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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Louis Mercier speaks of the _________ of the rich, how their furniture can seem like stage pieces, according to the book.
(a) Construct.
(b) Mask.
(c) Truth.
(d) Facade.

2. Gandhi realized that the more he gave away, the ________ it became, according to the book and to his own personal experience.
(a) Easier.
(b) More plentiful.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Harder.

3. A life that is dedicated to ________ and does not take part in leisure is a joyless one, according to the book.
(a) Work.
(b) Movement.
(c) Study.
(d) Truth.

4. _________ allows one quiet time and time in which he can learn about himself, according to the book.
(a) Idleness.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Leisure.
(d) Work.

5. It is human _________, according to the book, to save for an uncertain future which starts off this section of the book.
(a) Boredom.
(b) Society.
(c) Stupidity.
(d) Nature.

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. What is in the belt of the man who refuses to take the belt off, though it might cause him to drown?

3. ________ may step in to define the values of society if man does not try to do this on his own.

4. The book points out that it is difficult to leave a life that has comfort in __________ and the easy life.

5. Man seems to be inefficient in _________ himself, according to the books' contents, and according to the wise writers.

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