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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. How many of the economists featured in the book made their own fortune?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Nine.

2. The second stop on Heilbroner's historical journey describes the number of markets visited by one man in 1550, in what country?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) America.
(d) Germany.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most of the featured economists could never master _________. (fill in the blank)

2. Ricardo was the son of a Jewish merchant banker from _________. (fill in the blank)

3. In Mills' model, wages would rise as a result of accumulation of capital. Eventually, the accumulation process would come to an end and enter what stage?

4. What did the market system become known as?

5. While in prison, who did Saint-Simone claim appeared to him, telling him to become a philosopher?

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