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Economics Unit 1 Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of ______________

a)

Money

b)

How to get rich

c)

Consequences and Punishments

d)

Choices

2.

Scarcity is

a)

Whatever you are giving up to do something.

b)

The study of production, employment, prices, and policies on a nationwide scale

c)

The tension caused by infinite wants and finite resources.

d)

A set of external motivators that help people make choices.

3.

Opportunity cost is

a)

Whatever you are giving up to do something.

b)

The study of production, employment, prices, and policies on a nationwide scale

c)

The tension caused by infinite wants and finite resources.

d)

A set of external motivators that help people make choices.

4.

Incentives are ______________

a)

A set of external motivators that help people make choices.

b)

Whatever you are giving up to do something.

c)

The tension caused by infinite wants and finite resources.

d)

The study of production, employment, prices, and policies on a nationwide scale

5.

What are the four types of resources? Choose all that apply?

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship.

6.

Oil, water, and wood are examples of ______________ resources.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

7.

Oprah Winfrey, Guy Fieri, and Steve Jobs are examples of ______________ resources.

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

8.

Hammers, pencils, and computers are examples of ______________ .

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

9.

Teachers, construction workers, and mechanics are examples of ______________ .

a)

Land

b)

Labor

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

10.

Our resources are finite and our wants are infinite is _______________________.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Opportunity Cost

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

11.

When we make a choice the option we give up is the ______________________________.

a)

Scarcity

b)

Opportunity Cost

c)

Capital

d)

Entrepreneurship

12.

True or false: Scarcity and opportunity cost can be found in every economic example

a)

True

b)

False

13.

________________________ are a set of external motivators that help people make choices.

a)

Incentives

b)

Opportunity Cost

c)

Scarcity

d)

Finite Resources

14.

True or False: Whenever we are REWARDED something in order to change our economic choices are negative incentives.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False: Whenever we are PUNISHED in order to change our economic choices are Negative Incentives

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Is the following a positive or negative incentive? Brandon got a 50% on his history exam. His mom grounded him for the weekend so he would work on improving his grade.

a)

Positive Incentive

b)

Negative Incentive

c)

Neutral Incentive

17.

Is the following a positive or negative incentive? Ms. Matthews class brought in the most pop-tabs for charity. She rewarded his class with a pizza party in May.

a)

Positive Incentive

b)

Negative Incentive

c)

Neutral Incentive

18.

About 30,000 people die a year from car accidents. A solution could be to destroy all cars. We don't do that because of ________________ and _________________.

a)

Positive and negative incentives

b)

Scarcity and opportunity cost

c)

Determinate of cost and choices

19.

Gold is considered two types of resources. What TWO types of resources is Gold considered?

a)

Labor

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Land

d)

Capital

20.

A factory Owner is considered two types of resources. What TWO types of resources is a factory owner considered?

a)

Labor

b)

Entrepreneurship

c)

Land

d)

Capital