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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

3. Robert ______ writes in 1923 that there are three elements in a beautiful life, according to the book.
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Smith.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Henri.

4. 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) Truth.
(b) Peace.
(c) Clarity.
(d) Joy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. An _______ is a device that is used to purify things, according to the beginning of this section of the book.

2. No ________ can surpass simplicity, according to St. Francois de Sales, according to this section of the book.

3. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.

4. Leisure is not the same thing as _________, according to the book, and it needs to be approached in a different way.

5. According to Epicurus, being too _______ has its downside, illustrating the idea that moderation is a lesson to be learned in life, according to the book.

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