2. Why did Simon think people could change their lives?
(a) we all have the innate ability
(b) we are all smart
(c) we can ask for help
(d) we are human

3. Why does Simon call himself a ragpicker?
(a) he picks people off the junk piles of their lives
(b) he pulls treasures out of dumpsters
(c) he weaves material out of rags
(d) he wears simple, old clothes

4. On what is this book based?
(a) the diary of Simon Potter
(b) the plot of a science fiction movie
(c) nothing
(d) true experiences of Og Mandino

5. What did Simon believe a person should do if she/he worked at a hated job?
(a) pray for the boss
(b) become the boss
(c) work harder
(d) quit the job

6. Simon said most people have to do this in order to accept help.
(a) be willing to give
(b) hit bottom
(c) know the right person
(d) have no pride

7. Who said: "soil, no matter how rich, could not be productive without cultivation?"
(a) Seneca
(b) Andrew Jackson
(c) Sitting Bull
(d) Socrates

8. What did Simon want Og to remember when he called to him from the window in Chapter 3?
(a) a bottle of sherry
(b) his birthday
(c) their lunch date
(d) Og's book

9. What did Og ask of God in the church?
(a) for money
(b) for a new job
(c) for guidance and courage
(d) for a wife

10. Why was Og feeling pressure from his friends?
(a) they want him to get married
(b) they want him to quit his job
(c) they want him to have children
(d) they want him to go on vacation

11. What does Simon believe all people can do?
(a) learn to be good
(b) good and bad
(c) fall off the God path
(d) complete a miracle

12. Why does Og want to stay at the magazine?
(a) he needs the money
(b) it gives him structure
(c) he likes working there
(d) he likes his secretary

13. What did Og do when he graduated from high school?
(a) became a printer
(b) went to college
(c) joined the navy
(d) joined the Army Air Force

14. What happened to Bible sales when the book, "Magnificent Obsession" was published?
(a) it dropped
(b) it increased slightly
(c) it stayed the same
(d) they increased geometrically

15. Who said, "whatever we allow to enter our minds will bear fruit?"
(a) Simon
(b) Og
(c) Socrates
(d) John Kennedy