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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. Because John A. Hobson was labeled as a __________, he turned his attention to South Africa. (fill in the blank)
(a) Heretic.
(b) Fantasizer.
(c) Communist.
(d) Genius.

2. Where was New Harmony located?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Manchester.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

3. What is the biggest danger facing a modern community?
(a) Economics.
(b) Excommunication.
(c) Human predictability.
(d) Human unpredictability.

4. Robert Owen wanted to bring an end to what?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Assembly lines.
(c) Monarchies.
(d) Utopian communities.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. John Stuart Mill's book was written when he was in his forties. What is the name of the book?

2. _________ is a manner of organizing society so all tasks are performed. (fill in the blank)

3. At the beginning of the 1800's, England had two strong classes emerge; an _________ class and an agricultural class. (fill in the blank)

4. Mill's book pointed out that the true province of economic law was production, not _________. (fill in the blank)

5. In ancient society, there was no need for political economy or to see what made the economy function because it was all based on what?

(see the answer key)

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