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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

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

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

5. To Honore de Balzac, the artist is the one who has always kept the true _______ between riches and poverty, according to the book.
(a) Volume.
(b) Balance.
(c) Space.
(d) Understanding.

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

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

8. Whitman says that the _______ understands that the young man who sacrificed and lost his life for a worthy purpose led a life far superior to one with money.
(a) Teacher.
(b) Horse.
(c) Poet.
(d) President.

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

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

11. 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) Luxurious.
(b) Smaller.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Rich.

12. Gandhi has experienced both ________ and poverty, but chooses poverty as this seems to help his work.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Destitution.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Sainthood.

13. The _______, who is in touch with life, can recognize its riches as well as its tragedies, according to the book.
(a) President.
(b) Artist.
(c) Poor.
(d) Spiritual seeker.

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

15. A person should not allow possessions to have any __________ in life, as this will cause the baggage to be a bother.
(a) Weight.
(b) Truth.
(c) Value.
(d) Significance.

Short Answer Questions

1. ___________ points out that children who are raised in a sea of dolls and toys are not taught to love nature, according to the book.

2. A child just has to _______ in order to get what he wants, according to the way that we raise children.

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

4. Man struggles with how to live his life and with what __________ will be most satisfying, according to the book.

5. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.

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