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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. Francis learns the ballads of ________ from his mother who hails from that area, which has seen the birth of poverty.

2. _______ will need to be learned from real life insurgencies that have taken place within the world, according to the book.

3. _________ in one's life is really what makes one rich, according to the book and according to one of the sections.

4. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the poor man separated from the destitute man, according to the book?

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

7. What is poverty if it is not the end goal of the creative community, according to Michael Harrington?

8. Who is Lady of Pecunia and what does she represent in society?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The key to a satisfying life, according to the book, is to live a life of balance.

Part 1: How might you begin to define the idea of balance?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible to live a life that is completely balanced?

Part 3: Why do you think a balanced life is the best way to live your life? Or do you disagree?

Essay Topic 2

The book points out that man is neither good nor evil, but may be a bit of both.

Part 1: Why do you think that man is not necessarily good?

Part 2: How do you think a person can be neither good nor evil?

Part 3: Do you think man needs to be good or evil? Or can he/she be a bit of both? Is this possible?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the family subsisting on the actions and the resources of each other is also addressed in this book.

Part 1: Do you think your family is able to subsist on its own?

Part 2: Is it possibly too rigid to say that families should support only themselves? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think society might be impacted if families just watch out for themselves and not others?

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