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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does an individual live within a civilized society?
(a) He needs the cooperation and assistance of only his friends.
(b) He is completely independent of other people.
(c) His dependence or independence is entirely up to him.
(d) He needs the cooperation and assistance of many other people.

2. How does division of labor affect the time required for the manufacturing process?
(a) It lengthens the overall time of production.
(b) It reduces the time for a product to be completed.
(c) It reduces the time between a workman's different tasks.
(d) It lengthens the time of production while producing a better product.

3. Where are the separation of different trades and employments from one another generally found?
(a) In those countries which have yet to pursue industry and improvement.
(b) In those countries which enjoy the highest degree of industry and improvement.
(c) In those countries which have the least degree of industry and improvement.
(d) In those countries which are have completed their industry and improvement.

4. How did the idea of division of labor come about?
(a) It was the propensity of human nature to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.
(b) It was a consequence of the applied study of manufacturing.
(c) It was an experiment which owners found to be advantageous.
(d) It was an accident which resulted in positive change.

5. What causes the difference between a philosopher and a street porter?
(a) Opportunity, talent, and birth.
(b) Birth, income, and upbringing.
(c) Natural talent and propensity.
(d) Habit, custom, and education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the division of labor do for a manufacturer?

2. What limits the extent of the division of labor?

3. Why are the silks of France better and cheaper than those of England?

4. Which is not a reason for the increase of the quantity of work under division of labor?

5. Who are most likely to make improvements upon or invent new machines for manufacture?

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