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1
As claimed in "How Development Leads to Democracy," democracy is most likely to thrive
A)in Western countries.
B)under certain social and cultural conditions.
C)under U.S. occupation.
D)in newly emerging world powers.
2
As explained in "How Development Leads to Democracy," democracy is most likely to emerge as a result of
A)war.
B)colonization.
C)capitalism.
D)modernization.
3
As noted in "How Development Leads to Democracy," democratic institutions are relatively easy to establish almost anywhere at any time.
A)True
B)False
4
As noted in "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," the United Nations Population Division now projects that by 2050, global population growth will
A)rapidly accelerate.
B)be in a "negative" pattern.
C)fulfill the 1968 prophecy of biologist Paul Ehrlich.
D)nearly halt.
5
As pointed out in "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," Europeans became not only more numerous than they had been, but also considerably richer per capita than others worldwide, as a direct result of the
A)advancement of medicine in the 19th century.
B)Baby Boom.
C)reparations following World War II.
D)Industrial Revolution.
6
According to "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," over the next four decades, most of the world's population will become urbanized, something that has never before been the case.
A)True
B)False
7
As described in "Best. Decade. Ever.", when compared to the world as a whole, global growth over the past decade has been faster in the
A)richest nations.
B)poorest nations.
C)BRIC nations.
D)United States.
8
As reported in "Best. Decade. Ever.", average worldwide incomes today are approximately
A)$10,600 a year.
B)$21,600 a year.
C)less than $1 a day.
D)less that $10 a day.
9
As noted to "Best. Decade. Ever.", the one battle that is being lost in the twenty-first century is the global war against infectious disease.
A)True
B)False
10
According to "And Justice for All: Enforcing Human Rights for the World's Poor," the new mandate of the human-rights movement in the twenty-first century must be
A)helping to construct effective justice systems in the developing world.
B)prosecution of large-scale war crimes.
C)decriminalizing human-rights abuses.
D)increasing sanctions against human-rights violators.
11
As reported in "And Justice for All: Enforcing Human Rights for the World's Poor," the most pervasive criminal presence for the global poor is frequently
A)vigilantes and violent criminals.
B)their own government.
C)their own police force.
D)neighbors, friends, and family.
12
As noted in "And Justice for All: Enforcing Human Rights for the World's Poor," the state of the public justice system in the developing world is made worse by an overabundance of lawyers.
A)True
B)False
13
As reported in "The Democratic Malaise," the stagnation of middle-class wages in leading democracies is due primarily to:
A)insufficient regulation of the financial sector.
B)influx of low-wage workers into the global economy.
C)tax cuts.
D)expensive military actions.
14
As noted in "The Democratic Malaise," the result of the consolidation of a two-party system in Japan has been:
A)improved governance.
B)longer terms for prime ministers.
C)increased public confidence.
D)government gridlock.
15
As pointed out in "The Democratic Malaise," President Obama's stimulus package successfully resuscitated most components of the U.S. economy.
A)True
B)False
16
As stated in "The Post-Washington Consensus: Development after the Crisis," the development model put on trial by the global financial crisis was the
A)Keynesian demand-management model.
B)capitalist model.
C)emerging-market model.
D)neoliberal model.
17
As defined in "The Post-Washington Consensus: Development after the Crisis," the assumption that developing countries benefit substantially from greater inflows of foreign capital is known as
A)the American version of capitalism.
B)social disruption.
C)the foreign-finance fetish.
D)global economic volatility.
18
As noted in "The Post-Washington Consensus: Development after the Crisis," the American version of capitalism is the dominant economic model in developing countries.
A)True
B)False
19
According to "Role Reversal," in today's economic environment, the major assets in emerging markets are:
A)foreign debt holdings.
B)commodity holdings.
C)foreign exchange reserves.
D)petroleum futures.
20
As noted in "Role Reversal," according to International Monetary Fund projections, the:
A)ratio of aggregate debt to aggregate GDP in advancing economies will increase.
B)emerging markets' share of aggregate global GDP will decline.
