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Monero Fundamentals Quiz

Test what you've learned about Monero, its privacy, and its history.

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What does Monero hide on every transaction by default?

Sender, receiver, and amount The amount and sender, but not the receiver The sender and receiver, but not the amount Only your IP address, not the transaction details

What is fungibility?

Every coin is equal and interchangeable Coins gain value the longer you hold them Coins can be frozen if they are flagged as suspicious Each coin carries a history others can inspect

How was Monero launched?

A fair launch with no premine A token sale run by a registered company An ICO that sold tokens to early investors A small premine reserved for the core developers

Why does Monero have a 'tail emission'?

To fund the core development team's salaries To keep miners paid and the network secure long-term It doesn't, the reward drops to zero eventually To steadily devalue the coin over time

What ultimately gives Monero its value?

A company that keeps cash reserves backing every coin in circulation Its usefulness as private money, its scarce sound supply, and a network that accepts it A government treasury that guarantees its price will hold A built-in protocol promise that its market price can never fall

Which statement about Monero's price versus its value is most accurate?

Price and value are the same number and never move apart It has no real value because no government stands behind it Its value comes purely from short-term trading speculation Price is volatile and market-set, while the underlying value is its utility as sound, private money

Where does the name 'Monero' come from?

It is the Esperanto word for 'coin' It is Latin for 'hidden coin' It is short for 'monetary anonymity' It is named after its pseudonymous founder

Bytecoin, the first CryptoNote coin, had what serious flaw?

About 80% of its coins had been secretly mined before the public knew of it It relied on a single server the developers controlled Its supply was uncapped and inflated quickly Its privacy could be broken with simple chain analysis

Which technology hides the receiver of a Monero transaction?

Ring signatures RingCT RandomX Stealth addresses

Q10

Why is Bitcoin described as pseudonymous rather than anonymous?

Its addresses change automatically with each payment It encrypts amounts but leaves addresses visible Every transaction is public and addresses can be linked to real people It records the receiver but hides the sender

Q11

How is Monero's development funded, given there is no company behind it?

Through the Community Crowdfunding System, where people donate to public proposals By a foundation that sells reserved coins as needed By venture capital firms that fund the core team By a small fee skimmed from each block reward

Q12

How much is Monero's permanent tail emission per block?

0.6 XMR, but halving every four years A fixed 0.6 XMR per block, forever An amount that shrinks slightly each year Zero, since emission ended permanently in 2022

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