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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the text say about the difference of the natural talents in men?
(a) That they are not really that different.
(b) That all men have unique talents unto themselves.
(c) That talent is natural and cannot be cultivated or improved.
(d) That they are so different as so never to be changeable.

2. Under what circumstance would every man have to perform exactly the same duties and do exactly the same work?
(a) If there were no difference of talent.
(b) If there were no manufacturers of commodities.
(c) If there were no truck, barter, and exchange.
(d) If there were no organized society.

3. Which country's inland navigation caused its early improvement?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Italy.
(d) Greece.

4. How are a philosopher and a street porter the same?
(a) Their first six years of life would have been very similar.
(b) Their family life would be very similar.
(c) Their goals for life would be very similar.
(d) Their desire and motivations would be very similar.

5. In what country is the Ganges River?
(a) Italy.
(b) India.
(c) Bengal.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can be said for division of labor for all kinds of manufacturing?

2. How does division of labor affect the time required for the manufacturing process?

3. Why are the silks of France better and cheaper than those of England?

4. How did the idea of division of labor come about?

5. What kind of person depends chiefly on the benevolence of this fellow citizens?

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