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1.yWhichyofytheyfollowingyisynotycorrect?
a.yEconomistsyuseysomeyfamiliarywordsyinyspecializedyways.
b.yEconomicsyhasyitsyownylanguageyandyitsyownywayyofythinking,ybutyfewyotheryfieldsyofystudy
ydo.
c.ySupply,ydemand,yelasticity,ycomparativeyadvantage,yconsumerysurplus,yandydeadweightylo
ssyareyallytermsythaty
areypartyofytheyeconomist’sylanguage.
d.yTheyvalueyofytheyeconomist’sylanguageyliesyinyitsyabilityytoyprovideyyouywithyaynewyandyuse
fulywayyofythinkingy
aboutytheyworldyinywhichyyouylive.
ANSWER:
b
DIFFICULTY:yy
Moderate
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.012y-
yApplyybasic,yeconomicyprinciplesyofyindividualydecisionymakingy
thatydetermineyhowyanyeconomyygenerallyyworks.
TOPICS:yy
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BLOOM'S:yComprehension
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2.yEconomistsyuseysomeyfamiliarytermsyinyspecializedyways
a.ytoymakeytheysubjectysoundymoreycomplexythanyityis.
b.ybecauseyeveryyrespectableyfieldyofystudyyhasyitsyownylanguage.
c.ytoyprovideyaynewyandyusefulywayyofythinkingyaboutytheyworld.
d.ybecauseyitywasytooydifficultytoycomeyupywithynewyterms.
ANSWER:
c
DIFFICULTY:yy
Easy
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.024y-
yClassifyytheydifferentyfunctionsyanyeconomistymayyserve.
TOPICS:yy
Economicythinking
KEYWORDS:yy
BLOOM'S:yComprehension
CUSTOMyID:yy
002.02.0y-yMCy-yMANK08
3.yTheylanguageyofyeconomicsyis
,a.yneedlesslyyarcane.
b.yvaluableybecauseyityprovidesyaynewyandyusefulywayyofylearningyaboutytheyworld.
c.yeasyytoylearnywithinyayday.
d.yunnecessaryytoylearnyforyaythoroughyunderstandingyofyeconomics.
ANSWER:
b
DIFFICULTY:yy
Easy
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.012y-
yApplyybasic,yeconomicyprinciplesyofyindividualydecisionymakingy
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TOPICS:yy
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KEYWORDS:yy
BLOOM'S:yComprehension
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4.yStudyingywhichyofytheyfollowingyisyhelpfulyinylearningytoythinkylikeyanyeconomist?
a.ytheory.
b.ycaseystudies.
c.yexamplesyofyeconomicsyinytheynews.
d.yallyofytheyabove.
ANSWER:
d
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1.yEconomists,ylikeymathematicians,yphysicists,yandybiologists,
a.ymakeyuseyofytheyscientificymethod.
b.ytryytoyaddressytheirysubjectywithyayscientist’syobjectivity.
c.ydeviseytheories,ycollectydata,yandythenyanalyzeytheseydatayinyanyattemptytoyverifyyoryrefutey
theirytheories.
d.yAllyofytheyaboveyareycorrect.
ANSWER:
d
DIFFICULTY:yy
Moderate
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.024y-
yClassifyytheydifferentyfunctionsyanyeconomistymayyserve.
TOPICS:yy
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2.yTheyessenceyofyscienceyis
a.ytheylaboratoryyexperiment.
b.ytheyscientificymethod.
c.ytheystudyyofynature,ybutynotytheystudyyofysociety.
d.yAllyofytheyaboveyareycorrect.
ANSWER:
b
DIFFICULTY:yy
Easy
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.024y-
yClassifyytheydifferentyfunctionsyanyeconomistymayyserve.
KEYWORDS:yy
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3.yTheyscientificymethodyis
a.ytheyuseyofymodernytechnologyytoyunderstandytheywayytheyworldyworks.
b.ytheyuseyofycontrolledylaboratoryyexperimentsytoyunderstandytheywayytheyworldyworks.
c.ytheydispassionateydevelopmentyandytestingyofytheoriesyaboutyhowytheyworldyworks.
d.ytheysearchyforyevidenceytoysupportypreconceivedytheoriesyaboutyhowytheyworldyworks.
ANSWER:
c
DIFFICULTY:yy
Easy
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KEYWORDS:yy
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4.yTheyscientificymethodyisyapplicableytoystudying
a.ynaturalysciences,ybutynotysocialysciences.
b.ysocialysciences,ybutynotynaturalysciences.
c.ybothynaturalysciencesyandysocialysciences.
d.yNoneyofytheyaboveyisycorrect.
ANSWER:
c
DIFFICULTY:yy
Moderate
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.024y-
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KEYWORDS:yy
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5.yWhoysaid,y"Theywholeyofyscienceyisynothingymoreythanytheyrefinementyofyeverydayythinkin
g"?
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a.yIsaacyNewton
b.yAlbertyEinstein
c.yAdamySmith
d.yBenjaminyFranklin
ANSWER:
b
DIFFICULTY:yy
Easy
LEARNINGyOBJECTIVES:yyECON.MANK.024y-
yClassifyytheydifferentyfunctionsyanyeconomistymayyserve.
KEYWORDS:yy
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6.yAlbertyEinsteinyonceymadeytheyfollowingyobservationyaboutyscience: