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Test your understanding of economics by answering these questions. You will receive feedback after each response, along with your score at the end of the quiz.

Question 1: What is the basic economic problem?

Correct answer: Scarcity

Question 2: What does inflation mean?

Correct answer: Rising prices

Question 3: What is a mixed economy?

Correct answer: A combination of private and public sectors

Question 4: What is opportunity cost?

Correct answer: The value of the next best alternative

Question 5: What is fiscal policy?

Correct answer: Government spending and taxation

Question 6: What is a trade deficit?

Correct answer: Imports exceed exports

Question 7: What does the law of demand state?

Correct answer: Price increases lead to demand decreases

Question 8: What is a monopoly?

Correct answer: One firm dominates the market

Question 9: What is the Phillips Curve?

Correct answer: A graphical representation of inflation and unemployment

Question 10: What is the main function of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Correct answer: To oversee international trade agreements

Question 11: What does the term "elasticity" refer to in economics?

Correct answer: The responsiveness of demand or supply to changes in price

Question 12: What is the main purpose of antitrust laws?

Correct answer: To promote competition and prevent monopolies

Question 13: What happens in a recession?

Correct answer: Economic activity declines for a prolonged period

Question 14: What is a budget deficit?

Correct answer: When a country's expenses exceed its revenue

Question 15: What is the main goal of monetary policy?

Correct answer: To control inflation and stabilize the currency

Question 16: What is a tariff?

Correct answer: A tax on imported goods

Question 17: What is an exchange rate?

Correct answer: The value of one currency relative to another currency

Question 18: What is the law of supply and demand?

Correct answer: The theory that prices are determined by the availability of a good and the desire for it

Question 19: What does the term "liquidity" refer to?

Correct answer: The ease with which assets can be converted into cash

Question 20: What is a bond?

Correct answer: A loan made by an investor to a borrower

Quiz Completed!