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Economics Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the fundamental law of economics that asserts once the price of a good increases, so too does its production.

a)
Law of Supply
b)
Law of Demand
c)
Law of Equilibrium
d)
Law of Scarcity
2.

This is the fundamental law of economics that asserts once the price of a good increases, its consumption decreases.

a)
Law of Demand
b)
Law of Supply
c)
Law of Equilibrium
d)
Law of Elasticity
3.

In an economy, this is the amount of a good or service purchased or desired for purchase by consumers.

a)
Demand
b)
Supply
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Inflation
4.

In an economy, this is the amount of a good or service provided by producers.

a)
Supply
b)
Demand
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Inflation
5.

This book articulated and codified the foundational beliefs of modern free-market economics.

a)

The Wealth of Nations

b)

The Communist Manifesto

c)

The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

d)

Das Kapital

6.

This is the concept that profit-driven individuals will provide for society’s needs.

a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Capitalism
d)

The Invisible Hand

7.

This is the practice of eliminating tariffs in order to maximize regional and interregional commercial trade.

a)
Free Trade
b)
Protectionism
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Economic Nationalism
8.

This fundamental principle of free market economics ensures that a variety of suppliers will result in equilibrium price and high(er) production quality.

a)

Shortage

b)

Surplus

c)

Supply

d)

Competition

9.

This is the study of economics concerned with the single factors and decisions of individuals.

a)
Microeconomics
b)
Macroeconomics
c)
Econometrics
d)
Behavioral Economics
10.

This is an internal or external drive that motivates or encourages one to do something.

a)
Hard Drive
b)
Flash Drive
c)
Motivation
d)
Incentive
11.

These were regulatory entities that determined prices, quality, production technique, employment, etc., in a given industry. Adam Smith advocated their removal as an impediment to market forces and innovation.

a)
Monopolies
b)
Trade Unions
c)

Craft Guilds

d)
Corporations
12.

This is a requirement for an individual to continue a healthy life.

a)

Want

b)

Need

c)

Desire

d)

Money

13.

This is the state of being in short supply.

a)
Scarcity
b)
Abundance
c)
Plenty
d)
Surplus
14.

This is a circumstance when the supply of a good or service exceeds the amount demanded by consumers.

a)
Inflation
b)
Deflation
c)
Surplus
d)
Shortage
15.

This is a circumstance when the supply of a good or service falls short of the amount demanded by consumers.

a)
Inflation
b)
Deflation
c)
Surplus
d)
Shortage
16.

This is the term used to define when the supply of a good or service meets the amount demanded by consumers.

a)
Equilibrium
b)
Surplus
c)
Shortage
d)
Inflation
17.

This is the country from which Adam Smith hails.

a)
Scotland
b)

England

c)
United States
d)
Australia
18.

This French term means ‘hands off,’ often referring to a lack of government interference in the economy.

a)
Laissez-faire
b)
C'est la vie
c)
Raison d'être
d)
Savoir-faire
19.

This is an economic theory and system predicated upon a country's trade and industry being controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Feudalism
d)
Capitalism
20.

This is a tax on a foreign import.

a)
Income Tax
b)
Sales Tax
c)
Tariff
d)
Property Tax