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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. What has played a central role in population control in the Western hemisphere?
(a) Disease.
(b) War.
(c) Governments.
(d) Birth control.

2. To Heilbroner, what is the common denominator at the core of these men with diverse backgrounds?
(a) Intellect.
(b) Curiosity.
(c) Greed.
(d) Wisdom.

3. In The Wealth of Nations, _________ are used as examples of how the market functions. (fill in the blank)
(a) Gloves and shoes.
(b) Rents and costs.
(c) Boots and hats.
(d) Corn and wheat.

4. Smith was a firm believer in _______________, or leave the market alone. (fill in the blank)
(a) Laissez-faire.
(b) Physiocracy.
(c) Agricracy.
(d) Macroeconomics.

5. What year was The Wealth of Nations published?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1723.
(c) 1758.
(d) 1759.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the economists featured in the book made their own fortune?

2. Malthus continued to work on his theory of population and the food supply and assumed that humans could double their number every _________. (fill in the blank)

3. What took care of early man's inner conflict between himself and the group?

4. Most of the featured economists could never master _________. (fill in the blank)

5. What is the biggest danger facing a modern community?

(see the answer key)

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