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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. A ________ education is one that gives man his freedom, the freedom to think and to create, according to the book.
(a) Conservative.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) Liberal.

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

3. Saint Bernard is criticized for riding a ________ while making his rounds to the poor, according to the book.
(a) Mule.
(b) Wagon.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Horse.

4. Nature's gifts can not be _________, according to the book, even though man is attempting to do so now.
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Enjoyed.
(c) Bought.
(d) Depleted.

5. _______ are taught to want things from a very young age, according to the book's writing in this section.
(a) Women.
(b) Rich.
(c) Children.
(d) Leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. The power of the _______ is unlimited and is the tool that changes culture, according to the book.

2. It is not a good idea to put too much emphasis on one's __________ at the detriment of leisure, according to the book.

3. A life that is dedicated to ________ and does not take part in leisure is a joyless one, according to the book.

4. _________ finds one can worship more devoutly when he/she is poor and without material possessions, according to the book.

5. Lewis Mumford says that a person through _______ and rejection can free himself from the powerful, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does this section say that children are taught at a young age, which might explain modern society?

2. What does the Ford Foundation report have to say about the idea of overpopulation?

3. What does Saint Bernard have to say about the idea of having many possessions?

4. What does Gandhi discover as he has experienced both wealth and poverty?

5. What does this section say is a part of human nature, and Gandhi says one must have faith in the future?

6. What happens when a person chooses not to buy items from those who manufacture them?

7. What does Seneca point out that man does not limit when it comes to the use of nature?

8. What do artists and the creative community seem to understand that others do not?

9. What does this section define the idea of the simple life, according to the book?

10. How does Whitman describe the ideal life, according to his section of the book?

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