Unit 8: Final Exam
Due Jul 28 at 11:59pm
Points 200
Questions 51
Time Limit 180 Minutes
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Question 1
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The mercantilist school is dated roughly:
1500-1776
1756-1776
1776-1871
1520-1683
Question 2
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For mercantilists, the wealth of a nation was determined by what?
The amount of bullion possessed.
The quantity of goods and services produced.
Only the quantity of goods produced; services were not considered wealth.
The amount of labor available for production.
Question 3
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How did Thomas Mun view the issue of England’s balance of trade?
A nation should have a trade surplus in every type of good traded internationally.
A nation should have a trade surplus with every nation with which it trades.
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the outflow of gold caused by a trade surplus will cause prices to rise and imports to fall.
the inflow of gold caused by a trade surplus will cause prices to fall and imports in increase.
the inflow of gold caused by a trade surplus will cause prices to rise and imports to increase.
Question 9
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The classical school is dated:
1500-1776
1756-1776
1776-1871
1756-1848
Question 10
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Who wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, published in 1776?
Adam Smith
David Hume
Sir William Petty
Francois Quesney
Question 11
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Adam Smith articulated the advantages of a division of labor. Which of the following was not one of the reas
Workers increase their skills by performing a single task repeatedly.
Workers will be happier in their work, and thus more productive.
Workers save time by not having to change tasks or move to a new work station.
It promotes technological advances in capital once specialization makes tasks routine.
Question 12
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The key to the invisible hand turning self interest into the social good is:
competition.
extensive government regulation.
cooperative economic behavior.
divine intervention.
Question 13
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