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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 so different as so never to be changeable.
(b) That talent is natural and cannot be cultivated or improved.
(c) That all men have unique talents unto themselves.
(d) That they are not really that different.

2. According to the text, what does this saying describe: "Give me that which I want, and you shall have this which you want"?
(a) A business propostion.
(b) A fair trade.
(c) A bargain.
(d) A mutual offer.

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

4. What does the division of labor do for a manufacturer?
(a) It decreases the productive powers of labor.
(b) It simplifies the productive powers of labor.
(c) It increases the productive powers of labor.
(d) It complicates the productive powers of labor.

5. In the ancient world, what was considered a most wonderful and dangerous exploit of navigation?
(a) To sail with a woman on board.
(b) To sail down an unknown coast.
(c) To not invoke the gods' blessings on the journey.
(d) To sail out of the Streights of Gibraltar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of business does not lend itself to many subdivisions of labor?

2. How are the dispositions that form the difference of talents of various professions considered?

3. What is one consequence for society where the division of labor is practiced?

4. 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?

5. What opens an even more extensive market to every sort of industry?

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