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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jean _________ speaks of the happiness of the family in his writings, according to the book in the beginning of this section.

2. The poor man will feel content with the _________ from a rich man, though the rich man just wants to be rid of them.

3. Gandhi feels pulled into the ________, so he gives up what he has so as to not be influenced by outside sources.

4. The values that the rich have created have helped to steal the virtuous aspirations of the __________, according to the book.

5. ___________ writes in the second century BC that supreme happiness comes from contentment, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does James conclude to be the worst moral disease in society?

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

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

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

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

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

7. When does Thoreau say that he feels rich in his own life, according to this section?

8. What does the invention of free time, as given by mass production, cause a man to do?

9. How can the hunger for the mostly empty goals in society and in life be thwarted, according to the book?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tolstoy says that poverty can be a source of happiness when a person chooses it.

Part 1: Do you think that inflicted poverty brings happiness?

Part 2: How do you think a person could be happy when they don't have any money?

Part 3: Do you think you could be happy without any money or material things?

Essay Topic 2

The book states quite succinctly that no man is without his work, even when he is not gainfully employed.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of work?

Part 2: Why do you think that man is always at work, even when he is not getting paid to do it?

Part 3: Do you believe that you need to get paid for an activity in order for it to be called work?

Essay Topic 3

When the man with the belt of gold decides that he does not want to remove his belt as the ship is sinking, it makes the reader realize the strangeness of money and greed.

Part 1: Why do you think the man hesitates to take off the belt of gold?

Part 2: What would you do if you were the man with the belt of gold?

Part 3: Is there ever a reason to let money be a priority in one's life?

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