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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Behind the Worldly Philosophy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Marx and Engels thought the revolution would occur in an advanced industrial economy like _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) America.

2. The new philosophy of survival with the market system brought with it what new social problem?
(a) Getting the rich poor.
(b) Keeping the poor poor.
(c) Getting the poor rich.
(d) Keeping the poor drunk.

3. What year was The Wealth of Nations published?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1723.
(c) 1758.
(d) 1759.

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

5. 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) Seven hundred years.
(b) Five hundred years.
(c) Six hundred years.
(d) Two hundred years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The time period Veblen analyzes is referred to as __________. (fill in the blank)

2. Pamphlets printed at the time of his work compared Malthus with whom?

3. According to Malthus, how did nature control the resources of the world?

4. In The Wealth of Nations, _________ are used as examples of how the market functions. (fill in the blank)

5. What nationality was Veblen's family?

(see the answer key)

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