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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. Heilbroner describes a trial of a wealthy man before the church in Boston in what year?
(a) 1639.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1550.
(d) 1305.

2. In The Wealth of Nations, _________ are used as examples of how the market functions. (fill in the blank)
(a) Corn and wheat.
(b) Boots and hats.
(c) Rents and costs.
(d) Gloves and shoes.

3. How old was Veblen when he got his first paying job?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Forty-five.

4. The society that Marx believed would follow capitalism would be _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Profitable.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Well-planned.
(d) Classless.

5. What was Henry George a believer in?
(a) Political economy.
(b) Phrenology.
(c) Imperialism.
(d) Socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Adam Smith educated?

2. Economists make order out of what, in Helibroner's opinion?

3. What was detested by factory workers in the late 1700's?

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

5. Only because man is ___________ he has succeeded. (fill in the blank)

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