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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the part of the annual production of the land and labor of any country which replaces a capital do?

2. Who should own lands like parks, gardens, and public walks?

3. At the time the book was written, what increased the price of gold exported from Spain and Portugal?

4. At the time the book was written, what commodity regulated the value of all other home-made commodities?

5. In 1715, what was the name of the accumulated taxes which had been mortgaged for paying the bank annuity?

Short Essay Questions

1. The whole annual produce of the land and labor of every country, which comes either from the ground, or from the hands of the productive laborers, is divided into what two parts?

2. What is the first duty of the sovereign and how is it performed?

3. What is the significance of where the capital of a manufacturer resides?

4. Why does the colony of a civilized nation which takes possession of thinly inhabited country make rapid advances in that country?

5. How is the military an example of unproductive labor?

6. What happens when a country forbids collecting interest on borrowed money?

7. What is necessary for commerce and manufacturing to flourish in a nation?

8. Why does want of parsimony in time of peace necessitate the contracting of debt in time of war?

9. How has the natural order of growth been inverted in some of the the modern states of Europe?

10. What are the two ways a borrower can use borrowed stock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Though all capitals are destined for the maintenance of productive labor only, yet the quantity of that labor which equal capitals are capable of putting into motion varies extremely according to the diversity of their employment." Explain and give examples of the four different ways that capital can be employed and tell why these four ways are absolutely necessary.

Essay Topic 2

What knowledge and ready organizational systems do colonists carry with them to build a new colony? How does the abundance of land affect the colonists' knowledge and systems?

Essay Topic 3

Define and give examples for the two kinds of stock a workman may possess. Explain and give examples for the three ways stock is used for personal consumption.

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