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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Adam Smith's first book?
(a) The Wealth of Nations.
(b) Essay on the Principles of Population.
(c) The Theory of Moral Philosophy.
(d) The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

2. The new philosophy of survival with the market system brought with it what new social problem?
(a) Getting the poor rich.
(b) Keeping the poor poor.
(c) Keeping the poor drunk.
(d) Getting the rich poor.

3. Who failed to recognize the wealth creating ability of labor?
(a) Locke.
(b) Hume.
(c) Smith.
(d) Quesnay.

4. What is the most worldly of all man's activities, according to Heilbroner?
(a) The need for food.
(b) The drive for wealth.
(c) The need for religion.
(d) The drive for companionship.

5. According to Heilbroner, these men who have had such an impact on society are known as _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) The Nine Influences.
(b) The Great Economists.
(c) The Money Makers.
(d) The Miracle Workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are economists considered by the rules of schoolboy history books?

2. What did Heilbroner say was one of the factors bringing about the economic changes to a market system?

3. What year did Ricardo die?

4. By what year had crops reached near famine levels in England?

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?

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