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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. _________ allows one quiet time and time in which he can learn about himself, according to the book.

2. Lewis Mumford says that a person through _______ and rejection can free himself from the powerful, according to the book.

3. The prayer in Mannes' piece of writing gives thanks to the god of plenty, the god of profit, and the goddess of __________.

4. A child just has to _______ in order to get what he wants, according to the way that we raise children.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the mother teaching her daughter when she tells her that she is a little princess?

4. What happens when a person chooses not to buy items from those who manufacture them?

5. What has been warped by the luxury of the United States as it defines this as being normal?

6. What does Seneca point out that man does not limit when it comes to the use of nature?

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

8. What does Sir Francis Bacon have to say about the baggage that one carries in their life?

9. How do the bees build their own homes, which is clearly different from the way that humans build their homes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Not an uncommon idea, but the books says that technology is destroying the planet and mutilating mankind.

Part 1: Why do you think people people believe that technology is hurting mankind?

Part 2: How do you think technology and mankind can exist peacefully?

Part 3: Do you think you could give up technology entirely? Support your answer.

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