Comparing Economic Systems

Look at the picture included on the first page of the article. Which of the following best describes the author's purpose for including the image?

• To provide the reader with a visual of life modern day Soviet Union.

• To inform the reader that in the 1920s the Soviet Union was a communist country.

• To persuade the reader to visit the Soviet Union.

• To inform the reader about the Bolsheviks in the Soviet Union.

Which of the following BEST describes how the article is structured?

• Sequence - the article describes or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something or make something.

• Cause / Effect - the article explains WHY something happened and WHAT happened as a result.

• Problem / Solution - the article explains a problem(s) and provides one or more possible solutions.

• Description - the article explains a topic, idea, person, place, or thing by listing features, characteristics or examples.

• Compare / Contrast - the article shows how two or more things are alike how they are different.

Which of the following is the BEST explanation for why the article is divided into 4 sections?

• To help the reader understand the content without having to read the entire article.

• To inform the reader about the four central topics being presented in the article.

• To help the writer determine the order in which the topics are presented.

• To help the writer take up more space with the article.

Which of the following BEST describes the author's purpose for writing

• To inform the reader about three specific types of economic systems.

• To entertain the reader with personal stories related to capitalism, communism, and socialism.

• To inform the reader about the influence Karl Marx had on modern economic systems.

• To persuade the reader to advocate for a Socialist United States of America.

Listing the essential questions answered by any economic system at the beginning of the article helps to BEST establish which

• Inspirational

• Regretful

• Informative

• Formal

The author refers to Karl Marx as the "father of communism". What inference might the author want the reader to make based on this phrase?

• Karl Marx had children who grew up in a communist society.

• Karl Marx created the idea of economic systems.

• Karl Marx had a lot of ideas about how to improve the idea of capitalism.

• Karl Marx created the idea of communism.

Which of the following BEST describes why the author uses the personified phrases "Capitalism says" and "Communism says".

• To help create a visual image of the ideas of capitalism and communism.

• To help create a frightening tone.

• To help clarify the point that the rules of economic systems are made and enforced by citizens of the society.

• To persuade people to use their voices and stand up against capitalism and communism.

On the last page of the article, the author uses the phrase "like communism" in order to

• Alert the reader that a contrast is going to be made.

• Transition from describing capitalism into a description of communism.

• Alert the reader that a comparison is going to be made.

• Let the reader know that Socialism is a negative type of economic system.

According to the article, why did Karl Marx think the economic system of the world would change?

• He believed the system of supply and demand failed at keeping prices from changing.

• He believed the poor of the world would rise up and demand a system that treated them fairly.

• He believed a system run by the government would prove to be the most profitable

• He believed competition among businesses created a system that lowered their production.

Based on the article, which of the following is MOST important to all economic systems?

• economic freedom

• factors of production

• equal distribution of wealth

• government-owned services