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F4-21-TERMS, BARTER, MONEY QUIZ

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The barter system is the exchange of goods for money.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Subsistence economy involves

a)

paying for goods of only high quality

b)

Accumulating wealth

c)

Producing goods and service only for survival

d)

investing for future goals

3.

The exchange of goods and services without the use of money ______.

a)

service

b)

consumer

c)

producer

d)

barter

4.
What is NOT a characteristic of money? 
a)
Divisible
b)
Portable
c)
Acceptable
d)
Accessible
5.

Money has what if it doesn't deteriorate or fall apart when it is being handled?

a)

Scarcity

b)

Divisibility

c)

Durability

d)

Portability

6.

Money has what if it can be broken down into smaller units so it can be used as needed?

a)

Divisibility

b)

Portability

c)

Scarcity

d)

Durability

7.

Money is generally accepted as payment for goods and services. Which function of money is this?

a)

Measure of value

b)

Medium of exchange

c)

Scarcity

d)

Store of Value

8.

1. In bartering economies, people trade what they __________ for what they ___________.

a)

Own; buy

b)

Buy; sell

c)

Want; need

d)

Have; need

9.

Money should be portable. This means:

a)

You can carry it easily.

b)

It was originally designed in a port.

c)

It is either rectangular or circular.

d)

It is made out of paper.

10.

Money should be durable, divisible, portable, acceptable. These are examples of?

a)

functions of money

b)

Types of money

c)

Early man's money

d)

characteristics of money

11.
What is a surplus?
a)
More than is needed
b)
Less than is needed
c)
Just enough
12.

A focus on developing only certain skills or producing only certain goods/services

a)

Imports

b)

Exports

c)

Specialization

d)

Globalization

13.

Specialization focuses on producing______________.

a)

a variety of activities or products.

b)

one particular kind of activity or product.

14.

Example of activities done by early man to satisfy their needs

a)

Banking

b)

Teaching

c)

Fishing

d)

Exchanging money

15.

These are what we can survive without, but would like to have, they are not necessary for survival

a)

Needs

b)

Goods

c)

Services

d)

Wants

16.

Food, shelter, and clothing are examples of

a)

Wants

b)

Needs

c)

Unnecessary items

d)

Money

17.

Jane exchanged rice for bananas, but 2 days later, the bananas were so overripe she could not use them- Which disadvantage of barter is this?

a)

Storage of wealth

b)

Double coincidence of wants

c)

Exchange rate

d)

Divisibility of goods

18.

What solved the problem of barter?

a)

Early man

b)

Double coincidence of wants

c)

Money

d)

Surplus goods

19.

An advantage of specialization is:

a)

Workers become experts or more skilled in their area

b)

Workers get bored doing the same thing repeatedly

c)

Workers lose skills in other areas

d)

The job does not get done faster

20.

A disadvantage of specialization is:

a)

Workers become experts or more skilled in their area

b)

Workers get bored doing the same thing repeatedly

c)

Workers become more efficient

d)

The job gets done faster

21.

Which is not a function of money?

a)

A means of exchange

b)

A measure of value

c)

A way to pay early

d)

A store of value

22.

Which is the most important characteristic of money?

a)

It must be durable

b)

It must be portable

c)

It must be divisible

d)

It must be acceptable

23.

Which one of these is a limitation or disadvantage of the barter system?

a)

Lack of double coincidence of wants

b)

Lack of store of value

c)

Lack of agreeing on an exchange rate

d)

All of these

24.

Last year, you saved in cash. You've been saving that money in a shoebox under your bed. You are saving the money to buy a new computer next year. What is the main function of money exhibited here by you saving?

a)

Medium of Exchange

b)

Store of Value

c)

Unit of Account

d)

Stable

25.

1. The extra or surplus funds (money) which remain from sales after all expenses or the cost of production have been covered is called

a)

Sales

b)

Breakeven

c)

Loss

d)

Profit

26.

A group of people working together to achieve a specific goal is a/an

a)

organization

b)

economy

c)

subsistence economy

d)

surplus

27.

Any individual or organization which uses or buys goods and services is a/an

a)

economy

b)

producer

c)

consumer

d)

organization

28.

The money and equipment used to start and operate a business is called

a)

sales

b)

services

c)

goods

d)

capital

29.

Products that cannot be seen or touched, intangible products like the skills of a hairdresser, teacher, doctor.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Profit

d)

Loss

30.

The process of dividing a job into different tasks or specializations, where each task is performed by different people is called

a)

Division of Labour

b)

Specialization

c)

Barter

d)

Organization