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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Chinese.

2. _________ writes that in quiet times, man is able to do whatever he loves to do and to do it solely for its own sake, according to the book.
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Thoreau.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. 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) Golden Road.
(c) Truth.
(d) Golden Honor.

4. Only with a limitation of one's possessions can one realize their true _________ in the world, according to the book.
(a) Worth.
(b) Power.
(c) Purpose.
(d) Connection.

5. ________ is seen as a non-productive luxury that stands in the way of one's true worth in the world, according to the book.
(a) Value.
(b) Ego.
(c) Honor.
(d) Peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ speaks to the reader of the inherent fear of worry of losing the riches one has, according to the book.

2. Robert Henri says that people are overlaid with ________ in their minds and in their souls, according to the book.

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

4. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.

5. __________ can become a hindrance to the journey while also being a disturbance on the way to victory, according to the book.

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