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Chapter 22 Money Growth and Inflation MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Inflation can be measured by the a. change in the consumer price index. b. percentage change in the consumer price index. c. percentage change in the price of a specific commodity. d. change in the price of a specific commodity. ANSWER: b. percentage change in the consumer price index. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 17.0 2. Over the last 60 years the average annual U.S. inflation rate was about a. 2 percent. b. 3 percent. c. 5 percent. d. 7 percent. ANSWER: c. 5 percent. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 17.0 3. Over the last 60 years the average annual U.S. inflation rate was about a. 3 percent implying that prices have increased 12-fold. b. 5 percent implying that prices have increased 12-fold c. 3 percent implying that prices have increased 18-fold. d. 5 percent implying that prices increased about 18-fold. ANSWER: d. 5 percent implying that prices increased about 18-fold. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 17.0 4. When prices are falling, economists say that there is a. disinflation. b. deflation. c. a contraction. d. an inverted inflation. ANSWER: b. deflation. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 17.0 5. Which of the following statements about U.S. inflation is false? a. Low inflation was viewed as a triumph of President Carters economic policy. b. There were long periods in the nineteenth century during which prices fell. c. The U.S. public has viewed inflation of even 7 percent as a major economic problem. d. The U.S. inflation rate has varied over time, but international data shows even more variation. ANSWER: a. Low inflation was viewed as a triumph of President Carters economic policy. TYPE: M DIFFICULTY: 1 SECTION: 17.0 6. Which of the following concerning the history of U.S. inflation is false? a. Prices rose at an average annual rate of about 5 percent over the last 60 years. b. There was about an 18-fold increase in the price level over the last 60 years. c. Inflation in the 1970s was