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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Homer, how much did the armor of Diomede cost?
(a) Eight oxen.
(b) Eleven oxen.
(c) Ten oxen.
(d) Nine oxen.

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

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

4. 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 as well suited to the climate of England as it is to that of France.
(c) Because there is little demand for English silk.
(d) Because silk manufacturing is not popular in England.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are new machines more likely to be invented under division of labor?

2. What does the text say about the difference of the natural talents in men?

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

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

5. In some measure, every man in a growing commercial society becomes what?

(see the answer key)

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