the poor, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Denial.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. The values that the rich have created have helped to steal the virtuous aspirations of the __________, according to the book.

2. The poor man is made ________ by the rich man's gift, though the rich man is ashamed of the thing that he has given.

3. ________ advocates a luxury that has nothing to do with money, rather he sees it as food for the soul, according to the book.

4. Bertrand ________ says that saving for the future takes the joy away from today, according to the book.

5. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.

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