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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman represents __________ because men love women, according to the book.
(a) Arguments.
(b) Pain.
(c) Money.
(d) Power.

2. The only true solution for a return to the truly ______ life is to remove oneself from the false set of values, according to the book.
(a) Rich.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Content.
(d) Happy.

3. Horace Gregory refers to money as the invisible ________ against the human spirit, according to the book.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Piece.
(c) Enemy.
(d) Desire.

4. The achievement of all other _________ in life is a distinct second to the acquisition of wealth, according to the book.
(a) Positions.
(b) Family matters.
(c) Milestones.
(d) Goals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ finds that he is rich enough as long as he is able to leave things untouched, according to the book.

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

3. The rich are actually _________ to their own wealth, having to do much in order to keep it around.

4. William _______ is paraphrased when it is said that man is rich in virtues when he wants to use what he has in a holy manner.

5. Bruce Barton points out that it is the ________ of money that is the root of all evil, which makes sense in the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. Illich says that the world is divided into two different camps, what are these two camps?

2. What is the question that arises from the story of the man on the boat, according to Ruskin?

3. What is the power that is said to be intrinsic in the world able to do within society?

4. What are some of the downsides to being wealthy, according to this section of the book?

5. What are the essential aspects of life that are not for sale, according to this section of the book?

6. How does the Japanese proverb put the ideas of money and wealth into perspective?

7. What is the societal status of St. Francis of Assisi before he begins his work as a monk?

8. What does Dorothy Day explain the difference between when she contributes to the book?

9. What is the idea or thing that metes out everything that man needs in order to be happy in life, according to Taylor?

10. What happens to Plutarch, but it allows him to live a life of a philosopher?

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