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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. What was the ultimate objective of the worldly philosophers?
(a) Financial stability.
(b) Economic equality.
(c) Democratic freedom.
(d) Social understanding.

2. What took care of early man's inner conflict between himself and the group?
(a) The environment.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) The elders.
(d) Medicine.

3. The Communist Manifesto was the platform for _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) The Industrial Revolution.
(b) The Communist League.
(c) The Labor Movement.
(d) The Fair Trade Act.

4. What did all of the these economists do?
(a) Died penniless.
(b) Never married.
(c) Wrote a book.
(d) Influenced a king.

5. Who failed to recognize the wealth creating ability of labor?
(a) Quesnay.
(b) Smith.
(c) Locke.
(d) Hume.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mistakes of economist are nothing short of _________. (fill in the blank)

2. The first stop on Heilbroner's description of how economists became necessary to society is France in what year?

3. Keynes was involved in what important conference after World War II?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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