C)aggregate debt of emerging markets will decrease.
D)aggregate debt of advanced countries will decrease.
21
As pointed out in "Role Reversal," emerging economies have replaced advanced economies as the rock of the international financial system.
A)True
B)False
22
As identified in "A Tiger Despite the Chains: The State of Reform in India," among all countries in the world, India ranks number one in
A)literacy.
B)illiteracy.
C)poverty.
D)economic growth.
23
As related in "A Tiger Despite the Chains: The State of Reform in India," an information-technology-service company that began in India with an initial investment of $250 in 1981 and was worth $4 billion in 2008 is
A)Mukesh Ambani.
B)Infosys.
C)Bharat Forge.
D)the Hero Group.
24
As disclosed in "A Tiger Despite the Chains: The State of Reform in India," farmers in many Indian states pay exorbitant electric bills.
A)True
B)False
25
As presented in "Welcome to Minegolia," Mongolia's current "gold rush" is the result of international interest in the country's
A)gold and silver.
B)luxury shopping centers.
C)copper and coal.
D)tourism.
26
According to "Welcome to Minegolia," the driving force behind Mongolia's current economic boom is
A)China.
B)socialism.
C)historical curiosity.
D)the Renaissance Capital investment bank.
27
According to "Welcome to Minegolia," the fact that Mongolia's stock exchange is the world's smallest has hampered the country's economic growth, even in boom times.
A)True
B)False
28
As reported in "Is Indonesia Headed for the BRICS?", the real driver in Indonesia's recent economic growth is:
A)higher prices for exported commodity products.
B)intense competition with foreign producers.
C)the Indonesian consumer.
D)reduced barriers to foreign investors.
29
As noted in "Is Indonesia Headed for the BRICS?", factors that help explain why foreign direct investment in Indonesia lags behind portfolio inflows in other countries include:
A)poor record on the sanctity of contracts.
B)tendency toward autocratic governments.
C)disproportionate taxation for road construction.
D)unwillingness to participate in fair negotiations.
30
As observed in "Is Indonesia Headed for the BRICS?", Indonesia lacks meaningful economic-domain regulations.
A)True
B)Flase
31
As noted in "The New Mercantilism: China's Emerging Role in the Americas," China's Communist Party leadership has made a strategic bet that it can keep political control by
A)allowing and encouraging economic liberalization.
B)limiting economic growth.
C)halting job creation.
D)reducing exports.
32
According to "The New Mercantilism: China's Emerging Role in the Americas," the "mercantilist strategy" China has adopted is designed to
A)project power.
B)contribute to the development of the impoverished abroad.
C)keep China's ruling party in power.
D)build political alliances.
33
As stated in "The New Mercantilism: China's Emerging Role in the Americas," China is more interested in majority control of foreign enterprises than in taking significant minority stakes.
A)True
B)False
34
As stated in "Taking the Measure of Global Aid," for most of its existence, the main driving force of development aid was
A)social.
B)geopolitical.
C)economic.
D)cultural.
35
As expressed in "Taking the Measure of Global Aid," the authors suggest forgetting about ODA and instead moving toward the new concept of
A)nongovernmental organization.
B)global policy finance.
C)corporate tithing.
D)post-assistance domestic product.
36
As explained in "Taking the Measure of Global Aid," ODA figures include items such as grants offered to students from the developing world who study in a donor nation—provided they agree to return to their home countries to work.
A)True
B)False
37
As defined in "A Few Dollars at a Time: How to Tap Consumers for Development," a new kind of aid that could fundamentally change the relationship between the rich and the poor throughout the world, a few dollars at a time, is part of a movement called
A)subtle philanthropy.
B)infectious assistance.
C)global giving.
D)innovative financing.
38
As pointed out in "A Few Dollars at a Time: How to Tap Consumers for Development," awareness about the epidemics that rage throughout the developing world occasionally crests in the international media when there is an outbreak, as there was in the 1990s involving
A)the Ebola virus.
B)dengue fever.
C)malaria.
D)HIV/AIDS.
