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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. According to Heilbroner, economists changed the world not through __________, but through power of their ideas. (fill in the blank)
(a) Wealth.
(b) Mischief.
(c) Force.
(d) Laughter.
2. What was the title of Adam Smith's first book?
(a) The Theory of Moral Philosophy.
(b) The Wealth of Nations.
(c) Essay on the Principles of Population.
(d) The Theory of Moral Sentiments.
3. Assigning tasks by command to ensure that all necessary tasks are performed is what type of system?
(a) Market.
(b) Authority.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Religion.
4. Heilbroner believes economists wield power greater than _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Kings.
(b) Sword and scepter.
(c) Armies.
(d) God.
5. 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 Accumulation.
(b) Law of Assimilation.
(c) Law of Population.
(d) Law of Economics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The first stop on Heilbroner's description of how economists became necessary to society is France in what year?
2. What took care of early man's inner conflict between himself and the group?
3. Who wrote the Tableau Economique?
4. Dr. Richard Price felt that the population had declined by how much?
5. Heilbroner says the work of economist is both exciting and _________. (fill in the blank)
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