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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. No ________ that is bought, according to Seneca, is respectable, according to this section of the book.
(a) Education.
(b) Item.
(c) Work.
(d) Position.

2. Surya Prem says that when children are little, they should be taught to want __________, according to the book.
(a) Less.
(b) More.
(c) Little.
(d) Nothing.

3. 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) Labor.
(b) Promise.
(c) Religion.
(d) Love.

4. What is NOT one of the three main threats to the world, according to the book's discussion in this section?
(a) Over-population.
(b) Militarism.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Diabetes.

5. _________ 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.

6. __________ should be left behind, according to the book, once wealth and possessions have been renounced by a person.
(a) Older people.
(b) Children.
(c) Everything.
(d) Nothing.

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

8. ________ cautions against building one's house beyond reasonable expense and splendor, according to the book.
(a) James.
(b) Whitman.
(c) Plutarch.
(d) Cicero.

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

10. ___________ points out that children who are raised in a sea of dolls and toys are not taught to love nature, according to the book.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Prem.
(d) Emerson.

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

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

13. Each cell in a _______ is built at an angle which provides the most strength but requires the least amount of materials to hold it up.
(a) Home.
(b) Beehive.
(c) Leaf.
(d) Pod.

14. Man seems to be inefficient in _________ himself, according to the books' contents, and according to the wise writers.
(a) Believing.
(b) Limiting.
(c) Proving.
(d) Enjoying.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mumford says that the _______ of the Affluent Economy would not be Karl Marx but Henry Thoreau.

2. _________ points out that while there is no money in poetry, there is also no poetry in money, according to the book.

3. Marcus Aurelius speaks of a ______ life so busy that it has no leisure, according to the book, which is not pleasant to him.

4. It is human _________, according to the book, to save for an uncertain future which starts off this section of the book.

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

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