Intro to the XRPL Review Quiz

What is the XRPL’s consensus algorithm?

A) Proof-of-work (PoW)

B) Delegated proof-of-stake (DPoS)

C) XRPL Consensus Mechanism

D) XRP Validator

What is the order book?

A) A list of all current bids and asks for each asset

B) A recommendation of which assets to trade

C) A complete timeline of an asset's price history

How much XRP must be destroyed in order to make a transaction on the network?

A) 0.01 XRP

B) 1 XRP

C) 0.00001 XRP

What makes the XRPL environmentally friendly?

A) It doesn't require mining

B) It's made of recycled materials

C) It runs on renewable energy

Which of the following best describes a sidechain?

A) A sidechain is a separate network that runs in parallel to the main network

B) A sidechain is a type of blockchain that is used to process transactions that are not related to the main blockchain

C) A sidechain is a centralized network that is used to process transactions

D) A sidechain is a fork of the main blockchain

Why did the founders of the XRPL create it?

A) To provide liquidity to the market

B) To send crypto to friends and family

C) To provide a more sustainable, scalable and fast alternative to Bitcoin

What is the main advantage of using a payment channel?

A) You can make multiple payments without having to repeatedly send transactions to the network

B) It is a secure way to hold funds until certain conditions are met.

C) It allows for multiple people to jointly control an account.

D) It authorizes an account to claim funds at a later date.

Do you need smart contracts to create digital assets on the XRPL?

A) Yes

B) No

What makes the XRPL sustainable?

A) A tree is planted with every XRP transaction

B) Consensus requires little energy, and any energy is offset by carbon credits

C) The servers that power the XRPL use renewable energy powered by wind turbines

D) All of the above

How does pathfinding work?

A) It uses XRP as an intermediary asset to find the lowest transaction cost

B) It uses a series of assets or hops to find the best connecting liquidities for the original trading pairs

C) It allows users to trade their assets without having to send them to a centralized exchange