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Money and Banking

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 3hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Money of another country

a)

insurance

b)

refund

c)

bargain

d)

foreign currency

2.

A special machine through which you can do bank transactions like withdrawing money. There may or may not be a fee involved.

a)

Cash dispenser

b)

Automated Teller Machine

c)

Cashpoint

d)

Electronic Fund Transfer

3.

The most numerous kind of bank used by most people for checking accounts, savings accounts, and loans

a)

Savings and Loan

b)

Merchant bank

c)

Commercial or Retail bank

d)

Central bank

4.

The coins and paper bills used as money in a society

a)

Prices

b)

Currency

c)

Bond

d)

Checks

5.

A small plastic card that allows you to borrow money to make purchases which must be paid back, usually with interest.

a)

Debit card

b)

Credit card

c)

Cash card

d)

Gift Card

6.

A special plastic card that allows you to purchase items using money from your checking account.

a)

Credit card

b)

Cash card

c)

Debit card

d)

Gift Card

7.

Taking more money out of your bank account than you had in it.

a)

Loan

b)

Mortgage

c)

Debt

d)

Overdraft

8.

What is one difference between Banks and Credit Unions?

a)

Banks have Checking accounts and Credit Unions have Savings Accounts

b)

Banks are for profit. Credit Unions are Non-profit.

c)

Banks can give loans and Credit Unions cannot

d)

Credit Unions allow everyone to join and Banks are selective

9.

What agencies insure banks and credit unions?

a)

IRS and DHS

b)

DHS and FDIC

c)

FDIC and NCUA

d)

NCUA and FICA

10.

_____________ is a bank that, among other things, can lend money to other banks.

a)

Congress

b)

Central Bank

c)

Department of the Interior

d)

National Bank

11.

_____________ is money by government decree, has no alternative value

a)

Gold standard

b)

Specie

c)

Barter

d)

Fiat money

12.

_____________ are a paper currency issued by the FED. this is the real name for our bills.

a)

Specie

b)

Federal Reserve Notes

c)

Disney bucks

d)

Shilling

13.

____________ a system in which currency could be exchanged for a certain amount of gold.

a)

Legal tender

b)

Gold Standard

c)

FDIC

d)

Specie

14.

__________ is a designation printed on paper currency that says it must be accepted as payment

a)

Barter

b)

Fiat

c)

Legal tender

d)

Specie

15.

Which is a good synonym for the word "BARTER" in the term barter economy?

a)

trade

b)

fiat

c)

monetary

d)

specie

16.

Which of the following is one of the three FUNCTIONS of money?

a)

scarcity

b)

portability

c)

divisibility

d)

store of value

17.

You can easily carry money in a pocket or a purse. This reflects what CHARACTERISTIC of money?

a)

durability

b)

legal tender

c)

divisibility

d)

portability

18.

Which of these can cost you money in large interest payments?

a)

a debit card

b)

a credit card

c)

a checking account

d)

a savings account

19.
Because it must withstand the wear and tear of every day use, money must be:
a)
Portable
b)
Durable
c)
Divisible
d)
Accepted
20.

Because fruit goes bad quickly, it is not a good ________________________ and we would not want to use it as money.

a)

Medium of exchange

b)

Units of account

c)

Store of value

21.

The simple interest formula is I=Prt. The P represents the principal. What is PRINCIPAL in an economic sense?

a)

the amount of money borrowed or deposited

b)

the percent interest for his year

c)

the head administrator of a school

d)

the amount the bank owes you for being a customer at their bank

22.

Emilio borrows $1200 from a bank with 8% simple interest per year. How much will he have to pay back total in 2 years? (I=prt, then add I to p to get the answer)

a)

$150

b)

$192

c)

$1350

d)

$1392

23.
To trade goods or services without the use of money is....
a)
Bartering 
b)
Trading 
c)
Economy
d)
Debt
24.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of money? 
a)
Durability 
b)
Invisibility
c)
Portability
d)
Divisibility 
25.

Which of the characteristics of money can be defined as "easily moved"?

a)

Portability

b)

Durability

c)

Divisibility

d)

Uniformity

26.

Which of the characteristics of money can be defined as "able to be broken down into smaller parts"?

a)

Uniformity

b)

Durability

c)

Portability

d)

Divisibility

27.

Which of the characteristics of money can be defined as "Consistent or Identical"?

a)

Durability

b)

Divisibility

c)

Uniformity

d)

Portability

28.
Which of the four characteristics of money can be defined as "Consistent or Identical"?
a)
Durability 
b)
Divisibility 
c)
Uniformity
d)
Portability
29.

Put money into a bank account.

a)

withdraw

b)

deposit

30.

Take money out from your bank account.

a)

withdraw

b)

deposit

31.

The fee charged by a financial institution when you borrow money

a)

deposit

b)

withdraw

c)

interest

d)

loan

32.

What are the three FUNCTIONS of money?

a)

medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value.

b)

medium of exchange, unit of account, amortization.

c)

medium of exchange, unit of account, inflation.

d)

medium of exchange, unit of account, capacity.

33.

What is the source of fiat money’s value?

a)

it represents the value of another item

b)

government decree

c)

presidential pardon

d)

it is equal to the value of the stock market

34.

You have invested $500 at 9 percent interest. According to the Rule of 72, how soon will the money double in value? (72/r = time)

a)

4 years

b)

6 years

c)

8 years

d)

12 years

35.

The Congress of the United States printed Greenbacks to help fund the

a)

Korean War

b)

Civil War

c)

World War I

d)

Spanish-American War

36.

What characteristic of money helps it keep its value and deters inflation?

a)

portability

b)

uniformity

c)

limited supply

d)

acceptability

37.

What kind of interest includes "interest paid on interest"?

a)

simple interest

b)

compound interest

c)

complex interest

d)

profit

38.

Which of the following is a type of banking service that allows your principal to grow through the adding in of interest?

a)

basic checking account

b)

savings account

c)

charge account

d)

credit account

39.

Which of these is a fiat currency used in the colony of Connecticut in 1645?

a)

wigwam

b)

cheese

c)

tomtoms

d)

wampum