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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. Adam Smith was considered a non-conformist because he refused to do what before classes?
(a) Prepare.
(b) Pray.
(c) Lecture.
(d) Dress.
2. The fact that man is _________ makes survival difficult. (fill in the blank)
(a) A slow learner.
(b) Self-centered.
(c) Antisocial.
(d) Clever.
3. To Heilbroner, what is the common denominator at the core of these men with diverse backgrounds?
(a) Greed.
(b) Wisdom.
(c) Curiosity.
(d) Intellect.
4. What kind of survival has man faced from the earliest days on?
(a) Marital.
(b) Economic.
(c) Social.
(d) Monetary.
5. What does Heilbroner think is strange about ancient civilizations?
(a) There was no plan for survival.
(b) There were no rulers.
(c) There were no economists.
(d) There was no currency.
Short Answer Questions
1. Ricardo was the son of a Jewish merchant banker from _________. (fill in the blank)
2. Who wrote the Tableau Economique?
3. By what year had crops reached near famine levels in England?
4. _________ was based on true wealth only being created in agriculture. (fill in the blank)
5. According to Heilbroner, economists changed the world not through __________, but through power of their ideas. (fill in the blank)
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