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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ricardo was the son of a Jewish merchant banker from _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Holland.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

2. What kind of survival has man faced from the earliest days on?
(a) Economic.
(b) Social.
(c) Monetary.
(d) Marital.

3. What theory explains that higher wages will call forth more workers because higher wages result in better living conditions and lower mortality figures?
(a) Law of Economics.
(b) Law of Accumulation.
(c) Law of Assimilation.
(d) Law of Population.

4. The new philosophy of survival with the market system brought with it what new social problem?
(a) Getting the poor rich.
(b) Keeping the poor poor.
(c) Getting the rich poor.
(d) Keeping the poor drunk.

5. _________ is a manner of organizing society so all tasks are performed. (fill in the blank)
(a) Religion.
(b) Self-reliance.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Social compatibility.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heilbroner think is strange about ancient civilizations?

2. What did the market system become known as?

3. It is the forces of ______ that make the market function according to Adam Smith. (fill in the blank)

4. The first stop on Heilbroner's description of how economists became necessary to society is France in what year?

5. What has played a central role in population control in the Western hemisphere?

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