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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Savage Society of Thorstein Veblen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mill's book pointed out that the true province of economic law was production, not _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Profits.
(b) Distribution.
(c) Factories.
(d) Wages.

2. During the Victorian period, economics became the province of __________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Landowners.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Professors.

3. Robert Owen wanted to bring an end to what?
(a) Assembly lines.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Monarchies.
(d) Utopian communities.

4. Because John A. Hobson was labeled as a __________, he turned his attention to South Africa. (fill in the blank)
(a) Heretic.
(b) Communist.
(c) Fantasizer.
(d) Genius.

5. What did Marx's father hope he would study?
(a) Religion.
(b) Law.
(c) Politics.
(d) Medicine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many of the economists featured in the book made their own fortune?

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

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

5. According to Marx, which class had something to fear?

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