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

2. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.

3. __________ can become a hindrance to the journey while also being a disturbance on the way to victory, according to the book.

4. Marcus Aurelius speaks of a ______ life so busy that it has no leisure, according to the book, which is not pleasant to him.

5. Gandhi says that a follower of the Laws of ________ need to have faith and does not need to save for the future when he does.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is a time that is found to be boring, unlike the idea of leisure, as described in this section?

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

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

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

7. What does this section say is a part of human nature, and Gandhi says one must have faith in the future?

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

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

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

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 key to a satisfying life, according to the book, is to live a life of balance.

Part 1: How might you begin to define the idea of balance?

Part 2: Do you think it's possible to live a life that is completely balanced?

Part 3: Why do you think a balanced life is the best way to live your life? Or do you disagree?

Essay Topic 3

In the book, ego is defined as a non-productive luxury that stands in the way of one's true worth.

Part 1: Do you think that ego gets in your way? Why or why not?

Part 2: In what way is ego a luxury in life, as stated in the book?

Part 3: How do you think your life would look if you didn't have ego to worry about?

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