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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. ________ is seen as a non-productive luxury that stands in the way of one's true worth in the world, according to the book.
(a) Value.
(b) Honor.
(c) Peace.
(d) Ego.

2. The poor man will feel content with the _________ from a rich man, though the rich man just wants to be rid of them.
(a) Discarded clothes.
(b) Cans of jelly.
(c) Gold pieces.
(d) Rotten food.

3. Man's obligation is to live under ________in all of his actions, according to this part of the book.
(a) Money.
(b) Truth.
(c) God.
(d) Purpose.

4. The goal of the frugal __________ is the goal of the man who needs some, but doesn't want to be weighed down by possessions.
(a) Life.
(b) Plenty.
(c) Mindset.
(d) Lifestyle.

5. _________ finds that he is rich enough as long as he is able to leave things untouched, according to the book.
(a) Campbell.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) St. Francis.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.

3. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.

4. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.

5. What is the job of St. Francis of Assisi's father when he is growing up in the world?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Schumacher define the idea of temperantia within this section of the book?

3. Why is it difficult to reject the easy life and the comfort of materialism?

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

5. What does Horace Gregory describe money as being, according to his section in the book?

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

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

8. Illich says that the world is divided into two different camps, what are these two camps?

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

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

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