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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does man think of when he has more free time in which to think about his life, according to the book?
(a) His family.
(b) God.
(c) His dreams.
(d) What else he wants.

2. Horace Gregory refers to money as the invisible ________ against the human spirit, according to the book.
(a) Enemy.
(b) Desire.
(c) Spirit.
(d) Piece.

3. __________ tells a story of a passenger on a ship that is going to sink, according to the book.
(a) James.
(b) Campbell.
(c) Barnfield.
(d) Ruskin.

4. Francis learns the ballads of ________ from his mother who hails from that area, which has seen the birth of poverty.
(a) Paris.
(b) Provencal.
(c) Madrid.
(d) Portugal.

5. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.
(a) Positions.
(b) Family matters.
(c) Goals.
(d) Milestones.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the book of Timothy, the Bible says that the love of ____ is the root of all evil, according to the book.

2. Mankind created a system that is destined to fail since it cannot continue to __________ itself, according to the book.

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

4. Mumford says that the _______ of the Affluent Economy would not be Karl Marx but Henry Thoreau.

5. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.

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