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Unit 1 - Economics Practice Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics is the study of...

a)

how individuals make decisions

b)

incentives and decision making.

c)

how governments create policies

2.

What are "Incentives"?

a)

Positive or negative consequences that can influence decision making.

b)

The costs of producing goods and services

c)

The resources available to individuals and businesses

3.

What does "Rationality" mean in the context of economics?

a)

Making decisions based on emotions and personal beliefs

b)

Making decisions based on logical reasoning and self-interest

c)

Making decisions based on social norms and cultural values

4.

What does "Irrationality" mean in the context of economics?

a)

Making decisions based on logical reasoning and self-interest

b)

Making decisions based on emotions and personal beliefs

c)

Making decisions based on social norms and cultural values

5.

What is the concept of "Expected Value"?

a)

The total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year

b)

The ability to produce a greater quantity of a good or service with the same amount of resources

c)

The value of the Potential Reward x Probability of Success.

6.

What does it mean for a resource to be "Scarce"?

a)

There is an unlimited supply of the resource

b)

The resource is in limited supply relative to its demand

c)

The resource is available in abundance

7.

What does it mean to "Allocate" resources?

a)

To use resources efficiently to meet people's wants and needs

b)

To distribute resources equally among individuals

c)

To save resources for future use

8.

What is "Demand" in economics?

a)

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price

b)

The quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price

c)

The price at which buyers and sellers agree to trade a good or service

9.

What is "Supply" in economics?

a)

The quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy at a given price

b)

The quantity of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at a given price

c)

The price at which buyers and sellers agree to trade a good or service

10.

What is "Production" in economics?

a)

The process of consuming goods and services

b)

The process of allocating resources

c)

The process of creating goods and services

11.

What are the two types of incentives in Economics?

a)

Money and beauty

b)

Money and reputation

c)

Positive and negative

12.

How do economists measure risk and reward?

a)

by using expected value

b)

by comparing positive and negative incentives

c)

by measuring rationality

13.

True or False: The biggest assumption that economists make is that people are rational.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is a table showing the relationship between price and Qd (quantity demanded)?

a)

Market schedule

b)

Demand schedule

c)

Demand curve

15.

Princes ensure that

a)

supply is bigger than demand

b)

demand is bigger than supply

c)

supply = demand

16.

Substitutes, complements and income

a)

shift suppy

b)

shift demand

c)

shift the equalibrium

17.

Equilibrium is the point where

a)

Qd = Qs

b)

Qs > Qd

c)

Qs < Qd

18.

The demand curves slope

a)

upwards

b)

downwards

c)

in a flat line

19.

What are the two axes of the Supply and Demand graph?

a)

Units and prices

b)

quantity and units

c)

quantity and price

20.

If the price of a complement rises, the demand curve will shift

a)

left

b)

right