Bentley Ch. 38 Test
- 1.Popular unrest forced Todor Zhivkov, eastern Europe's longest surviving communist dictator, to resign in 1989 as leader of what country?
- A.
Romania
- B.
Czech Republic
- C.
Bulgaria
- D.
Poland
- 2.In what year did the two Germanies reunite to form a united nation?
- A.
1992
- B.
1991
- C.
1985
- D.
1990
- 3.The purpose of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was to
- A.
Funnel U.S. economic aid to NATO allies.
- B.
Attract emerging economies into trade alliances with the United States.
- C.
Eliminate barriers to free trade.
- D.
Regulate currency rates.
- 4.Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern global corporations?
- A.
They seek out the cheapest labor and raw materials
- B.
They have helped provide more money for social services and welfare programs
- C.
They favor unrestricted free trade.
- D.
They prefer locations with few, if any, environmental laws.
- 5.Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Japanese postwar "economic miracle"?
- A.
Massive aid from the United States enabled Japan to rebuild quickly after the war.
- B.
Japanese products were not barred from the U.S. market.
- C.
Restrictions imposed on Japanese defense spending enabled them to channel much of their Gross National Product (GNP) into economic development.
- D.
Abundant reserves of oil and gas fueled postwar industrialization.
- 6.Which of the following is NOT one of Asia's "little tigers"?
- A.
Vietnam
- B.
Taiwan
- C.
South Korea
- D.
Singapore
- 7.All of the following have contributed to the dramatic growth of the Chinese economy since the late 1970s EXCEPT
- A.
More efficient long-term economic forecasting by the Communist Party leadership.
- B.
The opening of China to foreign investment and foreign technology.
- C.
The opening of Chinese domestic markets to foreign imports.
- D.
Vast reserves of cheap labor.
- 8.In the 1970s, OPEC demonstrated that
- A.
The only way to defeat Israel was for all Arab states to work together.
- B.
An alliance in control of a valuable resource could exert control over the global economy.
- C.
Western powers could no longer dominate the Suez Canal.
- D.
Overproduction of petroleum products can cause a slump in global prices.
- 9.One objective that the EU and ASEAN share in common is a commitment to
- A.
Human rights and environmental regulations.
- B.
Democratic governments.
- C.
Removing political barriers between member states.
- D.
Removing barriers to trade between member states.
- 10.Which of the following is NOT a good example of the Americanization of global culture?
- A.
Pizza Hut
- B.
Coca-Cola
- C.
McDonald's
- D.
Rolex watches
- 11.Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern global consumption?
- A.
Consumption becomes a means of self-expression as well as a source of personal identity.
- B.
Modern consumption is shaped by wants and desires rather than by needs or necessities.
- C.
Global consumption is entirely one way: the tastes of the United States are imposed on the rest of the world.
- D.
Where products scarcely vary from one another, consumers are encouraged to make purchases based on brand names.
- 12.One significant result of the electronic information age is that
- A.
English has become the primary language of global communications and social and political isolation has been vastly reduced.
- B.
Politically repressive regimes such as that of China are trying to control the Internet.
- C.
The gulf between the technological haves and have-nots has widened.
- D.
All these statements are correct.
- 13.Between 2005 and 2050, population is expected to continue growing in all of the following world regions EXCEPT
- A.
Africa
- B.
Asia
- C.
Europe
- D.
North America
- 14.Which of the following statements is NOT true of modern terrorism?
- A.
Modern terrorists have been largely successful in achieving their political objectives.
- B.
Modern terrorists are not confined to any one state and operate effectively across borders
- C.
Modern terrorists use sophisticated modern weapons and technologies.
- D.
Modern terrorists routinely employ violence against civilian targets.
- 15.The perceived grievances of al-Qaeda against the United States and its allies include all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
U.S. support of the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands.
- B.
The presence of American troops in the holy land of Saudi Arabia.
- C.
U.S. failure to support the mujahideen in their war against the Soviet Union.
- D.
U.S. sanctions against Iraq.
- 16.Which of the following would NOT be a good example of an NGO?
- A.
Amnesty International
- B.
Human Rights Watch
- C.
Red Cross
- D.
United Nations
- 17.The goals of feminism in industrialized nations after WWII include all the following EXCEPT
- A.
Women's suffrage.
- B.
Equal pay for equal work.
- C.
Access to birth control and abortion.
- D.
Legal equality.
- 18.As a result of China's one-child policy,
- A.
The population of China has stabilized.
- B.
A significant number of girl babies are missing.
- C.
Women have achieved full gender equity in China.
- D.
Lingering Confucian values have finally been rooted out.
- 19.In spite of cultural prejudices against women in Asia, women have emerged as political leaders in all of the following countries EXCEPT
- A.
China
- B.
India
- C.
Myanmar
- D.
Pakistan
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