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

2. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.

3. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.

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

5. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the first section have to say about man and what his obligation is in life?

3. What happens when a rich man discards clothing that is too old?

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

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

6. What does mass production do to the family, according to the section by Jean Rousseau?

7. What does the invention of free time, as given by mass production, cause a man to do?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some people believe that while man has the ability to reach divine forms, man also has the ability to degenerate into lower forms.

Part 1: Do you think that mankind will ever reach a divine form?

Part 2: How do you think man tends to degenerate himself into lower form?

Part 3: Why do you think that man hasn't decided to reach for higher forms?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

At the same time, there is a message that the rich are also slaves to their own wealth.

Part 1: How can a rich person be a slave to their own wealth?

Part 2: Do you think it's a bad thing to be a slave to one's own wealth and prosperity?

Part 3: Why do you think the rich might suffer in their lives, even though they might not want for anything?

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