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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. Which Mediterranean country seems to have been the first in which either agriculture or manufacturers were cultivated and improved to any considerable degree?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Greece.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Italy.

2. A part of which area was included in ancient Scythia?
(a) Siam.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Euxine.
(d) Siberia.

3. What causes the difference between a philosopher and a street porter?
(a) Natural talent and propensity.
(b) Habit, custom, and education.
(c) Opportunity, talent, and birth.
(d) Birth, income, and upbringing.

4. What can be said for division of labor for all kinds of manufacturing?
(a) Machines replace many workmen who are moved to other jobs.
(b) The quality of products manufactured are improved greatly.
(c) Division of labor does not affect the quantity of products manufactured.
(d) Many individuals and processes come together to complete a product.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the text say about the difference of the natural talents in men?

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

3. Which is not a reason for the increase of the quantity of work under division of labor?

4. What three ways do we obtain from one another the greater part of those mutual good offices which we stand in need of?

5. What limits the extent of the division of labor?

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