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Key Economic Concepts Quiz

Key Economic Concepts Quiz

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Key economic concepts form the vocabulary and analytical toolkit for understanding how economies function. Supply and demand determine prices; opportunity cost captures the value o...

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All 20 questions in this Key Economic Concepts quiz
  1. What is capital?

    • A. Money
    • B. All
    • C. Resources
    • D. Tools
  2. What is 'Socialism'?

    • A. Collective/Public ownership
    • B. Monarchy
    • C. Private ownership
    • D. Anarchy
  3. Which tyepee of economy is most common today?

    • A. Pure Market
    • B. Pure Command
    • C. Traditional
    • D. Mixed Economy
  4. What is opportunity cost?

    • A. Next best alternative
    • B. Extra cost
    • C. Fixed cost
    • D. Total cost
  5. What is 'Liabilities'?

    • A. What you owe
    • B. Total profit
    • C. What you own
    • D. Income
  6. What is 'Laissez-faire'?

    • A. High taxes
    • B. Government control
    • C. Trade restrictions
    • D. No government interference in economy
  7. What is 'Yield'?

    • A. Loss
    • B. Income return on an investment
    • C. Price
    • D. Total cost
  8. Who regulates banks?

    • A. UN
    • B. Government
    • C. Central Bank
    • D. IMF
  9. What is 'Outsourcing'?

    • A. Buying a firm
    • B. Closing a factory
    • C. Hiring more staff
    • D. Contracting work to an outside supplier
  10. What is 'Bond'?

    • A. Cash
    • B. A loan to a firm or government
    • C. A tax
    • D. Ownership in a firm
  11. What is a 'Sunk Cost'?

    • A. Variable cost
    • B. A discount
    • C. Future cost
    • D. A cost that cannot be recovered
  12. What is deficit?

    • A. Surplus
    • B. Profit
    • C. Shortfall
    • D. Balance
  13. What is 'Parity'?

    • A. Inequality
    • B. Equality in value/status
    • C. Inflation
    • D. High price
  14. Which organization is the 'Lender of Last Resort'?

    • A. Central Bank
    • B. WTO
    • C. Commercial Bank
    • D. World Bank
  15. What is 'Deregulation'?

    • A. Removing government restrictions on business
    • B. Increasing interest rates
    • C. Adding more laws
    • D. Lowering taxes
  16. What is 'Command Economy'?

    • A. Government decided
    • B. Market decided
    • C. Traditional
    • D. Barter
  17. What is 'Sovereign Debt'?

    • A. Government debt
    • B. Personal debt
    • C. Bank debt
    • D. Company debt
  18. What is 'Monetary Policy'?

    • A. Labor union regulations
    • B. Government sepeending
    • C. International trade laws
    • D. Control of money supply and interest rates
  19. Which market has many sellers?

    • A. Monopoly
    • B. Duopoly
    • C. Perfect comepeetition
    • D. Oligopoly
  20. Which organization provides emergency loans to countries?

    • A. UN
    • B. Red Cross
    • C. IMF
    • D. WHO