39
As stated in "A Few Dollars at a Time: How to Tap Consumers for Development," the good news is that HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis are completely controllable diseases, and successful treatments are available for all three.
A)True
B)False
40
As reported in "Haiti Doesn't Need Your Old T-Shirt," the problem with donating unwanted items to people in need abroad is that such items:
A)tend to be defective.
B)do not reach the people in need.
C)wind up on the black market.
D)are not what people really need.
41
As pointed out in "Haiti Doesn't Need Your Old T-Shirt," the U.S. food program:
A)is strongly tied to the needs of recipient countries.
B)helps local agricultural producers.
C)bears no relation to U.S. surpluses.
D)is supported by agricultural conglomerates.
42
As noted in "Haiti Doesn't Need Your Old T-Shirt," the shirts that World Vision distributes could be bought cheaper in a developing country than World Vision's costs to ship and handle them.
A)True
B)False
43
According to "Africa's New Engine," projections are that the main source of Africa's middle class by 2030 will be countries:
A)with autocratic governments.
B)with large populations.
C)that have traditionally been corruption free.
D)with older populations.
44
As reported in "Africa's New Engine," the Mauritius-based Seacom Company aims to:
A)be exclusively owned by local investors.
B)desalinate enough water to improve irrigation.
C)build the largest building in Africa.
D)connect South Africa to Europe by fiber optic cable.
45
As pointed out in "Africa's New Engine," official development assistance sent to Africa is greater than the total that Africans living abroad send home.
A)True
B)False
46
According to "Poor Households Are Benefiting from Sub-Saharan Africa's High Growth and Wider Global Reach," research shows that levels of consumption were higher in households where:
A)workers were employed in manufacturing as opposed to services.
B)heads of household had more education.
C)families lived in rural settings.
D)economic growth was stagnant.
47
As noted in "Poor Households Are Benefiting from Sub-Saharan Africa's High Growth and Wider Global Reach," in discussing the ways the region can help itself, the author recommends all of the following except:
A)maintain sound macroeconomic policies.
B)maintain a stable political environment.
C)move away from exporting natural resources.
D)focus on building up human capacity.
48
As stated in "Poor Households Are Benefiting from Sub-Saharan Africa's High Growth and Wider Global Reach," the author's research concluded that poor households shared in the benefits of growth.
A)True
B)False
49
As noted in "The Micromagic of Microcredit," the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the "godfather of microcredit," economist
A)Muhammad Yunus.
B)John Maynard Keynes.
C)Aneel Karnani.
D)Alan Greenspan.
50
As reported in "The Micromagic of Microcredit," a goal set upon establishing the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh was that half of the borrowers would be women, an objective that today can be critiqued by the fact that, of all the bank's borrowers, women make up
A)12 percent.
B)50 percent.
C)64 percent.
D)95 percent.
51
As related in "The Micromagic of Microcredit," most microcredit banks charge annual interest rates of 50 to 100 percent, which is a higher rate than demanded by local moneylenders.
A)True
B)False
52
As described in "Corruption Reduction," curbing corruption is more important today because the United States has shifted its strategy in Iraq to one of
A)counterinsurgency.
B)traditional military posturing.
C)developing illegitimate native-partner governments.
D)bribery.
53
As defined in "Corruption Reduction," "societal engineering" refers to
A)societal change that comes about as the result of natural growth and development.
B)government corruption that results in negative shifts in society and culture.
C)deliberate, manmade societal change.
D)humanitarian aid to poor countries.
54
As noted in "Corruption Reduction," significant societal change is more successful when the change agent is a distant foreign power with idealistic assumptions.
A)True
B)False
55
As reported in "World Peace Could Be Closer Than You Think," research conducted by William Eckhardt found that the ratio of military to civilian war deaths:
A)has always been impossible to determine.
B)cannot be determined in civil-war situations.
C)remains largely unchanged from previous centuries.
D)has changed dramatically since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
56
As noted in "World Peace Could Be Closer Than You Think," regarding correlations between peace and democracy, the author suggests that:
A)democracies fight fewer wars.
