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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Behind the Worldly Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Veblen raised on a farm?
(a) Sweden.
(b) Illinois.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Norway.

2. Charles Fourier is classified as _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) An Economic Revolutionary.
(b) A Labor Unionist.
(c) A Gloomy Economist.
(d) An Utopian Socialist.

3. In The Wealth of Nations, _________ are used as examples of how the market functions. (fill in the blank)
(a) Rents and costs.
(b) Boots and hats.
(c) Corn and wheat.
(d) Gloves and shoes.

4. According to Malthus, the size of the population is limited by what?
(a) Land.
(b) Food supply.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Production.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was New Harmony located?

2. Heilbroner says through his book, the reader has embarked on _________. (fill in the blank)

3. What describes how investment can lead to greater output?

4. What did Malthus believe was the basic trouble with the world?

5. Where was Joseph Schumpeter educated?

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