Trade, Markets, and Money Quiz

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What type of trade involves the sale of goods in small or individual lots for direct consumption?

  • Spice trade
  • Grain trade
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade (correct)

During which period did trade openness substantially increase from 1815 until the outbreak of World War I?

  • Oil crisis of the 1970s
  • 1920s
  • 1950s onward
  • Great Depression of the 1930s (correct)

What is the main characteristic of wholesale trade?

  • Selling goods to retailers or other business users (correct)
  • Sale of goods in small quantities
  • Selling goods online or by mail
  • Involvement in spice and grain trading

When did trade openness increase substantially again after the collapse during the Great Depression?

<p>1950s onward (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to economists and economic historians, are current levels of trade openness the highest they have ever been?

<p>Yes, due to the oil crisis of the 1970s (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that enables trade according to the text?

<p>Division of labor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of trade involves more than two traders according to the text?

<p>Multilateral trade (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did economists refer to as a system or network that allows trade?

<p>Market (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has greatly simplified and promoted trade according to the text?

<p>Letters of credit and paper money (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why do different regions engage in trade according to the text?

<p>To benefit from comparative advantage (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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