B)selfish autocrats are the ones who start most of the wars.
C)Egypt was more hostile to Israel when it was ruled by authoritarian government than now.
D)democracy can heighten conflict by amplifying ethnic and nationalist forces.
57
As pointed out in "World Peace Could Be Closer Than You Think," more U.S. soldiers have died in Afghanistan than did in Vietnam.
A)True
B)False
58
As reported in "Uprisings Jolt the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry," the government of Saudi Arabia is wary of Hamas because of Hamas':
A)antagonism toward the Muslim Brotherhood.
B)alliance with Iran.
C)terrorist activities against Israel.
D)connections to Salafist Islamism.
59
As related in "Uprisings Jolt the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry," basic truths about power relationships in the Persian Gulf include that:
A)Saudi Arabia wants an external force to balance Iran.
B)such relationships change based on the character of the regime in Tehran.
C)U.S. policy preferences are able to amend relationships on fundamental levels.
D)both Saudi Arabia and Iran oppose any external power brought to the region.
60
As noted in "Uprisings Jolt the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry," Arab popular opinion of Iran and Saudi Arabia has improved in the wake of the uprisings of the Arab Spring.
A)True
B)False
61
As noted in "Letter from Damascus: Will Syria Descend into Civil War?", factors that contributed to the belief that Syria would not see uprisings included the fact that Bashar al-Assad:
A)was freely elected.
B)was not part of any particular family.
C)had not stained his hands with Syrian blood.
D)had already ejected Baathists from government.
62
As reported in "Letter from Damascus: Will Syria Descend into Civil War?" in the years of his rule before protests began, Bashar al-Assad:
A)eliminated all private media outlets.
B)ushered in private banks.
C)eliminated most of the nepotism that plagued the government.
D)licensed several new political parties.
63
As pointed out in "Letter from Damascus: Will Syria Descend into Civil War?" the opposition in Syria is not capable of operating a transition government.
A)True
B)False
64
In looking at South Korea's past strategies regarding North Korea, the author of "A New Kind of Korea: Building Trust Between Seoul and Pyongyang" suggests that:
A)there has never been any real hope that the North's bellicose attitude could be changed.
B)neither providing assistance nor pressuring Pyongyang has been effective.
C)deterrence of Pyongyang has always been at the forefront.
D)fundamental change has only come through threats.
65
As reported in "A New Kind of Korea: Building Trust Between Seoul and Pyongyang," features of the alignment policy advocated by the author include:
A)flexibility in response to public opinion.
B)adopting a middle-of-the-road approach.
C)requirement of inter-Korean dialogue with parallel international efforts.
D)eliminating material assistance until the North's nuclear weapon program stops.
66
As stated in "A New Kind of Korea: Building Trust Between Seoul and Pyongyang," there are no circumstances under which South Korea would accept the existence of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
A)True
B)False
67
According to "Sudan on the Cusp," throughout Sudan's history, as well as today, the most powerful group in the country has been the
A)British.
B)Arab Muslims.
C)Ottomans.
D)non-Arab, non-Muslims.
68
As described in "Sudan on the Cusp," one underlying cause for the north-south Sudanese civil war was the
A)presence of the British in Sudan.
B)discrimination faced by the country's Muslim citizens.
C)peace agreement enacted in the country in 2005.
D)lack of a common vision and identity among Sudan's diverse groups.
69
As noted in "Sudan on the Cusp," the people of southern Sudan are the only Sudanese group that has experienced marginalization and discrimination in the country.
A)True
B)False
70
As described in "Central America's Security Predicament," the overriding issue for most Central Americans is
A)democracy.
B)security.
C)border disputes.
D)rising energy costs.
71
As reported in "Central America's Security Predicament," Central Americans' tepid attitudes toward democracy are strongly affected by
A)high crime levels.
B)rising energy costs.
C)a distrust of the United States.
D)the region's status as an "afterthought" in global politics.
72
As noted in "Central America's Security Predicament," Costa Rica is the least advanced of its Central American neighbors in terms of institutional and social measures.
