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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. Where was Adam Smith educated?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of England.
(c) Oxford.
(d) University of Glasgow.

2. Only because man is ___________ he has succeeded. (fill in the blank)
(a) Socially cooperative.
(b) Invincible.
(c) Clever.
(d) Antisocial.

3. 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) Getting the rich poor.
(d) Keeping the poor drunk.

4. What year did Ricardo die?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1924.

5. Which legislation resulted in duties on grain imports and remained in effect for thirty years?
(a) Parliment Laws.
(b) Corn Laws.
(c) Wheat Laws.
(d) British Market Laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. Richard Price felt that the population had declined by how much?

2. What was the title of Adam Smith's first book?

3. What has played a central role in population control in the Western hemisphere?

4. What did all of the these economists do?

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

(see the answer key)

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