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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) Traditions.
(b) Land, labor, and capital.
(c) Religion, custom, and authority.
(d) Land, factories, and capital.

2. According to Malthus, how did nature control the resources of the world?
(a) Through death.
(b) Through poverty.
(c) Through war.
(d) Through famine.

3. Adam Smith was considered a non-conformist because he refused to do what before classes?
(a) Lecture.
(b) Prepare.
(c) Pray.
(d) Dress.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to blame for the lack of glamour in the field of economics?

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

3. What does Heilbroner think is strange about ancient civilizations?

4. Smith was a firm believer in _______________, or leave the market alone. (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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