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The Role of Banks in Our Economy

Authored by Melissa Anderson

Business

9th - 12th Grade

FIN-BII 2 covered

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The Role of Banks in Our Economy
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of a bank?

Issuing credit cards

Accepting deposits and making loans

Providing financial counseling

Selling insurance products

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the primary reserves that banks keep to meet their reserve requirement?

Deposits from customers

Stocks and bonds

Cash, deposits due from other banks, and reserves required by the Federal Reserve System

Government bonds and securities

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the phenomenon called when the original deposit creates a multiplier effect in the banking system?

Multiplier effect

Reserve effect

Deposit expansion

Bank lending cycle

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do banks earn money from the interest rate they receive on the loans they make?

They receive dividends from their shareholders

They earn fees for customer services

They earn interest on the securities they hold

They make money from the spread

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main role of the Federal Reserve in controlling the money supply?

Facilitating the flow of money in local communities

Regulating banks to ensure they meet public needs

Issuing bank charters for public need and convenience

Contracting or expanding the money supply by raising or lowering banks' reserve requirements

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main buffer against losses for a bank?

Government bonds

Customer deposits

Interest income

Equity capital

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the action of taking deposits and making loans called?

Financial intermediation

Deposit expansion

Bank lending cycle

Reserve effect

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