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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. An _______ is a device that is used to purify things, according to the beginning of this section of the book.
(a) Enema.
(b) Emberla.
(c) Alembic.
(d) Atrophy.

2. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Milton.
(c) Seneca.
(d) Thoreau.

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

4. It is not a good idea to put too much emphasis on one's __________ at the detriment of leisure, according to the book.
(a) Occupation.
(b) Family.
(c) Bank account.
(d) Books.

5. Nature's gifts can not be _________, according to the book, even though man is attempting to do so now.
(a) Bought.
(b) Enjoyed.
(c) Destroyed.
(d) Depleted.

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

7. The method of transportation for Saint _________ is simply a means to visit the poor and to minister to them.
(a) Thomas.
(b) Teresa.
(c) Assisi.
(d) Bernard.

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

9. Leisure is not the same thing as _________, according to the book, and it needs to be approached in a different way.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Idleness.
(c) Truth.
(d) Laziness.

10. Artists and the creative community are said to be the only ones who enjoy an existence that is truly ________, according to the book.
(a) Rich.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Happy.
(d) Powerful.

11. When a mother calls her daughter a little __________, she teaches her daughter to begin to admire herself.
(a) Peanut.
(b) Cat.
(c) Princess.
(d) Girl.

12. Too often, the beauty and the size of one's _______ becomes more important than its cost.
(a) Office.
(b) Book study.
(c) Car.
(d) Home.

13. Socrates overheard someone else talking about how expensive ________ was at the time, according to the book.
(a) Rome.
(b) Madrid.
(c) Athens.
(d) Paris.

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

15. ________ speaks to the reader of the inherent fear of worry of losing the riches one has, according to the book.
(a) Morton.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Milton.
(d) Seneca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Man seems to be inefficient in _________ himself, according to the books' contents, and according to the wise writers.

2. Man annihilates more ________ than any other living thing, according to the book and according to recent findings.

3. _________, says Robert Henri, is a privilege that one is willing to pay for, which is why it is so special, according to the book.

4. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.

5. A person should not allow possessions to have any __________ in life, as this will cause the baggage to be a bother.

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