How Well Is Your Economics Knowledge? Trivia Quiz

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Do you sometimes have difficulty with money matters? Taking this Economics quiz could help. For this quiz, you will have to determine a need or want, what service is, what is a scarce resource, what is labor, any human-made help used to generate goods and services, and an entrepreneur. So how much do you believe you know about economics? Take this quiz and see.


Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Something like air, food, or shelter that is necessary for survival.

    • A.

      Need

    • B.

      Want

    • C.

      Goods

    • D.

      Services

    Correct Answer
    A. Need
  • 2. 

    An item that we desire but that is not essential for survival.

    • A.

      Need

    • B.

      Service

    • C.

      Want

    • D.

      Good

    Correct Answer
    C. Want
  • 3. 

    Physical objects such as food and clothes.

    • A.

      Economics

    • B.

      Goods

    • C.

      Services

    • D.

      Want

    Correct Answer
    B. Goods
  • 4. 

    Actions or activities that one person performs for another.

    • A.

      Needs

    • B.

      Wants

    • C.

      Goods

    • D.

      Services

    Correct Answer
    D. Services
  • 5. 

    People can have everything they need and want.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 6. 

    Because people cannot have everything they need and want - they must decide which choice will fit their needs best.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 7. 

    The study of how people seek to satisfy their needs and want by making choices.

    • A.

      Social studies

    • B.

      Economics

    • C.

      History

    • D.

      Biology

    Correct Answer
    B. Economics
  • 8. 

    The reason why people must make choices is because of

    • A.

      Scarcity

    • B.

      Shortage

    • C.

      Needs

    • D.

      Wants

    Correct Answer
    A. Scarcity
  • 9. 

    All of the goods and services we produce are scarce.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 10. 

    What implies limited quantities of resources to meet unlimited wants?

    • A.

      Economics

    • B.

      Shortage

    • C.

      Scarcity

    • D.

      Needs

    Correct Answer
    C. Scarcity
  • 11. 

    Scarcity and shortage are the same things.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 12. 

    What occurs when producers will not or cannot offer goods and services at the current prices?

    • A.

      Shortage

    • B.

      Scarcity

    • C.

      Depression

    • D.

      Regression

    Correct Answer
    A. Shortage
  • 13. 

    Goods and services are scarce because they are all made from resources that are scarce.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 14. 

    Resources that are used to make all goods and services are known as 

    • A.

      The factors of production

    • B.

      Land

    • C.

      Capital

    • D.

      Physical capital

    Correct Answer
    A. The factors of production
  • 15. 

    Natural resources are land?

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 16. 

    The effort that a person devotes to a task is known as labor.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 17. 

    Any human-made resource that is used to produce other goods and services.

    • A.

      Capital

    • B.

      Shortage

    • C.

      Land

    • D.

      Scarcity

    Correct Answer
    A. Capital
  • 18. 

    Human-made objects used to create other goods and services are known as

    • A.

      Land

    • B.

      Labor

    • C.

      Physical capital

    • D.

      Factors

    Correct Answer
    C. Physical capital
  • 19. 

    Physical capital includes buildings and tools & can save time and money.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
  • 20. 

    Extra time, more knowledge, and more productivity are not results of physical capital.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 21. 

    The knowledge and skills a worker gains through education and experience.

    • A.

      Physical capital

    • B.

      Human capital

    • C.

      Labor

    • D.

      Land

    Correct Answer
    B. Human capital
  • 22. 

    Entrepreneurs are ambitious leaders who decide how to combine land labor and capital to create new goods and services.

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True

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