Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty: An Anthology of Ancient and... Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Goldian VandenBroeck
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Less Is More: The Art of Voluntary Poverty: An Anthology of Ancient and... Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Goldian VandenBroeck
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The three elements that Robert speaks of in his section can only be obtained through the ________ of unnecessary things, according to the book.
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Purchasing.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Burning.

2. Confucious says that the highest good is to hold fast to the ________, meaning one must live a life of moderation and contentment.
(a) Golden Mean.
(b) Truth.
(c) Golden Road.
(d) Golden Honor.

3. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.
(a) Pain.
(b) Love.
(c) Amount.
(d) Truth.

4. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Milton.
(d) Seneca.

5. Starting off this section is the poem "Lady ________" which talks more about the life of simplicity and what it has to offer."
(a) Poverty.
(b) Power.
(c) Pecunia.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schumacher defines __________ as knowing when enough is enough in life and in all of life's activities, according to the book.

2. Seneca proclaims that the _______ provided by nature is adequately abundant, even though most people do not realize it or recognize it.

3. Whitman is against living with animals because they are not demented with the _________ of owning things, according to the book.

4. ____________ writes that a few people know when they have enough and even fewer know how to use it.

5. Seneca dismayed that ______ was too easy to remove from the Earth as this might have been the beginning of the downfall of man.

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