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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Gandhi calls the process of getting rid of what he owned a removal of a _________ from his shoulders, according to the book.
(a) Bag.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Burden.
(d) Rope.

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) Power.
(d) Destitution.

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

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

8. Plutarch is happy that his only ________ is lost at sea because he will be able to live the life of a philosopher.
(a) Money pouch.
(b) Book.
(c) Son.
(d) Ship.

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

10. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.
(a) Possibilities.
(b) Powers.
(c) Truth.
(d) Treasures.

11. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.
(a) Truth.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Knowledge.
(d) Peace.

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

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

14. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.
(a) Leaders.
(b) Purveyors.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Slaves.

15. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?
(a) Ralph Waldo Emerson.
(b) Richard Barnfield.
(c) John Milton.
(d) William James.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.

2. ________ says that the only purpose of having money is to use it. There can be no other reason, according to the book.

3. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.

4. When the family is __________ in society and not connected to others, then it can be truly happy, according to the book.

5. Gandhi feels pulled into the ________, so he gives up what he has so as to not be influenced by outside sources.

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