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1.4.15 15. The Invention of Money

15. The Invention of Money

1.What was NOT the problem exchanging goods brought about?

A)People were eager to make profit.

B)People had difficulties in transporting their goods.

C)People used to have disagreement with the value of the products..

D)The earliest bartering system couldn’t keep up with the development of modern society.

2.Where did people exchange their products in the earlies society?

A)On a large scale.

B)Between nations.

C)In the community.

D)In nation.

3.A bartering system refer to______.

A)the exchange of goods for coins

B)the direct exchange of goods

C)the trading of goods from one place to another

D)the trading of goods within a local community

4.With the invention of money, people could do the following things EXCEPT______.

A)dealing with some goods quickly going bad

B)making their goods well-known

C) contributing to exchanging goods

D)simplifying the exchanges of goods

5.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A)In a bartering system, people all agree on the worth of the goods.

B)The invention of money is an index of civilization.

C) The invention of money results from the expansion of goods.

D) The invention of money brings about lots of advantages.