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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. Eventually the market system evolved with its necessary factors of _________ for production. (fill in the blank)
(a) Land, labor, and capital.
(b) Traditions.
(c) Land, factories, and capital.
(d) Religion, custom, and authority.

2. Pamphlets printed at the time of his work compared Malthus with whom?
(a) Napolean
(b) Satan.
(c) God.
(d) Adam Smith.

3. Smith was a firm believer in _______________, or leave the market alone. (fill in the blank)
(a) Laissez-faire.
(b) Agricracy.
(c) Physiocracy.
(d) Macroeconomics.

4. _________ is concerned with finding some reason for the cosmos. (fill in the blank)
(a) Natural Theology.
(b) Ethics.
(c) Religion.
(d) Moral Philosophy.

5. According to Malthus, the size of the population is limited by what?
(a) Wealth.
(b) Land.
(c) Production.
(d) Food supply.

Short Answer Questions

1. Heilbroner describes a trial of a wealthy man before the church in Boston in what year?

2. According to Heilbroner, these men who have had such an impact on society are known as _________. (fill in the blank)

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

4. What year did Ricardo die?

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

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