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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 does an individual live within a civilized society?
(a) His dependence or independence is entirely up to him.
(b) He is completely independent of other people.
(c) He needs the cooperation and assistance of many other people.
(d) He needs the cooperation and assistance of only his friends.

2. What kind of person depends chiefly on the benevolence of this fellow citizens?
(a) A child.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A woman.
(d) An unemployed man.

3. What does the division of labor do for a manufacturer?
(a) It increases the productive powers of labor.
(b) It decreases the productive powers of labor.
(c) It simplifies the productive powers of labor.
(d) It complicates the productive powers of labor.

4. Under what circumstance would every man have to perform exactly the same duties and do exactly the same work?
(a) If there were no manufacturers of commodities.
(b) If there were no difference of talent.
(c) If there were no organized society.
(d) If there were no truck, barter, and exchange.

5. What is one characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea which made it favorable for infant navigation?
(a) No islands.
(b) Many harbors.
(c) Shallow water.
(d) No tides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the difference between a philosopher and a street porter?

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

3. What was the original form of the metals used for commerce?

4. In the ancient world, what was considered a most wonderful and dangerous exploit of navigation?

5. A part of which area was included in ancient Scythia?

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