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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ notes that man does not ask the value of an item, but rather what it costs, according to the book.

2. _________ finds that he is rich enough as long as he is able to leave things untouched, according to the book.

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

4. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the significance of Fortune stopping the wheel, according to the writing of Boethius?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some people choose to have a smaller salary, saying they are happier even though they are making less money.

Part 1: Do you think that you would be happy with a smaller salary?

Part 2: Why do you think that people are happier when they're not making a lot of money?

Part 3: How do you think that making less money would change your life right now?

Essay Topic 2

In this book, it's clear that the authors believe the rich are causing troubles in the world.

Part 1: Do you think the book is biased in the way it relays information to the reader?

Part 2: How do you think the book could be helped with the introduction of authors who supported riches?

Part 3: Why do you think the authors are insistent that the rich are the ones causing troubles in the world? Do you agree?

Essay Topic 3

The idea that America wastes half of the energy it produces seems like a problem that people would want to correct.

Part 1: Do you agree that America wastes up to half of the energy it produces?

Part 2: Why do you think America wastes so much energy?

Part 3: What would you propose America do in order to stop this wasting of energy?

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