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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Heresies of John Maynard Keynes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Adam Smith left his university position to become a private tutor and traveled through which country?
(a) China.
(b) France.
(c) Russia.
(d) America.

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

4. Having spent some time in South Africa, Hobson returned to England and wrote what book?
(a) Capital.
(b) Imperialism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Progress.

5. How many years did it take Adam Smith to finish The Wealth of Nations?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Fourteen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Veblen attacked the rich as he looked for what he called the __________. (fill in the blank)

2. Heilbroner believes economists wield power greater than _________. (fill in the blank)

3. What were the economic thinkers of the Victorian period known as?

4. _________ was based on true wealth only being created in agriculture. (fill in the blank)

5. What did Marx's father hope he would study?

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