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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________, according to the book, says that man is at war with nature, which is causing many problems.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Seneca.
(c) Thoreau.
(d) Williams.

2. ___________ points out that children who are raised in a sea of dolls and toys are not taught to love nature, according to the book.
(a) Emerson.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Whitman.
(d) Prem.

3. A ________ education is one that gives man his freedom, the freedom to think and to create, according to the book.
(a) Conservative.
(b) Art.
(c) History.
(d) Liberal.

4. _________ finds one can worship more devoutly when he/she is poor and without material possessions, according to the book.
(a) Milton.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Gandhi.
(d) Mother Teresa.

5. The _________ issues a report in 1974 that suggests a zero population growth in the world.
(a) US Department of Health.
(b) US military.
(c) Ford Foundation.
(d) Census.

6. Bertrand ________ says that saving for the future takes the joy away from today, according to the book.
(a) Whitman.
(b) Milton.
(c) Russell.
(d) Shakespeare.

7. The United States would be the leader of a _______ world if it were to give excess possessions to those in the world who are in need.
(a) Smaller.
(b) Rich.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Luxurious.

8. The power of the _______ is unlimited and is the tool that changes culture, according to the book.
(a) Child.
(b) Country.
(c) Individual.
(d) Masses.

9. Too often, the beauty and the size of one's _______ becomes more important than its cost.
(a) Office.
(b) Car.
(c) Home.
(d) Book study.

10. What is NOT one of the three main threats to the world, according to the book's discussion in this section?
(a) Militarism.
(b) Over-population.
(c) Ignorance.
(d) Diabetes.

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

12. A person should not allow possessions to have any __________ in life, as this will cause the baggage to be a bother.
(a) Value.
(b) Truth.
(c) Significance.
(d) Weight.

13. Leisure is not the same thing as _________, according to the book, and it needs to be approached in a different way.
(a) Idleness.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Truth.
(d) Laziness.

14. Walt Whitman, a _________, believes that living with the animals is the ideal way to spend one's life, according to the book.
(a) Novelist.
(b) Poet.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Priest.

15. _________ cautions against spoiling one's child by teaching him to expect more and more out of his life.
(a) John Locke.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) John Milton.
(d) Robert Graves.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ writes that it can take a man a lifetime to learn how to live, according to the writing in this section.

2. Living the ______ life, free of the burdens of wealth and of possessions is considered to be ideal, according to the book.

3. No ________ that is bought, according to Seneca, is respectable, according to this section of the book.

4. It is not a good idea to put too much emphasis on one's __________ at the detriment of leisure, according to the book.

5. Artists and the creative community are said to be the only ones who enjoy an existence that is truly ________, according to the book.

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