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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. What is defined as Confident Expectation, Self-Confidence, Optimism, Expectation of Good not Evil, of Wealth not Poverty?

2. According to the author, the most important component of the Formula of Success is what?

3. What refers to power from which everything derives power, called God, the Supreme Being, Goodness, I AM, according to Collier?

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

5. According to the author of Part V, Chapter 16, the very heart of every American business is its what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Collier, is the most God-like ability man possesses?

2. How does desire differentiate between employees and individuals, according to Collier?

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

4. What example does Collier use to demonstrate the Law of Ambition in Part II, Chapter 2?

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

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. What obstacles does one face in finding one's desires, according to Collier?

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

9. How does Collier describe the qualities of Constructive Imagination in Part V, Chapter 18?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Will and Ego from the perspective of Robert Collier and Sigmund Freud. How did Freud define these human elements differently?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the relationship between Desire Power and the subconscious mind. What is the relationship between the subconscious and conscious minds and how should one attempt to control the subconscious?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Francis Thompson and the Biblical allusions in Part IV, Chapter 13. What is the theme and focus of "The Hound of Heaven"?

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