Question 1

Hardin ("The Tragedy of the Commons") strongly objects to ideas put forward by whom in his 1776 publication, Wealth of Nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  Andrew Carnegie 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  Andrew Carnegie B

Question 2

One solution to the "Tragedy of the Commons" is

Accepted Answer

A)  abolish private property and distribute all things according to the greatest needs. 
B)  appeal to people's conscience to do the right thing. 
C)  impose policies, restrictions, taxes, or penalties to regulate the use of "the commons." 
D)  technological innovation directed at solving new and age-old problems. 
A)  abolish private property and distribute all things according to the greatest needs. 
B)  appeal to people's conscience to do the right thing. 
C)  impose policies, restrictions, taxes, or penalties to regulate the use of "the commons." 
D)  technological innovation directed at solving new and age-old problems. C

Question 3

The "commons" Hardin talks about in "The Tragedy of the Commons" is

Accepted Answer

A)  the student union in his university, where all students congregate but there is little interaction across racial and ethnic lines, hence the "tragedy". 
B)  the many public executions and lynchings that took place in town squares during the era of Jim Crow (between the Civil War and the modern civil rights movement). 
C)  almost anything that can be ruined by individuals pursuing their own self interest, heedless of the costs this has on the things we all share or have "in common". 
D)  the land available to everyone in pre-Industrial England where wood could be gathered and animals could be grazed-land that was taken away by rich and powerful elites, hence the "tragedy". 
A)  the student union in his university, where all students congregate but there is little interaction across racial and ethnic lines, hence the "tragedy". 
B)  the many public executions and lynchings that took place in town squares during the era of Jim Crow (between the Civil War and the modern civil rights movement). 
C)  almost anything that can be ruined by individuals pursuing their own self interest, heedless of the costs this has on the things we all share or have "in common". 
D)  the land available to everyone in pre-Industrial England where wood could be gathered and animals could be grazed-land that was taken away by rich and powerful elites, hence the "tragedy". C

Question 4

The topic Hardin ("The Tragedy of the Commons") builds his discussion around, but does not confine his analysis to, is

Accepted Answer

A)  global population growth. 
B)  industrial agriculture. 
C)  declining test scores among American school children. 
D)  family values. 
A)  global population growth. 
B)  industrial agriculture. 
C)  declining test scores among American school children. 
D)  family values.

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One solution to the "Tragedy of the Commons" is

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