1. If every piece of money should miraculously be doubled in a night,
whose interests would be affected?
2. Is the fact of one man's gain and another man's loss by chance of any
economic or political importance?
3. What gives rise to the belief sometimes held that money is an
invariable standard of value?
4. Is there anything in the nature of mining that keeps the ratio of the
supply of gold and silver nearly uniform?
5. Is the value of gold and silver due to the action of government?
6. Does the principle of the substitution of goods have any bearing on
the value of metals under bimetallism?
7. Note carefully, and indicate the different meanings of bimetallism;
of demonetization.
8. What is the extent of the influence one nation can have on the ratio
of the two precious metals?
9. If money wages are higher and general prices are lower, how is the
laborer affected? Is this due to the appreciation of money?
10. Can you get a kind of money that will make the things that are sold,
dearer, and the things that are bought, cheaper?
11. What are the main reasons given for the ratio of 16 to 1?