This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Consumer > Behavior > Consumerism – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Consumerism Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was the GI Bill? A) Helped Veterans afford houses. B) Helped people named Bill buy a house. C) Discrimination bill against African Americans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped Veterans afford houses. 2. What is being referred to when we talk about the author's "style" of writing? A) It involves how something is being said. B) It involves where something is being said. C) It involves when something is being said. D) It involves what is being said. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It involves how something is being said. 3. Which of the following statements about advertising is incorrect? A) Advertising tries to influence consumer behaviour. B) The U.S. has no laws prohibiting false advertising. C) It is important to think critically about what ads say. D) Canada's Competition Act sets out rules concerning advertising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The U.S. has no laws prohibiting false advertising. 4. I like to go shopping all the time. Many times I am compulsive and buy things even if I don't have money. Am..... A) A thrifty buyer. B) An addictive shopper. C) A frugal shopper. D) A responsible buyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An addictive shopper. 5. Choose the right option:When we refer to this type of free trade, we say that there is a market economy in the country that promotes free competition between businesses for consumer preferences. In this situation, companies are expected to be free to enter or exit the market and product prices are expected to be defined by the interplay of supply and demand. A) Free trade. B) Free domestic trade. C) Free foreign trade. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Free domestic trade. 6. A warehouse-style store that carries discounted goods from a single manufacturer is called a(n): A) Specialty Store. B) Department Store. C) Outlet Store. D) Discount Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outlet Store. 7. Criminals can steal personal information to go on a shopping ..... before banks or cardholders realise they are being targeted. A) Trip. B) Window. C) Spree. D) Victim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spree. 8. A reduction made from a regular price. A) Coupon. B) Clearance. C) Best Value. D) Discount. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discount. 9. Is Ms. Rivera's necklace name brand or generic? A) Name Brand. B) Generic Brand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Name Brand. 10. In 1956, John Dulles said the U.S. was willing to risk war in order to state our interests/goals. What did the U.S. call this policy of pushing close to the edge of war? A) Space Race. B) Brinkmanship. C) Containment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brinkmanship. 11. What is the Spanish word for 'fashions'? A) Fashions. B) Modes. C) Modes. D) Modes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fashions. 12. ..... are one of the strategies used by advertisers. A) Bribes. B) Advice. C) Information. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bribes. 13. People believed that what they ..... defined who they were. A) Ate. B) Bought. C) Wore. D) Drove. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought. 14. From (3), why is it important to show support to local brands? A) To give more space for people to open the same businesses. B) To show support and encourage other businesses to be successful. C) To give fake hope to other small local businesses. D) To encourage people to start businesses like Dominos Pizza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show support and encourage other businesses to be successful. 15. A price insensitive customer is someone who ..... ? A) Is NOT motivated by discounted goods. B) IS motivated by discounted goods. C) Buys all the product without leaving some for other customers. D) Steals to avoid paying for things. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is NOT motivated by discounted goods. 16. What is the author's opinion on buying products from good salespeople? A) It is a necessary evil. B) It is a sign of weakness. C) It is a fun experience. D) It is a waste of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is a fun experience. 17. Which would be the best term to express the following idea:To have a conversation trying to reach or set a price A) To rip off. B) To knock down. C) To haggle. D) To overspend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To haggle. 18. What is the difference between consumption and consumerism? A) Consumption is the process of buying new items, while consumerism is the dependence on buying material goods. B) Consumption is the dependence on buying material goods, while consumerism is the process of buying new items. C) Consumption and consumerism are the same thing. D) Consumption and consumerism are both harmful to the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consumption is the process of buying new items, while consumerism is the dependence on buying material goods. 19. The Right to Recourse (have problems corrected) A) The grocery store manager will replace the spoiled milk I bought with fresh. B) I can look at the reviews of a Restaurant on Yelp and see the Score the Health Department gave it. C) I can buy a coffee mug at three different stores. D) I can complain to the grocery store manager that I bought spoiled milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The grocery store manager will replace the spoiled milk I bought with fresh. 20. What is price discrimination? A) Discrimination of someone's race because of how much they can or cannot pay. B) A way to maximize profits by charging different prices for the same goods. C) A way to maximize profits by charging the same price to every person. D) A way a company minimizes the amount of money they lose in a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A way to maximize profits by charging different prices for the same goods. Next →Related QuizzesConsumer QuizzesConsumerism Quiz 2Consumerism Quiz 3Consumerism Quiz 4Consumerism Quiz 5Consumerism Quiz 6Consumerism Quiz 7Consumerism Quiz 8Consumerism Quiz 9Consumerism Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books