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TedEd Recision Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What caused the Bronze recession in Britain to end?

a)

Adoption of iron revolutionizing farming and food production

b)

Increase in interest rates

c)

Printing more money by the government

d)

Fear of recession becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy

2.

What is the main factor that leads to a recession?

a)

Negative disruption in the balance between supply and demand

b)

High inflation rates

c)

Low interest rates

d)

Geopolitical factors

3.

What can high inflation rates without high demand lead to?

a)

Decrease in interest rates

b)

Problems for an economy and eventually a recession

c)

Increased economic activity

d)

Stable economic growth

4.

What can happen if people become too reliant on cheap debt and government stimulus?

a)

Increase in inflation rates

b)

Stable market conditions

c)

Economic prosperity

d)

A recession

5.

What can fluctuations in inflation and interest rates give insight into?

a)

Technological advancements

b)

The health of the economy

c)

Social media trends

d)

Global warming

6.

What can a mismatch between supply and demand lead to?

a)

High interest rates

b)

Stable market conditions

c)

Increased economic activity

d)

An economic decline

7.

What can a low inflation rate encourage?

a)

Increase in interest rates

b)

Decrease in demand

c)

High inflation rates

d)

Economic activity

8.

What can high interest rates do to economic activity?

a)

Have no impact

b)

Increase it

c)

Slow it down

d)

Stabilize it

9.

What can a fear of recession becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy cause people to do?

a)

Pull back investing and spending

b)

Increase investing and spending

c)

Print more money

d)

Ignore the situation

10.

What can natural disasters like earthquakes do to the economy?

a)

Destroy infrastructure and increase prices

b)

Stabilize the economy

c)

Boost economic growth

d)

Lower interest rates

11.

In a recession, uncertainty about employment can deter spending. Which of the following is a synonym for “deter?”

a)

Discourage

b)

Enable

c)

Facilitate

d)

Permit

12.

If a company lays off half of its employees during a recession, what can you reasonably conclude?

a)

The employees were bad at their job

b)

Another company wanted to higher the employees

c)

The company couldn't afford to pay the employees

d)

The employees were overqualified for their jobs

13.

Based on the graph, in which of these years would you have had the toughest time finding work?

a)

2001

b)

2004

c)

2007

d)

2010

14.

Which of these people is most likely to be a consumer, but not a producer?

a)

Preschooler

b)

High schooler

c)

College student

d)

Teacher

15.

In most US states, laid-off workers are eligible for 26 weeks of unemployment insurance. During recessions, that period is often extended to influence the behavior of:

a)

Consumers

b)

Manufacturers

c)

The stock market

d)

Retailers

16.

The statement "recessions are a normal part of the business cycle" supports which of the following arguments?

a)

Recessions are especially hard on regular citizens

b)

Recessions are triggered by a drop in spending

c)

Recessions are not permanent

d)

Recessions are less severe than depressions

17.

Which of the following typically rises during a recession?

a)

Unemployment

b)

Average income

c)

Production

d)

Stock prices

e)

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18.

If recessions spread like a sickness, unemployment insurance is most like:

a)

A sick day

b)

A thermometer

c)

A cough

d)

Medicine

e)

calling in sick on a summative day

19.

Inflation is...

a)

A measure of price change

b)

An increase in the rate of price increase

c)

An increase in general price levels

d)

A decrease in general price level

e)

Criterion A

20.

A decrease in general price level is called...

a)

Hyperinflation

b)

Low inflation

c)

Deflation

d)

Disinflation

e)

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21.

During a recession, inflation is likely to be..

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

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