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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ writes that it can take a man a lifetime to learn how to live, according to the writing in this section.
(a) Seneca.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Smith.
(d) Thoreau.

2. When the family is __________ in society and not connected to others, then it can be truly happy, according to the book.
(a) Convivial.
(b) Enmeshed.
(c) Communal.
(d) Independent.

3. Gandhi has experienced both ________ and poverty, but chooses poverty as this seems to help his work.
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Destitution.
(c) Sainthood.
(d) Wealth.

4. It is human _________, according to the book, to save for an uncertain future which starts off this section of the book.
(a) Stupidity.
(b) Nature.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Society.

5. True strength lies in the personal indifference and __________ found in untethered property, according to the book.
(a) Independence.
(b) Constraint.
(c) Value.
(d) Stability.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman represents __________ because men love women, according to the book.

2. There seems to be a hunger for __________, but this hunger can be sated when alternative ideas are presented i society.

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

4. It is in the deeper _______ that man must explore in order to find his true worth, according to the book.

5. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?

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