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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.
(a) Spanish.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Korean.
(d) Chinese.

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

3. The woman represents __________ because men love women, according to the book.
(a) Arguments.
(b) Money.
(c) Pain.
(d) Power.

4. ________ says that the only purpose of having money is to use it. There can be no other reason, according to the book.
(a) Dorothy Day.
(b) Ben Franklin.
(c) William Milton.
(d) William James.

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

6. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.
(a) Banks.
(b) Nature.
(c) Government.
(d) Stock market.

7. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.
(a) Be powerful.
(b) Be scared.
(c) Run away.
(d) Speak our mind.

8. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.
(a) Experience.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Truth.
(d) Weight.

9. While poverty is not the end goal of the ________ community, it is a safe harbor temporarily where talents can be nurtured.
(a) Poor.
(b) Rich.
(c) Creative.
(d) Educational.

10. What is NOT listed as one of the world's new teachers in relation to materialism, according to the book?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Genocide.

11. _________ notes that man does not ask the value of an item, but rather what it costs, according to the book.
(a) Seneca.
(b) Ruskin.
(c) Campbell.
(d) Barnfield.

12. Gandhi feels pulled into the ________, so he gives up what he has so as to not be influenced by outside sources.
(a) Soulful life.
(b) Political coil.
(c) Truthful wisdom.
(d) Mortal coil.

13. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.
(a) Construct.
(b) Mask.
(c) Facade.
(d) Truth.

14. The first step to a more satisfying life is to enter into Voluntary __________, according to the book.
(a) Riches.
(b) Optimism.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Realism.

15. St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the _______ of the vow of poverty, the foundation of the Order which she established.
(a) Worry.
(b) Power.
(c) Holiness.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a man is able to discard __________, according to the book, he will be able to discover his own sense of contentment.

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

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

4. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.

5. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.

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