chapter 7

Which of the following represents the notion of Plato?

• Emphasis upon the increase in economic efficiency

• Division of labour based on specification

• Division of labour based on a class system

• money was invented as a commodity

"Any commodity could serve as money" Which of the following Muslim scholars regards this as a matter of convention?

• Al-Ghazali

• Ibn Taymiyah

• Ibn Khaldun

• Abu Yusuf

A collection of Greek letters known as Sirr al-Asrar and it ascribed to Aristotle. Which of the following are NOT the Islamic elements included in the book incorporated by Al-Turtushi?

• waqf

• sacrifice

• condemnation of extreme poverty

• prohibition of extravagance and wastage

What is the concept that encompasses all human affairs and economic which establishes close link between individual and society?

• Musyarakah

• ithar

• tazkiyah

• Maslahah

What are the causes of the lack of interest in economic subject in early medieval Christian West?

• the miserable condition of society

• Christianity encouraged man's engagement in economic enterprise

• There have been no problem in economic activities

• the absence of political problem

What factors led to the radical change in economic thinking during the twelfth and thirteenth century C.E.?

• Invention of the printing press

• Discovery of Aristotle's writings

• Introduction of Roman Law

• Spread of Buddhism

According to Professor Jacob Viner, what contributed to the synthesis of Christian moral theology in the thirteenth century?

• Bible teachings

• Chinese philosophy

• Viking mythology

• Mayan traditions

What facilitated the development of economic thought among the scholastics according to Schumpeter?

• Study of Aztec civilization

• Invention of the abacus

• Rediscovery of Egyptian hieroglyphics

• Access to Aristotle's thought

Who played a role in filtering Aristotle's writings into the intellectual world of western Christianity during the twelfth century?

• Mongols

• Jewish scholars

• Vikings

• Incas

Which element was considered new among the synthesis of Christian moral theology during the thirteenth century?

• Norse legends

• Egyptian mythology

• Greek philosophy

• Aztec rituals