ECONOMICS OF MONEY BANKING AND
FINANCIAL MARKETS CHAPTER 25 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ medium of exchange.
Answer: anything that is used to determine value during the
exchange of goods and services
◉ barter.
Answer: the direct exchange of one set of goods or services for
another
◉ unit of account.
Answer: a means for comparing the values of goods and services
◉ store of value.
Answer: something that keeps its value if it is stored rather than
spent
◉ currency.
Answer: coins and paper bills used as money
, ◉ commodity money.
Answer: objects that have value in and of themselves and that can
also be used as money
◉ representative money.
Answer: objects that have value because the holder can exchange
them for something else of value
◉ specie.
Answer: coined money, usually gold or silver, used to back paper
money
◉ fiat money.
Answer: objects that have value because the government has
decreed that they are an acceptable means to pay debts
◉ bank.
Answer: an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money
◉ national bank.
Answer: a bank chartered by the federal government
◉ bank runs.
FINANCIAL MARKETS CHAPTER 25 PRACTICE
TEST 2026 FULL SOLUTIONS REVIEW PACK
◉ medium of exchange.
Answer: anything that is used to determine value during the
exchange of goods and services
◉ barter.
Answer: the direct exchange of one set of goods or services for
another
◉ unit of account.
Answer: a means for comparing the values of goods and services
◉ store of value.
Answer: something that keeps its value if it is stored rather than
spent
◉ currency.
Answer: coins and paper bills used as money
, ◉ commodity money.
Answer: objects that have value in and of themselves and that can
also be used as money
◉ representative money.
Answer: objects that have value because the holder can exchange
them for something else of value
◉ specie.
Answer: coined money, usually gold or silver, used to back paper
money
◉ fiat money.
Answer: objects that have value because the government has
decreed that they are an acceptable means to pay debts
◉ bank.
Answer: an institution for receiving, keeping, and lending money
◉ national bank.
Answer: a bank chartered by the federal government
◉ bank runs.