Absolute poverty is the answer for the first blank
and Relative poverty refers to the second blank as you have it at the end of your question so you would be correct to put it that way (:
Praying, reading the Bible, following his laws
The technique used by Elizabeth here is textual poaching. In this technique, one appropriates one's story to the personal experiences of the reader. In this respect, the story is restructured so as to become similar to the personal life of the reader and become familiar to him/her.
I’m not sure but I think technical skills or success