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C) Using outdated statistical models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