WorksheetsBasic Economic and Social Concepts Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a market economy?
An economy where the government decides what is produced
An economy based on supply and demand where people can buy and sell what they want
A system that trades only with foreign countries
A system where only bartering is allowed
What does interdependent mean?
Working separately from others
Relying on machines for survival
People or groups who rely on each other for success or survival
A group of people who farm together
Who were the Quakers?
A political group in England
A group of people who left the Church of England for religious freedom
Leaders of the Catholic Church
Soldiers during the English Civil War
What does barter mean?
To borrow money from others
To pay with coins
To trade goods and services without using money
To grow crops for sale
What does urban describe?
The countryside
Small villages
Cities and the people who live in them
Areas with no people
What is a theocracy?
A democracy run by the people
A government run by religious leaders and religious laws
A government ruled by a king or queen
A system where the military controls the country
What is civic participation?
Voting and engaging with public issues that affect the community
Attending religious services
Buying and selling goods
Farming and producing food for others
What does ideology mean?
A farming technique used in rural areas
A government run by citizens
A system of beliefs, ideas, or theories that influence how people live
A way to measure literacy rates
What does rural describe?
Cities with large populations
Areas near the ocean
Relating to the countryside and the people who live there
Places focused on trade and business
What does literacy mean?
The ability to speak multiple languages
The ability to read and write
The ability to trade goods
The ability to farm successfully
What is tolerance?
Accepting or understanding people with different characteristics or beliefs
Fighting against people with different beliefs
Refusing to accept differences in society
The act of forcing others to leave a country
Who is an artisan?
A person skilled at a specialized trade or craft
A farmer who grows food for survival
A person who leads religious ceremonies
Someone who collects taxes
What does banished mean?
Forced to leave
Rewarded with land
Sent to work on a farm
Asked to join a group
What does specialization mean?
Focusing on producing a wide variety of goods
Focusing on efficiently producing a limited number of goods or services
The process of learning how to read and write
The practice of trading goods without money
What does maritime mean?
Relating to farming and agriculture
Relating to the sea, navigation, trade, or military activity
Relating to large cities and urban growth
Relating to cultural traditions and beliefs
Who are the clergy?
Military leaders of a country
Farmers and workers
The body of people ordained for religious duties
Citizens who vote in elections
What does it mean to specialize?
To become an expert in a particular subject, skill, or trade
To study many different skills at once
To exchange goods without money
To live in urban areas
Who is a debtor?
A person who grows crops for others
A person who owes money
A person who trades goods without money
A person who enforces laws
What is a plantation?
A small farm owned by one family
A large farm in a warm climate where many workers or enslaved people live and work
A system of trade routes across the ocean
A type of government ruled by wealthy landowners