A)True
B)False
73
As reported in "Humanitarian Intervention Comes of Age," areas where peacekeeping efforts by the international community were successful included all of the following except:
A)Sierre Leone.
B)Liberia.
C)East Timor.
D)Somalia.
74
As noted in "Humanitarian Intervention Comes of Age," the Dayton agreement crafted by Richard Holbrooke:
A)likely contributed to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia.
B)ended the war in Bosnia.
C)led to increased violence directed at UN peacekeepers.
D)allowed withdrawal of all ground forces in Bosnia.
75
As stated in "Humanitarian Intervention Comes of Age," political scientist Taylor Seybolt has found that aggressive operations backed by firm UN Security Council resolutions are the most successful at ending conflicts.
A)True
B)False
76
As reported in "The True Costs of Humanitarian Intervention," China and Russia opposed U.S. intervention in Kosovo because they:
A)feared the setting of an unwelcome precedent.
B)did not want to see the United States expand its sphere of influence.
C)were concerned about collateral damage.
D)considered it immoral.
77
As noted in "The True Costs of Humanitarian Intervention," those who opposed the U.S. intervention in Libya were most likely to be:
A)Democrats.
B)Republicans.
C)independents.
D)political extremists.
78
As pointed out in "The True Costs of Humanitarian Intervention," the United States should stop trying to promote its values abroad when its national security is not at risk.
A)True
B)False
79
As described in "Global Aging and the Crisis of the 2020s," the 2020s are set to be a decade of rapid population aging and population decline for the
A)world's developing nations.
B)world's wealthy nations.
C)Muslim world.
D)entire world.
80
As reported in "Global Aging and the Crisis of the 2020s," the "bucket of capabilities" perspective states that population aging
A)affects the manpower and economic resources a nation can deploy.
B)increases the ability of developed countries to play a major geopolitical role.
C)undermines global security for developed countries.
D)strengthens developed countries.
81
As noted in "Global Aging and the Crisis of the 2020s," economies with graying workforces are more likely to be entrepreneurial.
A)True
B)False
82
As described in "Understanding the Revolutions of 2011," the "new sultans" control their countries' military elites by
A)keeping them united.
B)keeping them divided.
C)appointing possible successors.
D)increasing communication between commands.
83
As explained in "Understanding the Revolutions of 2011," a sultanistic regime is characterized by a national leader who
A)expands his personal power at the expense of formal institutions.
B)was elected by popular vote in a fledgling democracy.
C)holds a specific political ideology.
D)shuns the trappings of personal power.
84
As noted in "Understanding the Revolutions of 2011," revolutions rarely triumph, because the proper conditions for their success rarely coincide.
A)True
B)False
85
As reported in "The Arab Spring at One," Egypt cannot build a successful modern Islamic order because it:
A)has too many rival Islamic sects.
B)does not really want to.
C)lacks the financial wherewithal.
D)has contentious neighbors.
86
As pointed out in "The Arab Spring at One," the violence in Syria has been most pronounced in Homs because of its:
A)explosive demographics.
B)extreme wealth.
C)crushing poverty.
D)university.
87
As noted in "The Arab Spring at One," Yemen is the quintessential failed state.
A)True
B)False
88
As maintained in "Good Soldier, Bad Cop," the origins of authoritarian rule in Africa were in
A)French colonial rule in West Africa.
B)Britain's regime in South Africa.
C)the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya.
D)the overthrow of King Farouk in Egypt.
89
As maintained in "'Moderates' Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam," religious-nationalist ideology is driving Islamic politics at the state level in most Muslim states, but particularly in
A)Nigeria.
B)India.
C)Indonesia.
D)the greater Middle East.
90
As identified in "'Moderates' Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam," the Islamic ideology of "resistance" is known as
A)yufti.
B)muqawama.
C)sharia.
D)jihad.
91
As reported in "'Moderates' Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam," the good news about Afghanistan is that the fire-fight is becoming less bloody and the Taliban are weakening.
