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The Mercantilists’

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mercantilism idea define wealth in a country ____

a)

by the amount of gross domestic product (GDP)

b)

in accumulated amount of gold and silver

c)

by net trade

d)

none of above

2.

Identify non factor to obtain "wealth" by the mercantilism idea

a)

Extraction from naturally occurring stocks

b)

Exporting more goods and services

c)

Domestic production subsidies policy

d)

Imposing less import tariff

3.

Mercantilism idea concludes that export should be less than import in order to become rich country.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The wealth of one country must come at the expenses of another country

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Identify policy suggested by mercantilism idea

a)

Promote positive trade balance

b)

Promote more Export Tariff

c)

Imposing less protectionism

d)

Influence residence to import more goods and services

6.

Identify factor(s) that mercantilism view as "wealth".

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Bronze

d)

Paper Notes

7.

The wealth of one country must come at the expenses of another country

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Why mercantilism never really went away?

a)

Most country still imposing protectionism

b)

Other trade policy is not reasonable

c)

Because mercantilism idea includes paper notes as their wealth measurement

d)

None of above

9.

The mercantilism idea was the dominant during what centuries?

a)

Before 16th

b)

17th and 18th

c)

19th and 20th

d)

20th and 21st

10.

The mercantilism idea is an example of

a)

A philosophical theory

b)

A social theory

c)

An economic theory

d)

A political theory