Which main point about money is the author trying to make in this text?

• Money unfairly flows to the richest people in the world.

• Money allows people who don't know or trust each other to trade.

• Money is the root of all evil.

• Money can purchase many things but it cannot buy happiness.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

According to the text, how did people mainly transact before the invention of money?

• They used the barter system and traded physical goods.

• They used seashells and beads as currency.

• They lent and borrowed from each other.

• Everything was free and everyone shared freely.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why would the author lend to Joshua but not the tribe across the sea?

• Joshua is the wealthiest person in town.

• Joshua is a person who is known and trusted.

• Joshua is a feared Roman soldier.

• Joshua is the fastest person in the tribe.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

What is the author's main purpose in writing the THIRD paragraph?

• He is trying to convince us to forgo modern life and to live in tribes.

• He is informing readers of the history of credit and debt systems.

• He is explaining why tribal life is unproductive and wasteful.

• He is describing the weaknesses of the credit and debt system.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did Roman army camps need to use money to facilitate trade?

• Most people did not know each other.

• Most people did not trust each other.

• People often died in battle.

• All of these reasons.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which technologies enable modern societies to use credit systems?

• Computers and government identification

• Airplanes and phone networks

• Radio waves and license plates

• Steam power and waterways

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which is TRUE based on information from the text?

• Roman army camps were much smaller than ancient tribes.

• Roman army camps were about the same size as ancient tribes.

• Roman army camps were much larger than ancient tribes.

• Nobody knows the actual size of Roman army camps.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?

• Money allows civilizations to grow very large.

• Credit and debt systems are primitive and only were only used in ancient times.

• Money ruins civilizations by making everyone greedy.

• Credit and debt systems cannot function in the modern world.

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which event happened LAST in history?

• Thousands of people lived in Roman Army camps.

• Credit and debt systems became widespread again due to technology.

• Money was invented.

• Ancient tribes used mainly credit and debt systems for exchange.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

With which statement would the author most likely DISAGREE?

• If someone has a good reputation, it is easier to trust him or her.

• Reputations are important for lenders and borrowers.

• Money makes trading easier for people who do not know each other.

• People can easily maintain good relationships with thousands of other people.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6