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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.
(a) Golden Mean.
(b) Golden Road.
(c) Truth.
(d) Golden Honor.

2. What does man think of when he has more free time in which to think about his life, according to the book?
(a) What else he wants.
(b) His family.
(c) His dreams.
(d) God.

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

4. 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) Platinum.
(d) Gold.

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

6. 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) Frugal.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Rich.

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

8. Starting off this section is the poem "Lady ________" which talks more about the life of simplicity and what it has to offer."
(a) Power.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Pecunia.
(d) Truth.

9. 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) Moderation.
(d) Movement.

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

11. 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.

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

13. __________ asserts that the praises of poverty need once more be boldly sung, according to the book.
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) William James.
(c) Joseph Campbell.
(d) John Milton.

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

15. Only with a limitation of one's possessions can one realize their true _________ in the world, according to the book.
(a) Power.
(b) Worth.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Connection.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mildred Binns Young wrote a piece in 1939 that was called, "Toward a ___________ Poverty," according to the book.

2. Gandhi calls the process of getting rid of what he owned a removal of a _________ from his shoulders, according to the book.

3. The ________ can subsist within itself, providing enough food and clothing for the members within, according to the book.

4. _________ finds that he is rich enough as long as he is able to leave things untouched, according to the book.

5. Solutions to the health problems of wealth can be found in the restoration of ________, according to the book.

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