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Foundations of Economics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The social science that studies the choices of people trying to satisfy their wants in a world of scarcity.

a)

Economics

b)

Psychology

c)

Sociology

d)

Political Science

2.

The condition in which our wants are greater than the amount of goods available

a)

Surplus

b)

Scarcity

c)

Economics

d)

Utility

3.

The word Economists use to measure happiness

a)

Demand

b)

Supply

c)

Utility

d)

Scarcity

4.

A choice

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Economics

d)

Trade-off

5.

The most highly valued opportunity or alternative forfeited when a choice is made

a)

Opportunity Cost

b)

Economics

c)

Scarcity

d)

Trade-off

6.

Shows all possible combinations of two goods that an economy can produce in a certain period of time

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Production Possibilities Frontier

d)

Scarcity

7.

A way to decide who gets what portion of all the resources and goods available

a)

Economics

b)

Scarcity

c)

Rationing

d)

Trade-off

8.

Motivates a person to take an action

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Trade-off

d)

Incentive

9.

The word that means "additional" in Economics

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

Utility

d)

Marginal

10.

Products that are available to buy in an economy to satisfy wants

a)

Goods

b)

Resources

c)

Land

d)

Services

11.

Tasks that you pay other people to perform for you

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Resources

d)

Land

12.

What people use to produce goods and services such as land, labor and capital

a)

Resources

b)

Goods

c)

Services

d)

Economics

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions of Economics?

a)

What to produce?

b)

How to produce it?

c)

For whom to produce?

d)

Who will profit from it?

14.

The type of economic system that the United States has

a)

Traditional

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

15.

He is the "Father of Economics"

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

16.

He is the "Father of Communism".

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Adam Smith

17.

What is the current GDP of the United States?

a)

$19.49 Trillion

b)

$19.49 Billion

c)

$19.49 Million

d)

$19.49 Thousand

18.

Signs that show how an economy is doing are called economic

a)

indicators

b)

options

c)

signs

d)

signals

19.

The determinants of demand include all of the following except :

a)

the cost of raw materials

b)

customer's tastes

c)

the number of customers

d)

the price of related products

20.

The idea that government control of the economy is not needed is called

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Invisible Hand Theory

21.

A market is any place

a)

where buyers and sellers meet

b)

with a "for sale" sign

c)

that sells fruit

d)

where only sellers have a supply of goods to sell

22.

The current unemployment rate in the US is

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

5%

d)

3.8%

23.

The population of the US is

a)

1 billion

b)

500 million

c)

325 million

d)

250 million

24.

Which economic terms explain why it's so hard to get into certain colleges?

a)

wants and needs

b)

resources and services

c)

capitalism and socialism

d)

supply and demand

25.

The most commonly used rationing device is

a)

rock, paper, scissors

b)

price

c)

war

d)

raffle

26.

The Law of Supply states that as prices increase, supply will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

27.

The Law of Demand states that as prices increase, demand will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain the same

28.

On the TV series Lost, how did the castaways end up on the island?

a)

boat crash

b)

magic

c)

train

d)

plane crash

29.

Katie's mom pays her an allowance when she completes her chores. This is called

a)

Supply and Demand

b)

Economic Indicator

c)

Rationing

d)

An incentive

30.

Economics

a)

is sooooooo boring

b)

is all about math

c)

shows me how the world is connected

d)

is something that no one needs to know about