A)True
B)False
92
As reported in "Islamism after the Arab Spring," the ex-militant Islamists in places such as Egypt and Libya:
A)have become committed to democracy as a political system.
B)no longer stick to the dogmatic doctrine of total regime change.
C)have shown little interest in the democratic transition process.
D)did not participate in any of the war efforts leading to regime change.
93
As noted in "Islamism after the Arab Spring," among the popular demands that are compelling Islamist politics to adapt is a demand for:
A)religious revival.
B)isolation from Western influence.
C)social empowerment.
D)cooperation among Middle Eastern nations.
94
As stated in "Islamism after the Arab Spring," the Salafists stick to their mission to deride all religious authorities but their own.
A)True
B)False
95
According to "After the Revolution, Egypt Splinters," since the upheaval that ousted the Mubarak regime, the non-Islamist forces have been losing ground because of internal divisions and:
A)violent tendencies.
B)lack of organization.
C)unreasonable demands.
D)willingness to compromise.
96
As pointed out in "After the Revolution, Egypt Splinters," the Salafists in Egypt:
A)oppose involving themselves in governance.
B)spurn the commitment to peaceful change.
C)lack discipline.
D)are well organized.
97
As stated in "After the Revolution, Egypt Splinters," any candidate with military support would likely win election to high office in Egypt.
A)True
B)False
98
As reported in "The Awakening," the most visible difference the author found when she returned to Burma was:
A)the reappearance of Aung San Suu Kyi.
B)press censorship had been totally eliminated.
C)Internet access was no longer widely available.
D)an absence of military officers in government.
99
As pointed out in "The Awakening," since 1962, the government of Burma has:
A)teetered on the brink of anarchy.
B)swung wildly from democracy to dictatorship.
C)been a military junta.
D)been dominated by many other countries.
100
As noted in "The Awakening," the new president of Burma met with Aung San Suu Kyi in person.
A)True
B)False
101
As described in "Divergent Paths," many attribute Singapore's rapid rise to first-world status and economic prosperity to
A)its democratic form of government.
B)the authoritarian, one-party rule of the People's Action Party (PAP).
C)recent sociopolitical reform.
D)the ideologies and success of the Singapore Democratic Party.
102
As reported in "Divergent Paths," a key factor in the success of the PAP is
A)the lack of political opposition.
B)well-organized opposition parties.
C)reform outside government.
D)strong anti-Lee sentiment among youth.
103
As noted in "Divergent Paths," Singapore has many natural resources and a strong common cultural identity.
A)True
B)False
104
As described in "Uprising Threat," the announcement of anti-government protests by Angolan activists was partially organized via
A)My Space.
B)Facebook.
C)Twitter.
D)text messages.
105
As reported in "Uprising Threat," Angola is sub-Saharan Africa's third biggest economy mostly due to
A)oil.
B)agriculture
C)construction.
D)diamonds.
106
As noted in "Uprising Threat," Angola's government has excelled at diversifying commercial activity.
A)True
B)False
107
According to "How the ANC Lost Its Way," the African National Congress wins elections because of its:
A)access to media.
B)grassroots ward heeling.
C)legacy.
D)money.
108
As reported in "How the ANC Lost Its Way," retired cleric Desmond Tutu says the African National Congress:
A)cannot help people who do not repent.
B)has proven that democracy is possible in Africa.
C)is worse than the white apartheid government.
D)is making the best of a bad situation.
109
As pointed out in "How the ANC Lost Its Way," there are signs that the African National Congress is declining in popularity.
A)True
B)False
110
As reported in "Mexico's Big, Inherited Challenges," the consequences of the President Calderon's drug policy include:
A)growing size of drug cartels.
B)increased number of drug cartels.
C)decreased level of violence.
D)increased citizen insecurity.
111
As noted in "Mexico's Big, Inherited Challenges," the fiscal Achilles' heel for decades in Mexico has been:
A)overly stringent tax laws.
B)reliance on petroleum revenues.
C)black markets.
D)entitlements.
