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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.
(a) Money.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Education.
(d) Intelligence.

2. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.
(a) Virtue.
(b) Experience.
(c) Weight.
(d) Truth.

3. _________ is the writer who describes the difference between inflicted poverty and voluntary poverty.
(a) Ivan Illich.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) John Milton.
(d) William James.

4. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.
(a) Rich.
(b) Honest.
(c) Spiritual.
(d) Peaceful.

5. ________ says that the only purpose of having money is to use it. There can be no other reason, according to the book.
(a) William Milton.
(b) Dorothy Day.
(c) William James.
(d) Ben Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. St. ________ dubs the life of the person who does not hold onto wealth as that of Lady Poverty.

2. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.

3. Poverty can become a reality when basic _____ have been met and the excess begins to litter one's life with meaninglessness.

4. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.

5. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mildred Binns Young's thesis state about the rich in this section of the book?

2. What does James say that society does when it sees a person who is poor and downtrodden?

3. What does Clement of Alexandria have to say about a man who is truly rich?

4. What is the ancient concept that has been missing from society for a long time, according to this section?

5. What is the societal status of St. Francis of Assisi before he begins his work as a monk?

6. What does Dorothy Day explain the difference between when she contributes to the book?

7. What is the power that is said to be intrinsic in the world able to do within society?

8. What does the invention of free time, as given by mass production, cause a man to do?

9. What is the idea or thing that metes out everything that man needs in order to be happy in life, according to Taylor?

10. What happens to Plutarch, but it allows him to live a life of a philosopher?

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