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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. The United States would be the leader of a _______ world if it were to give excess possessions to those in the world who are in need.

2. If the individual does not ______ what is being produced by those who are in power, then he will begin to take away the power of that company.

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

4. The power of the _______ is unlimited and is the tool that changes culture, according to the book.

5. ________ cautions against building one's house beyond reasonable expense and splendor, 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 do artists and the creative community seem to understand that others do not?

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

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

5. What does the Ford Foundation report have to say about the idea of overpopulation?

6. What does this section define the idea of the simple life, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Much about the rich is liked to be pageantry and stage settings, rather than a life of value.

Part 1: How do you think possessions are like props in one's life?

Part 2: Why do you think the rich sometimes buy things they don't need?

Part 3: Do you think you own a lot of things that you don't need? Why do you have them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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