112
According to "Mexico's Big, Inherited Challenges," the Calderon government has stopped providing official figures for murder.
A)True
B)False
113
As reported in "Human Rights Last," as China's power and influence grows, the government finds itself weathering criticism for its
A)support of cruel regimes around the world.
B)economic neglect of developing countries.
C)position on domestic human rights.
D)cozy diplomatic relationship with the U.S. government.
114
As reported in "Human Rights Last," Chinese officials champion diplomacy based on
A)military leverage.
B)political leverage.
C)trade engagement.
D)economic sanctions.
115
As noted in "Human Rights Last," Chinese officials are generally supportive of economic sanctions as diplomatic strategy.
A)True
B)False
116
According to "Not Ready for Prime Time," the chief rationale for inviting the world's major emerging powers to join the world's ruling councils is that they
A)matter more today than they did at the time the ruling bodies were created.
B)represent the most populous nations on earth.
C)represent the councils' Eurocentric, Judeo-Christian worldview.
D)are essential for a retooled international order.
117
As reported in "Not Ready for Prime Time," the accession of Brazil, China, India and South Africa would undermine the principles and practices of the current world order because these countries
A)value universal values above national sovereignty.
B)are quick to criticize the internal policies of other countries.
C)do not support the notion that a strong international regime should promote human rights and democracy.
D)are not representative democracies.
118
As noted in "Not Ready for Prime Time," the current emerging powers may be political and diplomatic powerhouses, but they remain economic lightweights.
A)True
B)False
119
As reported in "The End of Easy Everything," the World Bank contends that the 2008 spike in food prices was largely driven by:
A)rising energy costs.
B)destruction of land through mining.
C)diversion of corn to biofuel.
D)rising labor costs.
120
As noted in "The End of Easy Everything," the overall conclusion reached by the author is that:
A)people must be willing to pay much higher prices for everything.
B)stronger safeguards are needed to prevent environmental damage from mining.
C)to avoid perils, there must be reduced consumption of traditional fuels and metals.
D)hydrofracking should be outlawed.
121
As stated in "The End of Easy Everything," global warming threatens to make extraction of hydrocarbon reserves in the Arctic impossible.
A)True
B)False
122
According to "Is a Green World a Safer World?", a new climate and energy bill passed by the House of Representatives contains provisions for erecting trade barriers to countries that
A)actively pursue nuclear energy.
B)refuse to accept U.S. exports of green technologies.
C)are unwilling to engage in resource-reduction measures and forms of recycling.
D)refuse to adopt measures to limit emissions.
123
The current renaissance in nuclear energy, as explained in "Is a Green World a Safer World?", is concentrated in
A)northern Europe.
B)China.
C)the developing world.
D)the United States.
124
Twenty years from now, as predicted in "Is a Green World a Safer World?" the world will still be getting at least three quarters of its energy from oil, coal, and natural gas.
A)True
B)False
125
In the spring of 2008, as put forth in "The World's Water Challenge," the international community failed to predict all of the following related to water scarcity except
A)a spike in food prices.
B)serious droughts affecting key regions of the world.
C)migration patterns related to famine.
D)a rise in energy prices.
126
More than half of the water suitable for human consumption, as described in "The World's Water Challenge," is used for
A)agriculture.
B)power generation.
C)industry.
D)domestic purposes.
127
Of the 1.8 million people who lose their lives due to unsafe water each year, as noted in "The World's Water Challenge," almost half of them are children.
A)True
B)False
128
As reported in "Bangladesh's Climate Displacement Nightmare," the Association of Climate Refugees:
A)exists to lobby the Bangladeshi government for more land for refugees.
B)encourages Bangladeshis displaced by climate to emigrate.
C)focuses on empowerment at the local level.
D)focuses its efforts on acquiring international aid.
129
As noted in "Bangladesh's Climate Displacement Nightmare," displaced people in the Khulna district of Bangladesh are now living:
A)in the streets of Dhaka.
B)in government housing.
C)on an embankment.
D)in government housing.
