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The Worldly Philosophers Quiz

Robert Heilbroner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Worldly Philosophers.

The Worldly Philosophers Quiz

Robert Heilbroner
This Study Guide consists of approximately 40 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Worldly Philosophers.

Take our free The Worldly Philosophers quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

While in prison, who did Saint-Simone claim appeared to him, telling him to become a philosopher? (from The Visions of the Utopian Socialists)

2.

According to Malthus, how did nature control the resources of the world? (from The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo)

3.

Schumpeter's book makes a distinction between ___________ successes and sociological successes. (fill in the blank) (from The Contradictions of Joseph Schumpeter)

4.

How many years did it take Marx to write Capital? (from The Inexorable System of Karl Marx)

5.

Between 1870 and 1914, what percentage of English savings were invested abroad? (from The Victorian World and the Underworld of Economics)

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