The Great Divergence (book) - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was The Great Divergence published?
A) 2005
B) 1998
C) 2000
D) 2002
  • 2. Who is the author of The Great Divergence?
A) Max Weber
B) Princeton University
C) Prasannan Parthasarathi
D) Kenneth Pomeranz
  • 3. According to Pomeranz, when did Western Europe begin to move ahead of Asia?
A) During the mid-19th century
B) After 1800
C) In the early 18th century
D) Before 1700
  • 4. Which specific Asian region does Pomeranz compare to Western Europe?
A) The Yangtze Delta
B) The Pearl River Delta
C) The Sichuan Basin
D) The Yellow River Valley
  • 5. What two factors does Pomeranz credit for Western Europe's move ahead of Asia?
A) Coal and colonial possessions
B) Protestant ethics and banking
C) Steam engines and democracy
D) Maritime laws and textile trade
  • 6. Which prize did the book win in 2000?
A) Nobel Prize
B) John K. Fairbank Prize
C) National Book Award
D) Pulitzer Prize
  • 7. The book is associated with which school of economic history?
A) Frankfurt School
B) Austrian School
C) California School
D) Chicago School
  • 8. Which thinker is mentioned as representing Euro-centric arguments of the 1900s?
A) Max Weber
B) David Ricardo
C) Karl Marx
D) Adam Smith
  • 9. What did Prasannan Parthasarathi specifically praise in his review?
A) Biographical details of inventors
B) Analysis of military strategies
C) Political theories of imperialism
D) Ecological and labor data
  • 10. What did Parthasarathi critique regarding Pomeranz's argument?
A) The emphasis on ecological factors
B) The lack of data on trade
C) The focus on the Yangtze Delta
D) The dismissal of colonial influence
  • 11. What evidence did Parthasarathi use to challenge the ecological limit theory?
A) Rising labor costs
B) High agricultural output
C) Steady charcoal prices
D) Declining coal production
  • 12. According to Parthasarathi, what was a key driver in the reliance on coal?
A) Technological innovations
B) Warfare
C) Government regulations
D) Mass immigration
  • 13. Which book by Max Weber is cited as a representative of Euro-centric arguments?
A) The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
B) General Economic History
C) The Sociology of Religion
D) Economy and Society
  • 14. What did Parthasarathi praise Pomeranz for avoiding?
A) Ignoring Asian trade routes
B) Projecting 19th-century decline into the 18th century
C) Overstating the role of Britain
D) Using outdated statistical models
  • 15. Who published The Great Divergence?
A) Princeton University Press
B) Harvard University Press
C) Oxford University Press
D) Cambridge University Press
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