130
As pointed out in "Bangladesh's Climate Displacement Nightmare," catastrophic flooding is a new phenomenon in Bangladesh.
A)True
B)False
131
According to "The New Geopolitics of Food," the world's soaring food prices have contributed to
A)revolutions and upheaval in Africa and the Middle East.
B)a golden era of worldwide international cooperation.
C)a bountiful global grain economy.
D)the worldwide banning of "land grabs."
132
As reported in "The New Geopolitics of Food," the Middle East is the first geographic region whose population continues to grow as
A)water tables are rising.
B)water tables are falling.
C)grain production has peaked and begun to decline.
D)agricultural progress makes it easier to meet increased demand.
133
As noted in "The New Geopolitics of Food," soil erosion is a result of global warming.
A)True
B)False
134
Although women in Pakistan are frequently not allowed to leave their homes without their husband's permission, as explained in "Half the Sky," they are often permitted to attend meetings of microfinance organizations because the meetings
A)increase women's loyalty to their homes.
B)are attended only by women.
C)provide women with cash and investment ideas.
D)give the men status within their communities.
135
According to "The Women's Crusade," the country with the most people working in slavery today is
A)China.
B)Nigeria.
C)Mexico.
D)India.
136
Traditionally, as pointed out in "The Women's Crusade," human rights groups and others have seen the status of women as a worthy cause, but marginal compared to other issues.
A)True
B)False
137
According to "Gender and Revolution in Egypt," since the departure of Hosni Mubarak, the National Council for Women:
A)has become more transparent.
B)increased funds through foreign donations.
C)has been renamed by President Sharaf.
D)has been criticized because of its association with the old regime.
138
As reported in "Gender and Revolution in Egypt," social services abandoned by the Egyptian state after the rise of the National Council for Women include:
A)birth control.
B)collection of data on illiteracy.
C)training and microcredit for women.
D)acquisition of identification cards.
139
As stated in "Gender and Revolution in Egypt," broad public support for women activists has caused the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to back off from several campaigns against media figures.
A)True
B)False
140
The rape of girls and women in situations of violent conflict, as described in "Girls in War, is often seen as
A)the result of general lawlessness.
B)a means of rewarding male soldiers.
C)the transgression of a few combatants.
D)a military strategy to terrorize the population.
141
Some girls are abducted into fighting forces, as pointed out in "Girls in War," where they are forced into the dual role of child soldier and
A)sex slave.
B)domestic slave.
C)hostage.
D)bargaining chip.
142
In recent years, as mentioned in "Girls in War," the number of children who are the victims of direct violence has declined somewhat.
A)True
B)False
143
Women are generally recognized as more vulnerable to climate change than men, as presented in "Women in the Shadow of Climate Change," because they
A)are proportionally more dependent on threatened natural resources.
B)tend to be more susceptible to diseases arising from unsafe water.
C)are often the last to receive necessary medical care in impoverished countries.
D)can be left behind when men migrate elsewhere in response to droughts and other adverse conditions.
144
During natural disasters, as reported in "Women in the Shadow of Climate Change," more women than men die as a result of all of the following except that they
A)cannot swim.
B)are not adequately warned.
C)stay behind to assist the elderly.
D)cannot leave the house alone.
145
During extreme weather such as droughts and floods, as noted in "Women in the Shadow of Climate Change," women often work less than in more temperate periods.
A)True
B)False
146
According to "The Global Glass Ceiling," entrenched gender discrimination is
A)a defining characteristic of life for the majority of the developing world.
B)the result of persistent gender gaps in access to education, health care, technology, and income.
C)not a significant problem in the Middle East, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
D)spread by multinational corporations' search for growth in the developing world.
147
As reported in "The Global Glass Ceiling," the majority of global population growth in coming decades will occur in countries where
A)companies embrace female empowerment.
B)tribal customs work for women's rights.
C)gender disparities are greatest.
D)gender disparities are nonexistent.
148
As noted in "The Global Glass Ceiling," the rise of female executives in Western companies is credited with raising the profile of women's rights globally.
A)True
B)False





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