22 Questions
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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