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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. Man seems to be inefficient in _________ himself, according to the books' contents, and according to the wise writers.

2. What is NOT one of the three main threats to the world, according to the book's discussion in this section?

3. Emerson points out that children often miss out on the real __________ of the sun and the moon and the water, according to the book.

4. Walt Whitman, a _________, believes that living with the animals is the ideal way to spend one's life, according to the book.

5. Robert ______ writes in 1923 that there are three elements in a beautiful life, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Young say would happen if America gave away possessions they did not need to the rest of the world?

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

3. What does Russell say about the idea of saving for the future?

4. What does Huxley have to say about the West and what it is doing to the world as it grows?

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

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

7. What is the one gift that is provided by a transition to Voluntary Poverty, according to VandenBroeck?

8. What does Regamey say the destitute in a society is a sign for?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book states quite succinctly that no man is without his work, even when he is not gainfully employed.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of work?

Part 2: Why do you think that man is always at work, even when he is not getting paid to do it?

Part 3: Do you believe that you need to get paid for an activity in order for it to be called work?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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