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Basic Economic and Social Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a market economy?

a)

An economy where the government decides what is produced

b)

An economy based on supply and demand where people can buy and sell what they want

c)

A system that trades only with foreign countries

d)

A system where only bartering is allowed

2.

What does interdependent mean?

a)

Working separately from others

b)

Relying on machines for survival

c)

People or groups who rely on each other for success or survival

d)

A group of people who farm together

3.

Who were the Quakers?

a)

A political group in England

b)

A group of people who left the Church of England for religious freedom

c)

Leaders of the Catholic Church

d)

Soldiers during the English Civil War

4.

What does barter mean?

a)

To borrow money from others

b)

To pay with coins

c)

To trade goods and services without using money

d)

To grow crops for sale

5.

What does urban describe?

a)

The countryside

b)

Small villages

c)

Cities and the people who live in them

d)

Areas with no people

6.

What is a theocracy?

a)

A democracy run by the people

b)

A government run by religious leaders and religious laws

c)

A government ruled by a king or queen

d)

A system where the military controls the country

7.

What is civic participation?

a)

Voting and engaging with public issues that affect the community

b)

Attending religious services

c)

Buying and selling goods

d)

Farming and producing food for others

8.

What does ideology mean?

a)

A farming technique used in rural areas

b)

A government run by citizens

c)

A system of beliefs, ideas, or theories that influence how people live

d)

A way to measure literacy rates

9.

What does rural describe?

a)

Cities with large populations

b)

Areas near the ocean

c)

Relating to the countryside and the people who live there

d)

Places focused on trade and business

10.

What does literacy mean?

a)

The ability to speak multiple languages

b)

The ability to read and write

c)

The ability to trade goods

d)

The ability to farm successfully

11.

What is tolerance?

a)

Accepting or understanding people with different characteristics or beliefs

b)

Fighting against people with different beliefs

c)

Refusing to accept differences in society

d)

The act of forcing others to leave a country

12.

Who is an artisan?

a)

A person skilled at a specialized trade or craft

b)

A farmer who grows food for survival

c)

A person who leads religious ceremonies

d)

Someone who collects taxes

13.

What does banished mean?

a)

Forced to leave

b)

Rewarded with land

c)

Sent to work on a farm

d)

Asked to join a group

14.

What does specialization mean?

a)

Focusing on producing a wide variety of goods

b)

Focusing on efficiently producing a limited number of goods or services

c)

The process of learning how to read and write

d)

The practice of trading goods without money

15.

What does maritime mean?

a)

Relating to farming and agriculture

b)

Relating to the sea, navigation, trade, or military activity

c)

Relating to large cities and urban growth

d)

Relating to cultural traditions and beliefs

16.

Who are the clergy?

a)

Military leaders of a country

b)

Farmers and workers

c)

The body of people ordained for religious duties

d)

Citizens who vote in elections

17.

What does it mean to specialize?

a)

To become an expert in a particular subject, skill, or trade

b)

To study many different skills at once

c)

To exchange goods without money

d)

To live in urban areas

18.

Who is a debtor?

a)

A person who grows crops for others

b)

A person who owes money

c)

A person who trades goods without money

d)

A person who enforces laws

19.

What is a plantation?

a)

A small farm owned by one family

b)

A large farm in a warm climate where many workers or enslaved people live and work

c)

A system of trade routes across the ocean

d)

A type of government ruled by wealthy landowners