Inventor of Capitalism Quiz
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What is the central idea behind capitalism?

  • Government ownership of all businesses
  • Encouraging businesses to hurt other businesses
  • Allowing businesses to flourish without restraint (correct)
  • Restricting businesses for collective economic prosperity
  • What is a key factor that should impact business actions and products under capitalism?

  • Government legislation
  • Communist ideology
  • Increase in demand (correct)
  • Decrease in supply
  • What distinguishes capitalism from communism based on the text?

  • Government control over business operations
  • Allowing innovative businesses to flourish (correct)
  • Acceptance of government restrictions on businesses
  • Encouragement of collective economic prosperity
  • In capitalism, what is looked down upon in relation to business operations?

    <p>Government restrictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the invention of modern capitalism according to the text?

    <p>Multiple political and economic commentators during the Age of Enlightenment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some foundational elements of the theory of capitalism mentioned in the text?

    <p>Ancient concepts of supply and demand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which economic theory requires restricting businesses and private industries for overall economic growth?

    <p><em>Communism</em></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary economic system used in Europe during the medieval period?

    <p>Feudalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the key factors that contributed to the decline of the feudal system in Europe?

    <p>The Protestant Reformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What economic theory did Adam Smith, known as the 'Father of Economics', propose?

    <p>Capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key principle of Adam Smith's capitalist theory?

    <p>Laissez-faire or 'hands-off' economics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary driver of business practices and products in Adam Smith's capitalist theory?

    <p>The 'Invisible Hand' of supply and demand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one of the key historical developments that contributed to the rise of modern capitalism?

    <p>The Enlightenment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the government in Adam Smith's capitalist theory?

    <p>The government had a limited role in the private economy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the relationship between the rise of capitalism and the decline of the feudal system in Europe?

    <p>The decline of feudalism was a necessary precondition for the rise of capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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