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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the idea of division of labor come about?
(a) It was a consequence of the applied study of manufacturing.
(b) It was the propensity of human nature to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.
(c) It was an accident which resulted in positive change.
(d) It was an experiment which owners found to be advantageous.

2. Which Mediterranean country seems to have been the first in which either agriculture or manufacturers were cultivated and improved to any considerable degree?
(a) Greece.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Italy.
(d) Turkey.

3. What can be said for division of labor for all kinds of manufacturing?
(a) Division of labor does not affect the quantity of products manufactured.
(b) Many individuals and processes come together to complete a product.
(c) Machines replace many workmen who are moved to other jobs.
(d) The quality of products manufactured are improved greatly.

4. Why are the silks of France better and cheaper than those of England?
(a) Because there is little demand for English silk.
(b) Because France has an extreme surplus of silk manufacturers.
(c) Because silk manufacturing is not as well suited to the climate of England as it is to that of France.
(d) Because silk manufacturing is not popular in England.

5. What kind of business does not lend itself to many subdivisions of labor?
(a) Ship building.
(b) Textile manufacturing.
(c) Foundry.
(d) Agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Commonly, why does man #1 help man #2?

2. What is the common instrument of commerce and exchanges in Virginia?

3. What was one problem with the use of rude metals?

4. What does the division of labor do for individual workmen?

5. In what country is the Ganges River?

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