WorksheetsMarket Structures – 50-Question Quiz (Grade 12)
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Circle the correct answer. A market structure describes:
How consumers choose products
How a market is organized based on competition
How firms advertise
How prices are taxed
Circle the correct answer. Which market structure has the largest number of buyers and sellers?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. In perfect competition, products are:
Unique
Differentiated
Identical
Patented
Circle the correct answer. A firm that must accept the market price is called a:
Price maker
Price taker
Price controller
Price setter
Circle the correct answer. Which market structure relies heavily on product differentiation?
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Circle the correct answer. A restaurant market is an example of:
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. An oligopoly is characterized by:
No barriers to entry
Many small firms
Interdependence among firms
Identical products only
Circle the correct answer. A market with high barriers to entry and one seller is:
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic competition
Circle the correct answer. Firms in monopolistic competition use non-price competition such as:
Lowering wages
Government regulation
Branding and advertising
Increasing supply
Circle the correct answer. A natural monopoly exists because:
There are many substitutes
Infrastructure costs make one seller most efficient
The government requires competition
Products are homogeneous
Circle the correct answer. Which has no control over price?
Monopolistic competition
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Monopoly
Circle the correct answer. A phone company industry dominated by 3 major firms is an example of:
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. Product differentiation is important in:
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Monopoly
Natural monopoly
Circle the correct answer. A firm with substantial control over market price is:
Price taker
Price maker
Price organizer
Price reducer
Circle the correct answer. Which structure has extreme barriers to entry?
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Monopoly
Circle the correct answer. Which structure offers the most variety to consumers?
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. What usually causes higher prices for consumers?
More competitors
Lower barriers to entry
Less competition
Homogeneous products
Circle the correct answer. Which is a price maker?
Wheat farmer
Public utility
Pizza shop
Clothing boutique
Circle the correct answer. Oligopolies often avoid changing prices because:
Government rules prevent it
Price changes may trigger reactions from competitors
Consumers dislike price differences
They have identical products
Circle the correct answer. Which structure is considered theoretical and rare?
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. A local water company is most likely a:
Perfect competitor
Natural monopoly
Monopolistic competitor
Collusive oligopoly
Circle the correct answer. In perfect competition, entry into the market is:
Impossible
Difficult
Restricted
Free and easy
Circle the correct answer. Collusion occurs when firms:
Improve customer service
Secretly agree on prices
Reduce advertising
Offer lower variety
Circle the correct answer. Which structure may result in price wars?
Monopoly
Perfect competition
Oligopoly
Monopolistic competition
Circle the correct answer. Perfect competition achieves:
Allocative and productive efficiency
Price setting power
Highest costs
Least competition
Circle the correct answer. A brand like Nike competing through branding is in:
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition
Circle the correct answer. Airline industries are examples of:
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Perfect competition
Monopolistic competition
Circle the correct answer. A monopoly typically results in:
Lowest prices
Highest consumer choice
Lower output
Many substitutes
Circle the correct answer. Barriers to entry include:
Low consumer interest
High startup costs
Easy product duplication
Free information
Circle the correct answer. A firm with identical products and many competitors likely operates in:
Oligopoly
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Circle the correct answer. Monopolistic competition prices are higher than perfect competition because of:
Lack of demand
Advertising and differentiation costs
Government regulation
Fixed pricing rules
Circle the correct answer. A company with a government-granted patent is a:
Natural monopoly
Legal monopoly
Perfect competitor
Oligopoly
Circle the correct answer. Which structure may lead to deadweight loss?
Perfect competition
Monopoly
All competitive markets
No markets
Circle the correct answer. Which has both homogeneous and differentiated products?
Monopolistic Competition
Perfect Competition
Monopoly
Oligopoly
Circle the correct answer. An example of a differentiated product is:
Raw corn
Tap water
Smartphones with unique features
Electricity
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A __________ describes how a market is organized.
market structure
price maker
collusion
patent
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm in __________ is a price taker with identical products.
monopoly
oligopoly
perfect competition
natural monopoly
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A market dominated by one seller is a __________.
monopoly
oligopoly
monopolistic competition
market structure
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A market dominated by a few large firms is an __________.
monopolistic competition
oligopoly
perfect competition
natural monopoly
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Restaurants and clothing shops operate in __________.
perfect competition
monopoly
oligopoly
monopolistic competition
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. High startup costs or legal restrictions are examples of __________.
barriers to entry
non-price competition
homogeneous
patent
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm with complete control over prices is a __________.
price taker
price maker
natural monopoly
perfect competitor
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Making a product stand out from competitors is called __________.
product differentiation
homogeneous
collusion
market structure
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A monopoly created by government protection of an invention is a __________.
patent
natural monopoly
price maker
oligopoly
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. When firms agree illegally to set prices, it is called __________.
collusion
non-price competition
monopoly
differentiation
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A __________ exists when one company can supply a service most efficiently due to infrastructure costs.
natural monopoly
legal monopoly
monopolistic competition
oligopoly
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. Advertising, branding, and customer service are forms of __________.
non-price competition
price wars
barriers to entry
homogeneous products
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. In perfect competition, products are __________.
homogeneous
differentiated
patented
scarce
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. In monopolistic competition, products are __________.
homogeneous
differentiated
identical
government-regulated
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank Provided) – convert to multiple choice. A firm that must accept the market price is known as a __________.
price maker
colluder
price taker
monopolist
