Chapter 307. Quiz for Document 23-1

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Chapter 23: The Revolution in Energy and Industry 1760–1850
Quiz for Document 23-1: Thomas Malthus Predicts Demographic Collapse

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Question 307.1

Correct. The answer is a. Malthus argued that population growth would always outstrip the ability of humans to increase the food supply. He believed that the rapid population growth of the eighteenth century was the prelude to famine and mass starvation.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Malthus argued that population growth would always outstrip the ability of humans to increase the food supply. He believed that the rapid population growth of the eighteenth century was the prelude to famine and mass starvation.
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Question 307.2

Correct. The answer is d. Malthus argued that the laborers and the poor often bore the brunt of the cycle of human reproduction and food production.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Malthus argued that the laborers and the poor often bore the brunt of the cycle of human reproduction and food production.
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Question 307.3

Correct. The answer is b. One of the consequences of food shortage and excess population growth was that fewer people married and raised families.
Incorrect. The answer is b. One of the consequences of food shortage and excess population growth was that fewer people married and raised families.
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Question 307.4

Correct. The answer is a. Malthus wrote in response to some “speculations on the perfectibility of man and of society” and said that while he respected such opinions and hoped to see them come about, he did not think this was possible given his theories on population growth.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Malthus wrote in response to some “speculations on the perfectibility of man and of society” and said that while he respected such opinions and hoped to see them come about, he did not think this was possible given his theories on population growth.
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