# 205.1 Lesson - convergingOnGold

**Screen:** convergingOnGold

**Headline:** Convergence on Gold

**Reward:** 2

**Text:** From all monetary metals, the free market ultimately chose gold as a form of money because it has two important qualities that keep its value stable over long periods of time and across many regions of the world:

1\) Gold cannot be destroyed, and

2\) Gold cannot be made from other materials.

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## QUIZ

**Question:** Why did the free market choose gold as a form of money?

**Answer:** Because it cannot be destroyed or synthesized from other materials.

**Feedback:** Exactly. It's interesting to think about how the qualities of different materials, such as gold's durability and rarity, can make them more valuable and desirable as a form of money. Good job

**Correct:** true

**Answer:** Because it is abundant and easy to find.

**Feedback:** Sorry, looks like you got it backwards! Better luck with your next guess

**Correct:** false

**Answer:** Because it is the most attractive and visually appealing metal.

**Feedback:** Wrong! While gold may have a certain aesthetic appeal, it's ultimately its functional qualities that make it a valuable form of money. Better luck with your next answer.

**Correct:** false

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