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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Victorian World and the Underworld of Economics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was The Wealth of Nations published?
(a) 1723.
(b) 1758.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1776.

2. Adam Smith left his university position to become a private tutor and traveled through which country?
(a) China.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

3. What did the market system become known as?
(a) Populism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Marxism.
(d) Communism.

4. What did Edgeworth use to support his theories?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Chemistry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Physics.

5. Henry George's views were published in his book called __________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Principles of Political Economy.
(b) Progress and Poverty.
(c) The Condition of the Working Class.
(d) The Wealth of Nations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Eighteenth-century England thought the population to be somewhere around 5.5 million people, and it was not expected to double for approximately how many years?

2. As imperialism waned or changed, what came into being?

3. What is the biggest danger facing a modern community?

4. Smith was a firm believer in _______________, or leave the market alone. (fill in the blank)

5. The first stop on Heilbroner's description of how economists became necessary to society is France in what year?

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