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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.
(a) Run away.
(b) Be scared.
(c) Speak our mind.
(d) Be powerful.

2. While poverty is not the end goal of the ________ community, it is a safe harbor temporarily where talents can be nurtured.
(a) Poor.
(b) Creative.
(c) Educational.
(d) Rich.

3. The book points out that it is difficult to leave a life that has comfort in __________ and the easy life.
(a) Numbers.
(b) Materialism.
(c) Idols.
(d) Money.

4. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.
(a) Technology.
(b) Living.
(c) Media.
(d) Retirement funding.

5. The book notes that we have forgotten that the ________ of poverty allows for the soul to be free from constraints.
(a) Weight.
(b) Truth.
(c) Experience.
(d) Virtue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Society looks down upon the poor, thinking that they lack ________ which is what has led them to their position in society.

2. The rich man has no patience with the concept of personal __________ or a society in which man can be free, according to the book.

3. Ivan Illich believes that the world is divided into _______ camps of thought about money and about materialism.

4. William James believes that the fear of _________ is the worst moral disease that society has encountered.

5. Most people of today do not understand the ________ that awaits them if they choose not to be rich in their lives, according to the book.

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