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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through For Chapters 11-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does HDI stand for?
(a) Habitat Degradation Index.
(b) Human Development Index.
(c) Hereditary Disease Index.
(d) Hunger Depletion Index.

2. In order to get a true understanding of an economy, there are nine factors one should consider along with the GDP according to the author in Chapter 9. What is the second?
(a) Income inequality.
(b) Poverty.
(c) National savings.
(d) Demographics.

3. When was Burton G. Malkiel born?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1907.
(d) 1918.

4. According to the author in Chapter 2, a horn from a black rhinoceros can fetch what amount on the black market?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $120,000.
(d) $30,000.

5. Burton G. Malkiel is an American economist, most famous for what classic finance book?
(a) The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy.
(b) Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk.
(c) A Random Walk Down Wall Street.
(d) The Wall Street MBA: Your Personal Crash Course in Corporate Finance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Michael Jensen is a professor at what university's business school?

2. The Hope Scholarship program was shut down after how many years, according to the author?

3. The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference was a gathering of how many delegates?

4. What is a term used in economics that refers to a market process in which "bad" results occur when buyers and sellers have asymmetric information?

5. Charles Wheelan graduated from what educational institution?

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