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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________, to the rich, is as much an affliction as poverty may be to the poor, according to the book.
(a) Denial.
(b) Peace.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Luxury.

2. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.
(a) Joseph Campbell.
(b) Ivan Illich.
(c) William Penn.
(d) William James.

3. Today's economic structure is built to support the relatively few but super _________ in society.
(a) Rich.
(b) Poor.
(c) Effective.
(d) Networked.

4. _________ is not the desired goal of the person who wants to be more spiritual or focused, according to the book.
(a) Riches.
(b) Destitution.
(c) Power.
(d) Prominence.

5. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."
(a) Possibility.
(b) War.
(c) America.
(d) Class.

6. The celebrations of the rich are like __________, according to Mercier when he speaks in this section of the book.
(a) Plays.
(b) Movies.
(c) Books.
(d) Pageants.

7. It is in the deeper _______ that man must explore in order to find his true worth, according to the book.
(a) Hemisphere.
(b) Cerebellum.
(c) Heart.
(d) Cerebral cortex.

8. Every movement of humanity and _______ is one that leads toward simplicity, according to the book.
(a) Grace.
(b) Justice.
(c) Peace.
(d) Spirit.

9. Seneca proclaims that the _______ provided by nature is adequately abundant, even though most people do not realize it or recognize it.
(a) Products.
(b) Luxuries.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Enough.

10. Jean _________ speaks of the happiness of the family in his writings, according to the book in the beginning of this section.
(a) Smith.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Juliard.
(d) Rousseau.

11. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.
(a) Harder.
(b) Easier.
(c) Honorable.
(d) More plentiful.

12. 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) Frugal.
(b) Powerful.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Rich.

13. Schumacher defines __________ as knowing when enough is enough in life and in all of life's activities, according to the book.
(a) Moderation.
(b) Movement.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Temperantia.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Health and _________ are just two of the many aspects of life that are not for sale.

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

3. St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the _______ of the vow of poverty, the foundation of the Order which she established.

4. ___________ takes away the responsibility of providing for the family and it gives to man the idea leisure time as well, according to the book.

5. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.

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