Chapter 4 -- Quiz -- General

Thomas Piketty, Capital in the 21st Century (Harvard University Press 2014)

Patrick Toche

Question 1

  1. On the eve of the American civil war (1861-1865), there were 4 million slaves, for a total human population of 30 million. In the 'confederate' states of the south, slaves accounted for 40% of a population of 10 million.

  2. On the eve of the American civil war (1961-1965), there were 40 million slaves, for a total human population of 300 million. In the 'confederate' states of the south, slaves accounted for 40% of a population of 100 million.

  3. On the eve of the American civil war (1761-1765), there were 1 million slaves, for a total human population of 10 million. In the 'confederate' states of the south, slaves accounted for 50% of a population of 2 million.

  4. On the eve of the American civil war (1861-1865), there were 40 million slaves, for a total human population of 300 million. In the 'union' states of the north, slaves accounted for 40% of a population of 100 million.

  5. On the eve of the American civil war (1761-1765), there were 1 million slaves, for a total human population of 10 million. In the 'union' states of the north, slaves accounted for 50% of a population of 2 million.