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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. _______ proclaims that living the life of a philosopher is more than just loving wisdom and starting a school.

2. Lewis Mumford says that a person through _______ and rejection can free himself from the powerful, according to the book.

3. John Burroughs says that he has been too busy enjoying the ______ to seek wealth, according to the book.

4. Each cell in a _______ is built at an angle which provides the most strength but requires the least amount of materials to hold it up.

5. Saint Bernard is criticized for riding a ________ while making his rounds to the poor, according to the book.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seneca point out that man does not limit when it comes to the use of nature?

2. What does the Ford Foundation report have to say about the idea of overpopulation?

3. What are the three elements that Robert Henri says the most beautiful life contains?

4. What has been warped by the luxury of the United States as it defines this as being normal?

5. What does Saint Bernard have to say about the idea of having many possessions?

6. What does this section define the idea of the simple life, according to the book?

7. What should education teach children, according to the ideas in the book?

8. What does Gandhi discover as he has experienced both wealth and poverty?

9. What has the artist always been able to do, according to Honore de Balzac?

10. What happens when a person chooses not to buy items from those who manufacture them?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the same time, there is a message that the rich are also slaves to their own wealth.

Part 1: How can a rich person be a slave to their own wealth?

Part 2: Do you think it's a bad thing to be a slave to one's own wealth and prosperity?

Part 3: Why do you think the rich might suffer in their lives, even though they might not want for anything?

Essay Topic 2

Some people believe that while man has the ability to reach divine forms, man also has the ability to degenerate into lower forms.

Part 1: Do you think that mankind will ever reach a divine form?

Part 2: How do you think man tends to degenerate himself into lower form?

Part 3: Why do you think that man hasn't decided to reach for higher forms?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of poverty is one that can scare people as well as make them curious to find out more.

Part 1: How do you define what is poverty and what is not poverty?

Part 2: What do you think happens in order to make a person a part of the poorer society?

Part 3: Why do you think poverty is often looked at as a negative thing?

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