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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. St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the _______ of the vow of poverty, the foundation of the Order which she established.
(a) Holiness.
(b) Worry.
(c) Truth.
(d) Power.

2. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.
(a) Resolution.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Truth.
(d) Contentment.

3. Michael Harrington points out that there is virtue in choosing _________ over the desolation of empty abundance.
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Peace.
(c) Truth.
(d) Poverty.

4. Schumacher defines __________ as knowing when enough is enough in life and in all of life's activities, according to the book.
(a) Moderation.
(b) Temperantia.
(c) Movement.
(d) Contentment.

5. ___________ takes away the responsibility of providing for the family and it gives to man the idea leisure time as well, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) The stock market.
(c) Church.
(d) Mass production.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ________ can subsist within itself, providing enough food and clothing for the members within, according to the book.

2. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.

3. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.

4. What is the name of the writer of the poem at the start of this chapter, according to the book?

5. Seneca proclaims that the _______ provided by nature is adequately abundant, even though most people do not realize it or recognize it.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Francis is about to marry a wealthy woman?

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

3. What is the question that arises from the story of the man on the boat, according to Ruskin?

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

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

6. What happens when a rich man discards clothing that is too old?

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

8. What does Gandhi say is the only true way for mankind to have equality in the world?

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

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

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