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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. What does the author say a man does when he is idle?

2. What do most Protestants want to learn their craft for?

3. What word is used to describe the Catholic church in the 15th century?

4. What is unique about most skilled laborers?

5. What religion was Benjamin Franklin's father?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Capitalistic businessmen do with their fortunes?

2. What was interesting to the author about the French Huguenot church?

3. What does the author say makes Protestants natural Capitalists?

4. Why does the author feel that not very many Catholics are seen as leaders in the business world?

5. What did Frederick I of Prussia say about Mennonites?

6. What are the two main drivers of economics?

7. What is traditionalism, and how do businessmen deal with it?

8. Where did the author get his list of economic do's?

9. What happens when skilled workers are hired, and why?

10. What do Protestants do during religious persecutions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power and Greed were two common themes in this book. Where did they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 2

How did Weber say he differed from most of the people he came in contact with, and what did this mean for his daily life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the responsibility the author placed on the reader, and what do you plan to do in response to this?

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