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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Savage Society of Thorstein Veblen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who failed to recognize the wealth creating ability of labor?
(a) Quesnay.
(b) Locke.
(c) Hume.
(d) Smith.

2. Heilbroner says through his book, the reader has embarked on _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A journey through history.
(b) A journey through hell.
(c) A journey to wealth.
(d) A journey to financial wisdom.

3. By what decade was Malthus proved wrong?
(a) 1950's.
(b) 1990's.
(c) 1970's.
(d) 1980's.

4. Critics of Edgeworth pointed to ____________ as evidence that man did not always act on his own behalf. (fill in the blank)
(a) Trade unions.
(b) Labor laws.
(c) Factories.
(d) Farms.

5. What did Marx's father hope he would study?
(a) Politics.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the Tableau Economique?

2. What did all of the these economists do?

3. The early days of the industrial revolution resulted in workplace abuse, especially for ___________. (fill in the blank)

4. The new philosophy of survival with the market system brought with it what new social problem?

5. The mistakes of economist are nothing short of _________. (fill in the blank)

(see the answer key)

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