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,Chapter 1 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In countries like _____________ the command economy predominates.
A. China and Vietnam
B. Cuba and North Korea
C. South Africa and Kenya
D. Germany and France
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Remember
2. In which of the following countries will the national government have the greatest influence
with respect to the nation's economy?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. Canada
D. Chile
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
3. In a command economy, the __________ either makes most economic decisions itself or at least
strongly influences how the decisions are made.
A. government
B. market
C. firm
D. business sector
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
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,Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
4. Because of their relatively small national economies, which of the following is most likely
considered to be the most important factor for Belgium, Korea, and Canada to take full advantage
of specialization?
A. division of labour
B. international trade
C. economies of scale
D. command economy
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
5. In a discussion of economics, which of the following would exert the most influence on an
individual firm's decision to hire workers?
A. wage levels
B. the macroeconomy
C. the firm's income
D. household income
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Analyze
6. In a _______________________, most economic decisions about what to produce, how to produce it,
and for whom to produce it are made by buyers and sellers.
A. market-oriented economy
B. macroeconomy
C. microeconomy
D. command economy
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
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, Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
7. Which of the following best denotes the reason for the existence of substantial black markets?
A. a market-oriented economy
B. a command economy
C. government laws and rules
D. the microeconomy
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
8. Which of the following is generally accepted as a valid criticism of the production of useful
goods and services?
A. government involvement
B. the black market
C. environmental pollution
D. economic freedom
Answer: C Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Evaluate
9. In the first chapter of The Wealth of Nations, Smith introduces the idea of the __________, which
means the way in which the work required to produce a good or service is divided into a number
of tasks that are performed by different workers.
A. division of labor
B. interconnected economy
C. task economy
D. modern economy
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
This file is copyright 2018, Rice University. All Rights Reserved.
,Chapter 1 Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In countries like _____________ the command economy predominates.
A. China and Vietnam
B. Cuba and North Korea
C. South Africa and Kenya
D. Germany and France
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Remember
2. In which of the following countries will the national government have the greatest influence
with respect to the nation's economy?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. Canada
D. Chile
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
3. In a command economy, the __________ either makes most economic decisions itself or at least
strongly influences how the decisions are made.
A. government
B. market
C. firm
D. business sector
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
This file is copyright 2018, Rice University. All Rights Reserved.
,Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Understand
4. Because of their relatively small national economies, which of the following is most likely
considered to be the most important factor for Belgium, Korea, and Canada to take full advantage
of specialization?
A. division of labour
B. international trade
C. economies of scale
D. command economy
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
5. In a discussion of economics, which of the following would exert the most influence on an
individual firm's decision to hire workers?
A. wage levels
B. the macroeconomy
C. the firm's income
D. household income
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Analyze
6. In a _______________________, most economic decisions about what to produce, how to produce it,
and for whom to produce it are made by buyers and sellers.
A. market-oriented economy
B. macroeconomy
C. microeconomy
D. command economy
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
This file is copyright 2018, Rice University. All Rights Reserved.
, Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
7. Which of the following best denotes the reason for the existence of substantial black markets?
A. a market-oriented economy
B. a command economy
C. government laws and rules
D. the microeconomy
Answer: B Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Easy Category: Remember
8. Which of the following is generally accepted as a valid criticism of the production of useful
goods and services?
A. government involvement
B. the black market
C. environmental pollution
D. economic freedom
Answer: C Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Evaluate
9. In the first chapter of The Wealth of Nations, Smith introduces the idea of the __________, which
means the way in which the work required to produce a good or service is divided into a number
of tasks that are performed by different workers.
A. division of labor
B. interconnected economy
C. task economy
D. modern economy
Answer: A Reference:
Explanation:
Type: Multiple Choice Difficulty: Medium Category: Analyze
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