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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. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.
(a) Construct.
(b) Facade.
(c) Truth.
(d) Mask.

2. What is in the belt of the man who refuses to take the belt off, though it might cause him to drown?
(a) Silver.
(b) Platinum.
(c) Gold.
(d) Diamonds.

3. The only true solution for a return to the truly ______ life is to remove oneself from the false set of values, according to the book.
(a) Content.
(b) Rich.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Happy.

4. Gandhi feels pulled into the ________, so he gives up what he has so as to not be influenced by outside sources.
(a) Political coil.
(b) Truthful wisdom.
(c) Mortal coil.
(d) Soulful life.

5. ________ 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) Honor.
(b) Peace.
(c) Ego.
(d) Value.

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman represents __________ because men love women, according to the book.

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

3. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.

4. In the book of Timothy, the Bible says that the love of ____ is the root of all evil, according to the book.

5. Man's obligation is to live under ________in all of his actions, according to this part of the book.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the Japanese proverb put the ideas of money and wealth into perspective?

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

7. When does Thoreau say that he feels rich in his own life, according to this section?

8. What does James conclude to be the worst moral disease in society?

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

10. How can the hunger for the mostly empty goals in society and in life be thwarted, according to the book?

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