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This study set covers Economics through
18 practice questions.
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Economic Firsts and Innovations study set below.
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1
Which ancient civilization is credited with creating the world's first standardized metal coins around the 7th century BC?
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A
Lydians
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B
Romans
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C
Mayans
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D
Vikings
2
Where was paper money first used as official currency during the Song Dynasty?
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A
China
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B
India
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C
Egypt
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D
Greece
3
Who wrote the famous 1776 book 'The Wealth of Nations', earning him the title 'Father of Modern Economics'?
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A
John Maynard Keynes
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B
Adam Smith
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C
Karl Marx
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D
David Ricardo
4
What is recognized as the world's oldest central bank still in operation, established in 1668?
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A
Bank of England
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B
Sveriges Riksbank
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C
Federal Reserve
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D
Bank of France
5
Which stock exchange, founded in 1602 by the Dutch East India Company, is considered the oldest official stock market in the world?
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A
New York Stock Exchange
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B
London Stock Exchange
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C
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
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D
Tokyo Stock Exchange
6
Who developed the concept of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 1934 to measure a nation's economic output?
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A
Simon Kuznets
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B
Milton Friedman
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C
John Nash
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D
Thomas Malthus
7
In 2009, Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to accomplish what feat in economics?
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A
Head the Federal Reserve
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B
Win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
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C
Write a economics bestseller
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D
Found a major international bank
8
What was the first decentralized cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by an anonymous developer known as Satoshi Nakamoto?
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A
Ethereum
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B
Bitcoin
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C
Litecoin
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D
Ripple
9
The term 'Economics' originates from the ancient Greek word 'Oikonomia', which originally meant what?
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A
Wealth accumulation
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B
Household management
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C
Market trade
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D
Gold minting
10
Who invented the world's first automated teller machine (ATM), which was installed in London in 1967?
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A
John Shepherd-Barron
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B
Alan Turing
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C
Steve Jobs
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D
Henry Ford
11
Introduced in 1950, what was the name of the first universal credit card that could be used across multiple merchants?
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A
Visa
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B
MasterCard
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C
Diners Club
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D
American Express
12
Which economist introduced the influential economic principle of 'Comparative Advantage' in 1817?
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A
David Ricardo
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B
Alfred Marshall
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C
Joseph Schumpeter
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D
Paul Samuelson
13
In which year was the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences awarded for the very first time?
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A
1901
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B
1945
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C
1969
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D
2000
14
What metaphor was introduced by Adam Smith to describe how unobservable market forces help demand and supply reach equilibrium?
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A
The Invisible Hand
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B
The Magic Wand
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C
The Rising Tide
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D
The Golden Chain
15
Which European nation became the first to issue official paper banknotes in Europe in 1661?
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A
Sweden
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B
England
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C
Germany
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D
France
16
Which major international currency was first launched as an accounting currency in 1999 before physical notes and coins entered circulation in 2002?
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A
Euro
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B
US Dollar
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C
Japanese Yen
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D
British Pound
17
The Phillips Curve, introduced by economist A.W. Phillips in 1958, illustrates the relationship between inflation and what?
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A
Unemployment
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B
Interest rates
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C
Foreign exchange
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D
Tax rates
18
Which mathematician and economist co-published 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior' in 1944, pioneering game theory in economics?
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A
John von Neumann
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B
Isaac Newton
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C
Blaise Pascal
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D
René Descartes
