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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gandhi says that a follower of the Laws of ________ need to have faith and does not need to save for the future when he does.
(a) Love.
(b) Religion.
(c) Labor.
(d) Promise.

2. John Burroughs says that he has been too busy enjoying the ______ to seek wealth, according to the book.
(a) Art.
(b) World.
(c) Museums.
(d) Promise of tomorrow.

3. _________ cautions against spoiling one's child by teaching him to expect more and more out of his life.
(a) Robert Graves.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) John Locke.
(d) John Milton.

4. Marcus Aurelius writes how __________ is a life-long experience, according to his writing in this section of the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Learning.
(c) Wonder.
(d) Simplicity.

5. The _________ issues a report in 1974 that suggests a zero population growth in the world.
(a) US military.
(b) Ford Foundation.
(c) US Department of Health.
(d) Census.

6. _________ finds one can worship more devoutly when he/she is poor and without material possessions, according to the book.
(a) The Pope.
(b) Milton.
(c) Gandhi.
(d) Mother Teresa.

7. If wealthy nations were to adhere to _________, the world might have its resources more fairly shared without causing too much harm.
(a) Limited growth.
(b) Planting more trees.
(c) Eating less.
(d) Zero growth.

8. Whitman is against living with animals because they are not demented with the _________ of owning things, according to the book.
(a) Mania.
(b) Distraction.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Depression.

9. _________ writes that in quiet times, man is able to do whatever he loves to do and to do it solely for its own sake, according to the book.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Shakespeare.

10. _______ are taught to want things from a very young age, according to the book's writing in this section.
(a) Children.
(b) Women.
(c) Rich.
(d) Leaders.

11. ________ says that the carrying of baggage is what will disturb the victory of those who want to travel the world.
(a) James Horner.
(b) Sir Francis Bacon.
(c) Christopher Columbus.
(d) Plutarch.

12. A life that is dedicated to ________ and does not take part in leisure is a joyless one, according to the book.
(a) Work.
(b) Truth.
(c) Study.
(d) Movement.

13. The prayer in Mannes' piece of writing gives thanks to the god of plenty, the god of profit, and the goddess of __________.
(a) Fashion.
(b) Understandng.
(c) Truth.
(d) Convenience.

14. Thoreau sees the world as being ruined by __________, according to his piece of writing in this section of the book.
(a) Desire.
(b) Love.
(c) Spaciousness.
(d) Luxury.

15. No ________ can surpass simplicity, according to St. Francois de Sales, according to this section of the book.
(a) Word.
(b) Artifice.
(c) Stone.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. The need to develop __________ is essential in providing energy for the world's population, according to the book.

2. ________ speaks to the reader of the inherent fear of worry of losing the riches one has, according to the book.

3. _______ comments that artists regard their work as play and their play as work, as stated in the book.

4. Saint _______ notes that ignoring one's wealth is much like removing it from one's life entirely, according to the book.

5. Nature's gifts can not be _________, according to the book, even though man is attempting to do so now.

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