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Economics Scarcity Quiz

Total questions: 1

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1-10.
1.

What is the central idea in all of economics?

a)

Sustainability

b)

Equality

c)

Scarcity

d)

Abundance

2.

What does scarcity mean in everyday life?

a)

Infinite availability of services

b)

Equal distribution of goods

c)

Not enough of something to go around

d)

Abundance of resources

3.

Which of the following is considered the scarcer resource?

Think about the product and what it takes to get it to the right location as well.

a)

Oxygen on Earth

b)

Caviar

c)

Water in a primitive village

d)

Labor

4.

Why is scarcity essential to economics?

a)

To study abundance

b)

To promote sustainability

c)

To understand equality

d)

To allocate scarce resources

5.

What is the opposite of a scarce resource?

a)

Abundance

b)

Sustainability

c)

Equality

d)

Scarcity

6.

What is the reason for the existence of the field of economics?

a)

Abundance of resources

b)

To make money

c)

Scarcity of resources

d)

Equal distribution of goods

7.

Is labor considered a scarce resource?

a)

No, because it is infinite

b)

Yes, because it is humanly possible

c)

No, because it is tangible and easy to find laborers

d)

Yes, because it is tangible but hard to find laborers

8.

Is caviar a scarce resource?

a)

Yes, because it is difficult to obtain

b)

No, because it is free

c)

No, because it is easily accessible

d)

Yes, because it is abundant

9.

Is the view from a house next to an alpine lake a scarce resource?

a)

Yes, because it is easily accessible

b)

No, because everyone can have it

c)

Yes, because not everyone can have it

d)

No, because it is intangible

10.

Is oxygen on Earth considered a free resource?

a)

Yes, because it is abundant

b)

No, because it is scarce

c)

Yes, because it is intangible

d)

No, because it is humanly possible