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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what field of business did the author of Part V, Chapter 16 succeed?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Manufacturing.
(c) Advertising.
(d) Transportation.

2. What law states that in order for mental hunger to be manifested it must have ideals presented to the mind's eye?
(a) The Law of Improvement.
(b) Law of Ambition.
(c) Master Formula of Attainment.
(d) Touchstone of Positivity.

3. Who was just a poor peasant girl and yet she was able to save the entire country of France?
(a) Marguerite Duras.
(b) Joan of Arc.
(c) Madame de Stael.
(d) Marie Antoinette.

4. What refers to survivors in the struggle for existence, the only desires that remain after careful reflection of all desires in one's life?
(a) Lasting Desires.
(b) Enduring Desires.
(c) Dominant Desires.
(d) Conscious Desires.

5. In Part III, Chapter 8, Collier compares the energies and resources within man to the abundant law of what?
(a) Positivity.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Supply.
(d) Nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Collier, most individuals have many desires, and they can often what?

2. One example the author uses in Part IV, Chapter 10 involves a boy who is given an object his grandmother says was carried by his grandfather when?

3. The third rule of the Master Formula of Attainment is that "You may have anything you want, provided that you" what?

4. What is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena?

5. How many secrets does Collier put forth, claiming that they will completely change the life of the individual who takes his words to heart and makes a concentrated effort to apply his principles in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Collier's position about man's ability to fulfill his dreams?

2. What metaphor does Collier use to describe desire in Part II, Chapter 2?

3. What is the first secret of Collier's multi-step system, describe in Part I, Chapter 1?

4. What elements of Christian Science does Collier promote?

5. How does Collier define the subconscious mind?

6. Collier cites an example of Annie, a poverty stricken girl who is delighted to find a job as an errand girl for a fashionable Fifth Avenue dress shop in Part III, Chapter 9. What does Annie do to achieve her goals?

7. How does Collier define Positive and Negative in terms of Attitude?

8. What does Alex Osborn write about in Part V, Chapter 16?

9. What does the article from Dun's Review and Modern Industry say of imagination in Part V, Chapter 17?

10. How does Collier define Faith? What is its importance?

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