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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. Saint Bernard says that he does not notice the _________ of his method of getting around, according to the book.

2. Nature's gifts can not be _________, according to the book, even though man is attempting to do so now.

3. ________ says that the carrying of baggage is what will disturb the victory of those who want to travel the world.

4. ___________ points out that children who are raised in a sea of dolls and toys are not taught to love nature, according to the book.

5. If wealthy nations were to adhere to _________, the world might have its resources more fairly shared without causing too much harm.

Short Essay Questions

1. What should happen once wealth and possessions have been renounced, according to this section?

2. What are the three elements that Robert Henri says the most beautiful life contains?

3. What has the artist always been able to do, according to Honore de Balzac?

4. What does Robert Graves point out about the ideas of money and poverty and poetry?

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

6. What should education teach children, according to the ideas in the book?

7. What does John Locke say that parents should not do with their children?

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

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

10. Though life is a struggle, what is the advice that Burroughs gives to the reader in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Man is destroying himself when he focuses all of his attention on money, according to the book.

Part 1: In what ways does man suffer when he is focused completely on money?

Part 2: Do you think that man needs to destroy himself when he has money?

Part 3: How do you think money can be used to create instead of to destroy?

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

Gandhi believed that in order to best serve mankind, he needed to get rid of all of his possessions.

Part 1: Why do you think getting rid of one's possessions can help one serve mankind?

Part 2: Do you think you could be more helpful to mankind without possessions?

Part 3: How do you think a person could serve mankind and still have possessions?

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