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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two factors in Eastern Germany?
(a) Christians and Atheists.
(b) Capitalists and Socialists.
(c) Catholics and Protestants.
(d) Germans and Poles.

2. What best instills a sense of responsibility in work?
(a) Education.
(b) Competition.
(c) Success.
(d) Religion.

3. What does the author say man is driven by?
(a) The need to believe in God.
(b) The need to make money.
(c) The need to procreate.
(d) The need to prove himself.

4. What did Frederick I of Prussia tolerate about the religion he said was indispensable?
(a) Their refusal to pay taxes.
(b) Their refusal to be in the military.
(c) Their refusal to wear normal clothing.
(d) Their refusal to work on Sunday.

5. Why do some laborers prefer to find loopholes in the system?
(a) They have no loyalty.
(b) They are a laborer and not a master.
(c) They have no motivation for growth.
(d) They are not honest in nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that 'Time is Money.'?

2. Why does Pieter de la Court say people work?

3. What was unique about the French Hugenot church?

4. Why does the author choose to define the spirit of capitalism?

5. What religion is most popular in governments with free capitalism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say makes Protestants natural Capitalists?

2. What kind of liberation does the author say is the mark of a successful businessman?

3. What is the Spirit of Capitalism?

4. Why does the author feel that not very many Catholics are seen as leaders in the business world?

5. Where does the author claim most capitalist leaders obtained their personal wealth?

6. What are the two main drivers of economics?

7. What happens when skilled workers are hired, and why?

8. Where did the author get his list of economic do's?

9. How does the author say Protestants and Catholics differ in their educational approaches?

10. What was a major sign that capitalism was starting to mix with religion?

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