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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Gandhi calls the process of getting rid of what he owned a removal of a _________ from his shoulders, according to the book.
(a) Bag.
(b) Rope.
(c) Monkey.
(d) Burden.

3. The first step to a more satisfying life is to enter into Voluntary __________, according to the book.
(a) Poverty.
(b) Realism.
(c) Optimism.
(d) Riches.

4. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Powers.
(c) Treasures.
(d) Possibilities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ is seen as a non-productive luxury that stands in the way of one's true worth in the world, according to the book.

2. Francis contemplates ___________ to a noble and wealthy woman, but reality strikes him later of this choice.

3. St. Teresa of Avila speaks of the _______ of the vow of poverty, the foundation of the Order which she established.

4. When we don't hold onto anything, we can _______ without fear of losing our affluence.

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

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