Economics Review True or False Quiz

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What was the 'Dark Age' period in West European history?

500AD to 1000AD

Why was the Dark Age called the Dark Ages?

Civilisation declined in Western Europe during this period

Which tribes invaded the Western Roman Empire in the 5th Century AD?

Huns and Magyars

What socio-economic and political order emerged during the Dark Ages?

Feudalism

Which group was part of the ruling class during the Dark Ages?

Kings, nobles, knights, and higher clergy

What system relates a higher lord to a lower lord in feudalism?

Vassalage

What best describes economics?

The study of how people, businesses, governments, and societies make choices to cope with scarcity

Which principle is the concept of opportunity cost based upon?

Scarcity

What does a point lying outside the production possibility frontier represent?

An unattainable combination of goods

How can economic growth be achieved?

Only through technological advancement

In which type of economy does economic freedom for consumers and producers exist?

Capitalist economy

What do most traditional economies produce?

Surplus product which necessitates trade

In economics, the concept of choice becomes irrelevant when:

scarcity is eliminated

Which statement best describes the economic problem?

Matching endless wants with limited resources

The production possibility frontier can be considered as a measure of:

potential output

Any point lying on a production possibility curve indicates:

full utilisation of resources

A production possibility curve is best described as:

a downward sloping curve

Which of the following is not a feature of a capitalist economy?

collective ownership

Which of the following is a feature of a command economy?

central economic planning

Which features persist in a mixed economy?

Resources are allocated through the price mechanism and the government.

Which of the following best captures the three basic economic questions of every society?

What, how, and for whom.

In an economy producing only two goods X and Y, what does the production possibility frontier measure?

Opportunity cost between X and Y production

Test your knowledge of basic economics concepts with this True or False quiz. Determine whether each statement is true or false based on your understanding of economics principles.

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