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Economics

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the economy?

a)

a system of producing, selling, & buying goods an services

b)

a system of trading off something for something more important

c)

a situation where you don't have enough money to go to the movies

2.

What is scarcity?

a)

money an individual makes from a job

b)

the issue of having unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources

c)

value of the thing that we give up

3.

What is an opportunity cost?

a)

additional money that is made from a unique opportunity

b)

problem of having more wants than available resources

c)

system of buying or selling goods

d)

the value of the thing that is given up when a choice is made

4.

What is supply?

a)

the desire for a good or service

b)

the amount of money you have left after expenses are paid

c)

the amount of a good or service that is available for purchase

d)

the popularity of a good or service

5.

What is demand?

a)

the desire to have a good or service and the number of people ready to buy it

b)

system of buying and selling goods and services

c)

the issue of running out of supplies

6.
When there is a shortage the price will usually? 
a)
rise
b)
fall
c)
remain the same
d)
equilibrium
7.
When the demand for a product or service is higher than the supply this causes what?
a)
shortage
b)
consumer
c)
surplus
d)
equilibrium
8.
What is a want?
a)
A person
b)
Something you would like to have but don't need to live
c)
Purple
d)
Something you need to live
9.
What is a need?
a)
Nothing
b)
Something you have to have to live
c)
Something you would like to have
d)
Ice cream
10.

_____________ are things that people make or use to satisfy their needs and wants.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Producers

d)

Consumers

11.

________________ are activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants.

a)

Goods

b)

Services

c)

Needs

d)

Wants

12.

Which of the following is a country which operates under a traditional economy?

a)

North Korea

b)

Cuba

c)

Ecuador

d)

Sweden

13.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four economies the United States has experienced?

a)

Agricultural economy

b)

Industrial economy

c)

Service economy

d)

Technology economy

14.

Which of the following is a country which operates under control/socialism?

a)

France

b)

Mexico

c)

Canada

d)

Italy

15.

An entrepreneur does NOT do which of the following with the risks of a business or enterprise?

a)

Manages

b)

Assumes

c)

Organizes

d)

Displaces

16.

Which of the following economic systems allows citizens full freedom in choosing a career and workplace?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Fascism

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

17.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main economic systems?

a)

Communism

b)

Fascism

c)

Socialism

d)

Capitalism

18.

Complete governmental control is a characteristic of which of the three main economic systems?

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Complete control is not a characteristic of any of the three main economic systems

19.

What is another name for the private enterprise system?

a)

Fascism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

20.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three freedoms individuals have in a private enterprise system?

a)

Import and export of goods and services

b)

Buy goods and services

c)

Produce and sell goods and services

d)

Choose a career or workplace

21.

Which of the following is a characteristic of an entrepreneur?

a)

Fear

b)

Risk taking

c)

Self deprecation

d)

Pessimism

22.

Which of the following is the way a society produces goods and services?

a)

Laissez faire

b)

Socialism

c)

Economic systems

d)

Marxism

23.

Little to no freedom in selecting a career and workplace is a characteristic in which economic system?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Fascism

d)

Communism

24.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of economic systems?

a)

Strong arm

b)

Command

c)

Traditional

d)

Market

25.

A private enterprise systems permits which of the following to make economic decisions?

a)

Individuals

b)

The republic

c)

States

d)

Government

26.

Which of the following took over America in the late 1900s?

a)

Service economy

b)

Agricultural economy

c)

Industrial economy

d)

Information economy

27.
The four types of economic systems are: 
a)
Traditional, Command, Mixed, & Market
b)
Traditional, Command, Combined, & Market
c)
Communism, Capitalism, Free Market, and Macroeconomics
d)
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Individual, and Traditional.
28.
A command economy is when the government is in control.
a)
True
b)
False
29.

Which of the following is an economic system in which the government and people are used to decide how to use scarce resources?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Mixed economy

30.

Which of the following is an economic system in which economic decisions are made according to tradition & culture?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Mixed economy

31.

What is an economic system where only the government makes the economic decisions?

a)

traditional economy

b)

free enterprise

c)

mixed economy

d)

command economy

32.

What type of economy do most countries in the world have?

a)

Market economy

b)

Command economy

c)

Traditional economy

d)

Mixed economy

33.

The country of North Korea has a dictator that makes all of the economic decisions. What type of economy is this?

a)

Traditional

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Centrally Planned

34.

The government has little to no role in the production of goods in this type of economy.

a)

Traditional

b)

Mixed

c)

Command

d)

Market

35.

I am a farmer in Africa, and have always traded for my goods. I have a _____ economy.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

36.

The government gets to decide who gets what

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

d)

Market

37.

Based on traditions

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

38.

The goods produced will be the same, generation after generation

a)

Mixed

b)

Market

c)

Command

d)

Traditional

39.

Businesses have freedom to produce whatever they think consumers will buy

a)

Market

b)

Command

c)

Mixed

d)

Traditional

40.

Business FREEDOM

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

MIxed

d)

Traditional

41.

A command economy is when the government is in control.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Bartering can be seen in which type of economy?

a)

Command

b)

Market

c)

Mixed

d)

Traditional

43.

Government planning groups make the basic economic decisions such as which goods and service to produce, prices and wage rates.

a)

Command

b)

Traditional

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

44.

,In my country, the government tells me where to work.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed

45.

In a command economy, who holds power over the economy?

a)

The people

b)

The government

c)

Beyonce

d)

The traditions of your ancesetors

46.

An economic system in which people usually produce just what they need to survive.

a)

Traditional

b)

Command

c)

Market

d)

Mixed