The Worldly Philosophers Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Worldly Philosophers Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ is concerned with finding some reason for the cosmos. (fill in the blank)
(a) Religion.
(b) Natural Theology.
(c) Ethics.
(d) Moral Philosophy.

2. What did all of the these economists do?
(a) Influenced a king.
(b) Wrote a book.
(c) Never married.
(d) Died penniless.

3. "Each should do what was to his best monetary advantage" describes what system?
(a) Authority.
(b) Market.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Religion.

4. What is the most worldly of all man's activities, according to Heilbroner?
(a) The need for food.
(b) The drive for companionship.
(c) The need for religion.
(d) The drive for wealth.

5. John Stuart Mill's book was written when he was in his forties. What is the name of the book?
(a) Essay on the Principles of Population.
(b) Principles of Political Economy.
(c) Principles of Economic Success.
(d) The Wealth of Nations.

6. Eighteenth-century England thought the population to be somewhere around 5.5 million people, and it was not expected to double for approximately how many years?
(a) Two hundred years.
(b) Six hundred years.
(c) Five hundred years.
(d) Seven hundred years.

7. Who failed to recognize the wealth creating ability of labor?
(a) Hume.
(b) Locke.
(c) Smith.
(d) Quesnay.

8. Where was Adam Smith educated?
(a) University of England.
(b) Oxford.
(c) University of Glasgow.
(d) Harvard.

9. It is the forces of ______ that make the market function according to Adam Smith. (fill in the blank)
(a) Competition.
(b) Gold.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Nature.

10. According to Mills, there would be a gradual disappearance of what?
(a) Wages.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Factories.

11. Adam Smith was considered a non-conformist because he refused to do what before classes?
(a) Dress.
(b) Lecture.
(c) Prepare.
(d) Pray.

12. Assigning tasks by command to ensure that all necessary tasks are performed is what type of system?
(a) Religion.
(b) Authority.
(c) Tradition.
(d) Market.

13. How many years did it take Adam Smith to finish The Wealth of Nations?
(a) Fourteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Twelve.

14. According to Heilbroner, economists changed the world not through __________, but through power of their ideas. (fill in the blank)
(a) Force.
(b) Mischief.
(c) Laughter.
(d) Wealth.

15. Dr. Richard Price felt that the population had declined by how much?
(a) 30%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 20%.

Short Answer Questions

1. Heilbroner describes a trial of a wealthy man before the church in Boston in what year?

2. Only because man is ___________ he has succeeded. (fill in the blank)

3. In Mills' model, wages would rise as a result of accumulation of capital. Eventually, the accumulation process would come to an end and enter what stage?

4. Heilbroner begins the book by saying it is limited to a small number of men who did more for history with _________ than famous men did. (fill in the blank)

5. What are economists considered by the rules of schoolboy history books?

(see the answer keys)

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