The Worldly Philosophers Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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The Worldly Philosophers Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what university was Adam Smith on the faculty?
(a) University of Glasgow.
(b) University of England.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Oxford.

3. By what year had crops reached near famine levels in England?
(a) 1801.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1813.

4. Heilbroner believes economists wield power greater than _________. (fill in the blank)
(a) Sword and scepter.
(b) Kings.
(c) God.
(d) Armies.

5. Who started New Lanark?
(a) The Duke of York.
(b) Robert Owen.
(c) Charles Fourier.
(d) Count Henri de Rouvroy de Saint-Simone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ricardo's job?

2. What year was The Wealth of Nations published?

3. According to Heilbroner, economists changed the world not through __________, but through power of their ideas. (fill in the blank)

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

5. Owen's idea was totally contrary to the doctrine of _________. (fill in the blank)

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Heilbroner find it strange that people don't know about the worldly philosophers?

2. What were the beliefs of the Saint-Simonians?

3. Why did opponents of humanitarian legislation propose Smith's idea of laissez-faire?

4. What was Owen's idea to combat poverty?

5. How was English society divided at the time of Adam Smith?

6. What was the premise of Adam Smith's first book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments?

7. What was the market system?

8. What led to the introduction of a poor-relief bill and what did it encourage?

9. What is the greatest danger to survival in an advanced society?

10. What is the proof that there is not a perfect solution to man's survival?

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