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Monopoly and Perfect Competition Quiz

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a key feature of a monopoly market?

a)

Free entry and exit

b)

Homogeneous products

c)

Multiple sellers

d)

Single seller

2.

In a monopoly, what is true about substitutes?

a)

There are many close substitutes

b)

There are no close substitutes

c)

Substitutes are cheaper

d)

Substitutes are of higher quality

3.

What restricts entry of rivals in a monopoly?

a)

Barriers to entry

b)

High demand

c)

Low prices

d)

Consumer preferences

4.

What does a monopolist have complete control over?

a)

Market demand

b)

Market supply

c)

Consumer preferences

d)

Product quality

5.

What is a monopolist considered in terms of pricing?

a)

Price regulator

b)

Price maker

c)

Price follower

d)

Price taker

6.

What is price discrimination?

a)

Charging different prices to different consumers

b)

Offering discounts to all consumers

c)

Charging the same price to all consumers

d)

Setting prices based on production costs

7.

In perfect competition, how many sellers and buyers are there?

a)

One seller and many buyers

b)

Few sellers and buyers

c)

No sellers and buyers

d)

Many sellers and buyers

8.

What type of product is sold in a perfectly competitive market?

a)

Customized products

b)

Luxury products

c)

Homogeneous products

d)

Unique products

9.

What is a feature of perfect competition regarding entry and exit?

a)

High barriers to entry

b)

Government-controlled entry

c)

Free entry and exit

d)

Restricted entry

10.

What type of price prevails under perfect competition?

a)

High price

b)

Discounted price

c)

Single uniform price

d)

Variable price

11.

What do buyers and sellers possess in a perfectly competitive market?

a)

No knowledge

b)

Partial knowledge

c)

Perfect knowledge

d)

Limited knowledge

12.

What is the mobility of factors of production in perfect competition?

a)

No mobility

b)

Limited mobility

c)

Perfect mobility

d)

Immobility

13.

What is assumed to be absent in perfect competition?

a)

Government intervention

b)

Market demand

c)

Consumer choice

d)

Product variety

14.

According to Mrs. Joan Robinson, what is perfect competition?

a)

When prices are fixed

b)

When demand is perfectly elastic

c)

When there is only one seller

d)

When supply is perfectly elastic

15.

What prevents firms from entering a monopoly?

a)

Barriers to Entry

b)

Technology

c)

Price

d)

Barriers to Travel

16.

Market is

a)

place where buyers meet sellers

b)

Mandi /bazar

c)

Is a situation where optimum customers meet optimum sellers

d)

online market

17.

The product sold in perfect competition is

a)

Homogenous

b)

have close substitutes

c)

No close substitutes

d)

Both homogenous and close substitutes

18.

Entry and exit in perfect competition is

a)

restricted

b)

free

c)

both are correct

19.

Number of buyers and sellers in a perfect competition is

a)

few

b)

large

c)

2

20.

This market structure occurs when an industry is filled with many sellers who sell similar but differentiated products

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Perfect Competition

21.

This market structure is when on industry is controlled by a handful of companies

a)

Monopoly

b)

Oligopoly

c)

Monopolistic Competition

d)

Perfect Competition

22.

In a monopoly, what is true about substitutes?

a)

There are many close substitutes

b)

There are no close substitutes

c)

Substitutes are cheaper

d)

Substitutes are of higher quality

23.

What restricts entry of rivals in a monopoly?

a)

Barriers to entry

b)

High demand

c)

Low prices

d)

Consumer preferences

24.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a monopoly?
a)
Seller sets the market price
b)
Entry into the market is easy
c)
Firm sells a unique product
d)
One seller
25.
Perfect competition involves:
a)
Sellers working together to set prices
b)
A large number of buyers & sellers
c)
Difficulty entering & exiting the market
d)
Little information is available to buyers
26.

Which of the following markets represents the concept of perfect competition the best?

a)

energy market

b)

tennis shoe market

c)

tomato market

d)

cell phone market

27.

In which of the following markets are firms said to be "price takers"?

a)

monopoly

b)

oligopoly

c)

monopolistic competition

d)

perfectly competitive

28.

Which of the following best describes the products sold in a perfectly competitive market?

a)

slight differences between products

b)

entirely different products

c)

products protected by a 20-year patent

d)

identical products

29.

How many firms are there in a perfectly competitive market?

a)

many

b)

one

c)

two

d)

a group of 20

30.

What is a monopoly?

a)

A market with many sellers and differentiated products

b)

A market with one seller and no close substitute

c)

A market with perfect competition

d)

A market with multiple seller and identical products

31.

Which of the following is the best example of a perfectly competitive market?

a)

diamonds

b)

athletic shoes

c)

soft drinks

d)

farming

32.

The product sold in perfect competition is

a)

Homogenous

b)

have close substitutes

c)

No close substitutes

d)

Both homogenous and close substitutes

33.

Entry and exit in perfect competition is

a)

restricted

b)

free

c)

both are correct

34.

Number of buyers and sellers in a perfect competition is

a)

few

b)

large

c)

2

35.

What is a monopoly?

a)

A market structure with many sellers and one buyer

b)

A market structure with a single seller and many buyers

c)

A market structure with many sellers and many buyers

d)

A market structure with a single buyer and many sellers

36.
What are the main characteristics of oligopoly?
a)
Few firms, independent, high barriers of entry
b)
Few firms, interdependent, high barriers of entry 
c)
Many firms, interdependent, low barriers of entry
d)
Many firm, independent, low barriers of entry
37.

7. The term poly is derived from the Greek word

a)

A. Pollen

b)

B. Polien

c)

C. Polleen

d)

D. Poline