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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. What does the division of labor do for individual workmen?
(a) It gives each man more work to do.
(b) It teaches each man a new skill.
(c) It reduces every man's job to one simple operation.
(d) It enables each man to work fewer hours.

2. In the ancient world, what was considered a most wonderful and dangerous exploit of navigation?
(a) To not invoke the gods' blessings on the journey.
(b) To sail out of the Streights of Gibraltar.
(c) To sail with a woman on board.
(d) To sail down an unknown coast.

3. What encourages every man to apply himself to an occupation and cultivate whatever talent he may possess for that particular business?
(a) The knowledge that his surplus of production can be exchanged for something he needs.
(b) The hope that his expertise will allow him to excel in even greater endeavors.
(c) The knowledge that his productive life enriches the lives of others.
(d) The desire that the knowledge of his occupation will be passed down to his sons and grandsons.

4. What is one consequence for society where the division of labor is practiced?
(a) Wealth is enjoyed by even the lowest classes of people.
(b) There is no unemployment.
(c) Manufacturing is always growing.
(d) All men are capable of learning a new trade.

5. Why are the silks of France better and cheaper than those of England?
(a) Because France has an extreme surplus of silk manufacturers.
(b) Because silk manufacturing is not popular in England.
(c) Because silk manufacturing is not as well suited to the climate of England as it is to that of France.
(d) Because there is little demand for English silk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three ways do we obtain from one another the greater part of those mutual good offices which we stand in need of?

2. How are a philosopher and a street porter the same?

3. According to the text, what does this saying describe: "Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want"?

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

5. What kind of person depends chiefly on the benevolence of this fellow citizens?

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