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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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) William James.
(c) Ben Franklin.
(d) Dorothy Day.

7. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.
(a) William Penn.
(b) Ivan Illich.
(c) William James.
(d) Joseph Campbell.

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

9. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

10. ________ 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) Peace.
(c) Ego.
(d) Value.

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

12. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Peace.
(c) Joy.
(d) Clarity.

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

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

15. _________ finds that he is rich enough as long as he is able to leave things untouched, according to the book.
(a) Seneca.
(b) Campbell.
(c) St. Francis.
(d) Thoreau.

Short Answer Questions

1. The success of the super rich is that they create rules and values that then become the benchmark for living the ____________.

2. George _______ writes that when man has what he wants, he is rich, but when he is able to do without what he wants, he is powerful.

3. Starting off this section is the poem "Lady ________" which talks more about the life of simplicity and what it has to offer."

4. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.

5. No man is without _______, whether he is gainfully employed or not, according to the book.

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