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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. What is the name of the book that Michael Harrington contributed to? "The Other _________."

2. A trip to ________ creates passion in Francis when he is confronted with true destitution, according to the book.

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

4. ________ says that the only purpose of having money is to use it. There can be no other reason, according to the book.

5. The poor man is made ________ by the rich man's gift, though the rich man is ashamed of the thing that he has given.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the civilized world lack these days which it did not lack in the past, according to Schumacher?

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

3. What are the essential aspects of life that are not for sale, according to this section of the book?

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

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

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

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

8. What is the desired goal of having less if the goal is not to be destitute?

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

10. What does James say that society does when it sees a person who is poor and downtrodden?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whitman points out that animals are not demented with the mania of owning things, saying that man should live unrestricted.

Part 1: Why do you think owning things can cause a person to be demented?

Part 2: How do you feel when you own more things versus fewer things?

Part 3: Do you think that owning fewer things would make people nicer in the world?

Essay Topic 2

William James points out that the praises of poverty need to be sung more loudly than they had been lately.

Part 1: What do you think some of the praises of poverty are?

Part 2: How do you think poverty could be more celebrated in society?

Part 3: Do you agree that people need to learn more about poverty in order to appreciate it?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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