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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Fashion.
(c) Convenience.
(d) Truth.

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

4. Voluntary Poverty is a cure for out-sized _____ and mankind's suffering, according to the ending of the book.
(a) Homes.
(b) Egos.
(c) Countries.
(d) Ideals.

5. Saint Bernard says that he does not notice the _________ of his method of getting around, according to the book.
(a) Power.
(b) Effectiveness.
(c) Magnificence.
(d) Truth.

6. A ________ education is one that gives man his freedom, the freedom to think and to create, according to the book.
(a) Conservative.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Liberal.

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

8. It is human _________, according to the book, to save for an uncertain future which starts off this section of the book.
(a) Nature.
(b) Stupidity.
(c) Society.
(d) Boredom.

9. Within the country of America, according to the book, the idea of leisure is seen as an interruption of ___________.
(a) Movement.
(b) Promise.
(c) Work.
(d) Purpose.

10. If the individual does not ______ what is being produced by those who are in power, then he will begin to take away the power of that company.
(a) Find.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Buy.
(d) Understand.

11. The power of the _______ is unlimited and is the tool that changes culture, according to the book.
(a) Masses.
(b) Child.
(c) Country.
(d) Individual.

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

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

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

15. _________ says that poverty, that confirms with the laws of nature, is great wealth, according to the book.
(a) Epicurus.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Mother Teresa.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ are taught to want things from a very young age, according to the book's writing in this section.

2. Lewis Mumford says that a person through _______ and rejection can free himself from the powerful, according to the book.

3. 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.

4. The method of transportation for Saint _________ is simply a means to visit the poor and to minister to them.

5. It is not a good idea to put too much emphasis on one's __________ at the detriment of leisure, according to the book.

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