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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ advocates a luxury that has nothing to do with money, rather he sees it as food for the soul, according to the book.
(a) Cocteau.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Thoreau.

2. William _______ is paraphrased when it is said that man is rich in virtues when he wants to use what he has in a holy manner.
(a) Manner.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Truth.
(d) Law.

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

4. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.
(a) Burning.
(b) Sacrifice.
(c) Purchasing.
(d) Boredom.

5. Children should be taught that ________ is for warmth, for modesty, and for protection, according to the book.
(a) Home.
(b) Wood.
(c) Money.
(d) Clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.

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

3. Thoreau sees the world as being ruined by __________, according to his piece of writing in this section of the book.

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

5. In what century did Minucius Felix live, according to the notes in this section of the book?

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