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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Nature's gifts can not be _________, according to the book, even though man is attempting to do so now.
(a) Bought.
(b) Enjoyed.
(c) Destroyed.
(d) Depleted.

2. _________ is something that lies within each man, and in the traditional wisdom of mankind, according to the book.
(a) Truth.
(b) Contentment.
(c) Resolution.
(d) Virtue.

3. ________, to the rich, is as much an affliction as poverty may be to the poor, according to the book.
(a) Peace.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Denial.
(d) Luxury.

4. The celebrations of the rich are like __________, according to Mercier when he speaks in this section of the book.
(a) Pageants.
(b) Books.
(c) Plays.
(d) Movies.

5. What is the job of St. Francis of Assisi's father when he is growing up in the world?
(a) Priest.
(b) Bookkeeper.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Marcus Aurelius speaks of a ______ life so busy that it has no leisure, according to the book, which is not pleasant to him.

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

3. Schumacher believes that modern ___________ is destroying the planet, according to the book.

4. Much has been given to those from whom much will be required, thus men are neither equally gifted or __________, according to the book.

5. A ________ proverb points out that the gods only laugh at man when men pray to them for wealth, according to the book.

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