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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. How does division of labor affect the time required for the manufacturing process?
(a) It reduces the time between a workman's different tasks.
(b) It lengthens the time of production while producing a better product.
(c) It lengthens the overall time of production.
(d) It reduces the time for a product to be completed.

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 truck, barter, and exchange.
(b) If there were no difference of talent.
(c) If there were no manufacturers of commodities.
(d) If there were no organized society.

3. How many times more goods on a broad-wheeled wagon can be carried from London to Edinburgh by water-carriage in the same amount of time?
(a) 50.
(b) 55.
(c) 40.
(d) 45.

4. What kind of person depends chiefly on the benevolence of this fellow citizens?
(a) A beggar.
(b) A child.
(c) An unemployed man.
(d) A woman.

5. How are the dispositions that form the difference of talents of various professions considered?
(a) They are considered obstacles to overcome.
(b) They are considered a hindrance to progress.
(c) They are considered useful.
(d) They are considered inconsequential.

Short Answer Questions

1. What encourages every man to apply himself to an occupation and cultivate whatever talent he may possess for that particular business?

2. Who are most likely to make improvements upon or invent new machines for manufacture?

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

4. How long would it take for a broad-wheeled wagon, attended by two men, and drawn by eight horses, to carry four tons of goods between London and Edinburgh?

5. What is a common characteristic for a workman under division of labor?

(see the answer key)

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