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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The United States would be the leader of a _______ world if it were to give excess possessions to those in the world who are in need.
(a) Rich.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Luxurious.
(d) Smaller.

2. Emerson points out that children often miss out on the real __________ of the sun and the moon and the water, according to the book.
(a) Realities.
(b) Powers.
(c) Truths.
(d) Treasures.

3. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Burning.
(c) Purchasing.
(d) Boredom.

4. _________ points out that while there is no money in poetry, there is also no poetry in money, according to the book.
(a) Joseph Campbell.
(b) Henry David Thoreau.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Robert Graves.

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

6. Lewis Mumford says that a person through _______ and rejection can free himself from the powerful, according to the book.
(a) Education.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Truth.
(d) Non-conformity.

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

8. Gandhi writes that a seeker after _________ must put his faith in God that he will have everything he needs when he needs it.
(a) Truth.
(b) Saints.
(c) Prominence.
(d) Power.

9. Children should be taught that ________ is for warmth, for modesty, and for protection, according to the book.
(a) Money.
(b) Wood.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Home.

10. _________ allows one quiet time and time in which he can learn about himself, according to the book.
(a) Work.
(b) Leisure.
(c) Idleness.
(d) Sleep.

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

12. Being a _________ means that one makes the decision to live a simple life that is devoid of distractions, according to the book.
(a) Writer.
(b) Banker.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Doctor.

13. Man annihilates more ________ than any other living thing, according to the book and according to recent findings.
(a) Hope.
(b) Natural resources.
(c) Blessings.
(d) Spirit.

14. __________ can become a hindrance to the journey while also being a disturbance on the way to victory, according to the book.
(a) Pain.
(b) Weight.
(c) Baggage.
(d) Dishonesty.

15. The _______ is always easier when one travels lighter, according to the book in this section, and according to Felix.
(a) Voyage.
(b) Power.
(c) Truth.
(d) Promise.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leisure is not the same thing as _________, according to the book, and it needs to be approached in a different way.

2. _________ 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.

3. __________, according to the book, says that man is at war with nature, which is causing many problems.

4. The _________ issues a report in 1974 that suggests a zero population growth in the world.

5. Nature has a major role in what man is given to _______ and to live a happy life, even when he doesn't realize it, according to the book.

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