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

2. No man is without _______, whether he is gainfully employed or not, according to the book.
(a) Work.
(b) Love.
(c) Money.
(d) Patience.

3. The desire to gain ________ and the fear of its loss creates ideal conditions for corruption and for cowardice.
(a) Homes.
(b) Power.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Status.

4. St. ________ dubs the life of the person who does not hold onto wealth as that of Lady Poverty.
(a) Francis.
(b) Thomas.
(c) John.
(d) Peter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After meeting with the _________, Francis decides to give up all that he owns and he lives a life of poverty, according to the book.

2. The civilized world lacks philosophers and _______ who can warn against the destructiveness of materialism.

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

4. The book proposes that the wealthy in the world are the ones who are able to establish the ___________ in the world.

5. Francis learns the ballads of ________ from his mother who hails from that area, which has seen the birth of poverty.

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