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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 are the dispositions that form the difference of talents of various professions considered?
(a) They are considered inconsequential.
(b) They are considered useful.
(c) They are considered a hindrance to progress.
(d) They are considered obstacles to overcome.

2. In what country is the Ganges River?
(a) Italy.
(b) Egypt.
(c) India.
(d) Bengal.

3. What is one characteristic of the Mediterranean Sea which made it favorable for infant navigation?
(a) Shallow water.
(b) No tides.
(c) Many harbors.
(d) No islands.

4. What kind of person depends chiefly on the benevolence of this fellow citizens?
(a) An unemployed man.
(b) A beggar.
(c) A woman.
(d) A child.

5. What can be said for division of labor for all kinds of manufacturing?
(a) Division of labor does not affect the quantity of products manufactured.
(b) Many individuals and processes come together to complete a product.
(c) Machines replace many workmen who are moved to other jobs.
(d) The quality of products manufactured are improved greatly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What encourages every man to apply himself to an occupation and cultivate whatever talent he may possess for that particular business?

2. What is a common characteristic for a workman under division of labor?

3. What kind of business does not lend itself to many subdivisions of labor?

4. Under what circumstance would every man have to perform exactly the same duties and do exactly the same work?

5. What opens an even more extensive market to every sort of industry?

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