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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: the Religious Foundations of Worldly Asceticism.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Luther say worldly duties were subordinate to?
(a) Charitable deeds.
(b) Spiritual duties.
(c) Physical needs.
(d) Nothing.

2. Who did Calvin say men existed for?
(a) Their children.
(b) Each other.
(c) God.
(d) Themselves.

3. Why does the author choose to define the spirit of capitalism?
(a) For the thinning out of information.
(b) For the sake of illustration.
(c) For the sake of discussion.
(d) For the ease of writing.

4. Why does the author choose the definition of the spirit of capitalism used in this book?
(a) There are no religious ties.
(b) It is pure.
(c) All of these.
(d) conceptions.

5. What best instills a sense of responsibility in work?
(a) Education.
(b) Success.
(c) Religion.
(d) Competition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author say will most alter a population for the best?

2. What kind of literature does Pilgrim's Progress fall under?

3. Who brought the idea of Beruf to Protestants?

4. What job did Cecil Rhode's father hold?

5. When are low wages most effective?

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