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

2. The wise and _______ man has always made it a goal to be unencumbered by things or wealth, according to the book.
(a) Rich.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Honest.
(d) Spiritual.

3. It is in the deeper _______ that man must explore in order to find his true worth, according to the book.
(a) Heart.
(b) Hemisphere.
(c) Cerebral cortex.
(d) Cerebellum.

4. There seems to be a hunger for __________, but this hunger can be sated when alternative ideas are presented i society.
(a) Wealth.
(b) True riches.
(c) Empty goals.
(d) Success.

5. After meeting with the _________, Francis decides to give up all that he owns and he lives a life of poverty, according to the book.
(a) Pope.
(b) Bishop.
(c) Woman.
(d) Priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Schumacher defines __________ as knowing when enough is enough in life and in all of life's activities, according to the book.

2. The book asks whether the poor man or the rich man feels more __________ when they have the transaction of items.

3. _________ in one's life is really what makes one rich, according to the book and according to one of the sections.

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. Man must get rid of all he owns in order to tap into the ________ which lie within him, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the civilized world lack these days which it did not lack in the past, according to Schumacher?

2. What is the desired goal of having less if the goal is not to be destitute?

3. How does Schumacher define the idea of temperantia within this section of the book?

4. What does the first section have to say about man and what his obligation is in life?

5. Why is it difficult to reject the easy life and the comfort of materialism?

6. Who is Lady of Pecunia and what does she represent in society?

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

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

9. What does mass production do to the family, according to the section by Jean Rousseau?

10. What does Horace Gregory describe money as being, according to his section in the book?

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