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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ cautions against spoiling one's child by teaching him to expect more and more out of his life.
(a) Robert Graves.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) John Milton.
(d) John Locke.

2. ___________ 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) Mass production.
(c) Church.
(d) The stock market.

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

4. 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.
(a) Truthful.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Frugal.
(d) Rich.

5. Man's obligation is to live under ________in all of his actions, according to this part of the book.
(a) Money.
(b) Truth.
(c) God.
(d) Purpose.

Short Answer Questions

1. Starting off this section is the poem "Lady ________" which talks more about the life of simplicity and what it has to offer."

2. ___________ points out that children who are raised in a sea of dolls and toys are not taught to love nature, according to the book.

3. Much has been given to those from whom much will be required, thus men are neither equally gifted or __________, according to the book.

4. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.

5. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.

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