WorksheetsAnglusquiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was one of the main aims of Plato’s theory of the division of labour?
The complete abolition of slavery
Ensuring justice and the expansion of needs
Increasing the wealth gap between capitalists and workers
Improving market efficiency
What does the Anthropocene production culture mean?
The continuous production of goods and services necessary for subsistence, carried out in accordance with the Earth’s carrying capacity
The total exploitation of natural resources for the sake of economic growth
The optimisation of production processes through the complete exploitation of human labour
The automation of industrial production by reducing human intervention to the minimum
What characterises the rule of law?
The primacy of economic performance
The consistent and unconditional enforcement of human dignity and values
The dominance of multinational corporations
The complete freedom of the market from the state
What does a Pareto improvement mean in economics?
Improving the situation of one economic actor without worsening the situation of any other actor
Achieving complete equality among economic actors
The random redistribution of resources
Improving the situation of one actor at the expense of others
What characterises mass production?
In mass production, the masses produce for the masses, with their participation
Its goal is to maximise corporate profits regardless of social needs
It primarily focuses on producing luxury goods for the elite
It refers to industries that produce large quantities of end-consumer goods
Which statement is true about the consumer society in the second half of the 20th century?
Moderation was characteristic
Self-serving consumption and wastefulness were characteristic
Only meeting basic needs was important
Environmental protection became a priority
What is the role of infrastructure in technological development?
It has a role only in increasing production
It has a role only in transport and logistics
It provides the technological conditions necessary for enforcing values
It has no role in technological development
What is inflation?
A general increase in prices
A general decrease in prices
Rising unemployment
Growth in exports
What is a public good?
A good only the government can buy
A good that is non-excludable and non-rival
A good produced by private companies
A luxury product
What are fixed costs?
Costs that vary with output
Costs that only change in the long run
Costs that do not change with output
Consumer taxes
What is a recession?
An increase in exports
A rise in interest rates
A sustained decline in economic activity
A period of rapid growth
What is a monopoly?
A market with many sellers
A market with identical products
A market with no regulation
A market with a single seller
Which of these is a factor of production?
Advertising
Labour
Trademark
Brand image
What happens when supply decreases?
Price usually rises
Price usually falls
Demand becomes zero
Nothing changes
What does “utility” mean in economics?
A government service
Satisfaction gained from consuming a good
The price of electricity
Production cost
What is specialization?
Producing many unrelated goods
Reducing production to zero
Focusing on a limited range of goods
Raising prices
What does scarcity mean in economics?
All resources are unlimited
Needs exceed available resources
Only money can be scarce
Economic decisions are completely random
What is demand?
The quantity consumers are willing to buy at a given price
The amount produced by firms
Only luxury goods are demanded
Total government spending
What is a market?
A government office
A place where only firms meet
A system where buyers and sellers interact
A storage area for goods
What is the law of diminishing returns?
More inputs always create higher efficiency
Adding more of one input eventually reduces marginal output
Output grows indefinitely
Costs fall forever
What is consumer surplus?
Difference between what consumers are willing to pay and what they actually pay
Waste from production
Extra supply on the market
Profit of firms
What is perfect information?
Only sellers know prices
When firms hide prices
Consumers guess prices
All market participants know all relevant information
What is the marginal product of labour?
Total output
Extra output from hiring one more worker
Profit per worker
Wage level
What is an externality?
A price change
A cost or benefit imposed on third parties
Government tax
Firm’s profit
What are variable costs?
Costs that never change
Costs that change with the level of output
Costs paid by government
Sunk costs
