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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was detested by factory workers in the late 1700's?
(a) Machinery.
(b) Mills.
(c) Managers.
(d) Baths.

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

3. What has played a central role in population control in the Western hemisphere?
(a) War.
(b) Disease.
(c) Birth control.
(d) Governments.

4. At what university was Adam Smith on the faculty?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Oxford.
(c) University of England.
(d) University of Glasgow.

5. Heilbroner begins the book by saying it is limited to a small number of men who did more for history with _________ than famous men did. (fill in the blank)
(a) War.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Power.
(d) Theories.

Short Answer Questions

1. Saint-Simone was a firm believer in _________. (fill in the blank)

2. According to Heilbroner, these men who have had such an impact on society are known as _________. (fill in the blank)

3. John Stuart Mill's book was written when he was in his forties. What is the name of the book?

4. 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?

5. The followers of Saint-Simone proposed an end to _________. (fill in the blank)

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to the introduction of a poor-relief bill and what did it encourage?

2. What did most people in ancient societies aspire to?

3. Why did opponents of humanitarian legislation propose Smith's idea of laissez-faire?

4. What does Heilbroner say is the core of economics?

5. What is the proof that there is not a perfect solution to man's survival?

6. What was Owen's idea to combat poverty?

7. Why does Heilbroner find it strange that people don't know about the worldly philosophers?

8. How did Ricardo and Malthus differ in their views?

9. What was the premise of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

10. What was the premise of Malthus's An Essay on the Principle of Population as it Affects the Future Improvement of Society?

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