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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) More plentiful.
(d) Honorable.

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

3. Thoreau says that ________ men are the most destitute because they do not know how to use the resources they have, according to the book.
(a) Confused.
(b) Poor.
(c) Godless.
(d) Wealthy.

4. ________ is seen as a non-productive luxury that stands in the way of one's true worth in the world, according to the book.
(a) Honor.
(b) Value.
(c) Ego.
(d) Peace.

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

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

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

8. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.
(a) Honest.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Rich.

9. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.
(a) Technology.
(b) Media.
(c) Retirement funding.
(d) Living.

10. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.
(a) Goals.
(b) Family matters.
(c) Milestones.
(d) Positions.

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

12. What is in the belt of the man who refuses to take the belt off, though it might cause him to drown?
(a) Diamonds.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Platinum.

13. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.
(a) William James.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) Ivan Illich.
(d) John Milton.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Today's economic structure is built to support the relatively few but super _________ in society.

4. _________ notes that man does not ask the value of an item, but rather what it costs, according to the book.

5. The poor man will feel content with the _________ from a rich man, though the rich man just wants to be rid of them.

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