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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Health and _________ are just two of the many aspects of life that are not for sale.
(a) Success.
(b) Truth.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Money.

3. _________ writes of Fortune stopping the wheel, which is a metaphor that illustrates that wealth causes a man to stop growing.
(a) Joseph Campbell.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Boethius.
(d) Seneca.

4. The book points out that it is difficult to leave a life that has comfort in __________ and the easy life.
(a) Numbers.
(b) Idols.
(c) Materialism.
(d) Money.

5. After meeting with the _________, Francis decides to give up all that he owns and he lives a life of poverty, according to the book.
(a) Pope.
(b) Priest.
(c) Bishop.
(d) Woman.

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

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

8. _________ in one's life is really what makes one rich, according to the book and according to one of the sections.
(a) Truth.
(b) Power.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Money.

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

10. In the book of Timothy, the Bible says that the love of ____ is the root of all evil, according to the book.
(a) Power.
(b) Pain.
(c) Money.
(d) Truth.

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

12. What is the job of St. Francis of Assisi's father when he is growing up in the world?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Priest.
(d) Doctor.

13. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.

2. Seneca dismayed that ______ was too easy to remove from the Earth as this might have been the beginning of the downfall of man.

3. Francis learns the ballads of ________ from his mother who hails from that area, which has seen the birth of poverty.

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

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

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