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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Economic Revolution.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is to blame for the lack of glamour in the field of economics?
(a) Economists.
(b) Students.
(c) The press.
(d) Citizens.

2. The mistakes of economist are nothing short of _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Inconsequential.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Calamitous.
(d) Rare.

3. What are economists considered by the rules of schoolboy history books?
(a) Nonentities.
(b) Gods.
(c) Princes.
(d) Miracle workers.

4. Heilbroner says through his book, the reader has embarked on _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) A journey to wealth.
(b) A journey through hell.
(c) A journey through history.
(d) A journey to financial wisdom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Heilbroner says the work of economist is both exciting and _________. (fill in the blank)

2. What kind of survival has man faced from the earliest days on?

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

4. What helped bring an end to the religiousness of the population in Europe?

5. The economist Adam Smith lived during which time period?

(see the answer key)

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