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The Slave Economy and Wealth Distribution Quiz
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The Slave Economy and Wealth Distribution Quiz

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According to the text, in a slave economy where slave owners participate in the production of wealth using their capital property, what determines the distribution of wealth among slave owners?

  • The amount of land each slave owner possesses
  • The amount of labor power each slave owner possesses
  • The amount of capital property each slave owner possesses
  • The number of slaves each slave owner possesses (correct)

    • According to the text, in a slave economy where slave owners do not contribute their own labor, who is entitled to a larger share of the total wealth produced?

  • The slave owner with the most animals
  • The slave owner with the most land
  • The slave owner with the most slaves
  • The slave owner with the most productive capital (correct)

    • According to the text, how do the slave economies Alpha and Beta differ?

  • Alpha has more animals (correct)
  • Alpha has more land
  • Alpha has more productive capital
  • Alpha has more slaves

    • According to the text, which of the following is a factor that contributes to the greater productivity of one economy compared to another?

    <p>The use of animal power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what is the relationship between the contribution of labor and other forms of property in an industrial economy?

    <p>The contribution of labor is no greater than other forms of property</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what may laboring men need to use in order to obtain a reasonable subsistence or a decent standard of living?

    <p>The power of labor unions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, when would the distributive share paid out to the owners of capital be less than the productive use of their property has justly earned for them?

    <p>When laboring men receive more than they have justly earned</p> Signup and view all the answers

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