You think you know the stock market? Take our quiz.

Stock markets play a central role in the modern economy – channeling financial fuel to businesses and sometimes channeling anxiety in the minds of investors. But in this era of lightning-fast trades and stock-exchange consolidation, how much do you know about the roots of stock trading? Test your smarts, or learn something new, with this quiz.

2. The corporation, as an entity with publicly owned stock shares, may predate medieval Europe. If that's true, which ancient civilization may have been its birthplace?

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The Nasdaq Composite stock market index is seen inside their studios at Times Square in New York on April 1.

Egypt

Mesopotamia

Mayan civilization

Rome

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