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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Visions of the Utopian Socialists.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Malthus's essay earned economics the nickname _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Population science.
(b) Death science.
(c) Dismal science.
(d) Wealth science.

2. In what year did Reverend Thomas Robert Malthus publish "An Essay on the Principle of Population as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society"?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1813.

3. At what university was Adam Smith on the faculty?
(a) University of Glasgow.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) University of England.

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

5. The market system was compelled largely by what idea?
(a) Loss.
(b) Gain.
(c) Work.
(d) Need.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Saint-Simone was a firm believer in _________. (fill in the blank)

3. To Heilbroner, what is the common denominator at the core of these men with diverse backgrounds?

4. One of the featured economists was never more than what?

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

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