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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. What was the name of Marx's devoted wife?
(a) Julia.
(b) June.
(c) Jane.
(d) Jenny.

2. Eighteenth-century England thought the population to be somewhere around 5.5 million people, and it was not expected to double for approximately how many years?
(a) Five hundred years.
(b) Six hundred years.
(c) Two hundred years.
(d) Seven hundred years.

3. The first stop on Heilbroner's description of how economists became necessary to society is France in what year?
(a) 1305.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1630.
(d) 1550.

4. As imperialism waned or changed, what came into being?
(a) Tarriffs.
(b) Multinational corporations.
(c) Free trade.
(d) Imminent domain.

5. Henry George's views were published in his book called __________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Progress and Poverty.
(b) The Condition of the Working Class.
(c) The Wealth of Nations.
(d) Principles of Political Economy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Keynes thought the best way to stimulate a flagging economy was through __________. (fill in the blank)

3. Veblen's family sent him to college to become __________. (fill in the blank)

4. Where did Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels meet?

5. At what university was Adam Smith on the faculty?

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