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1
According to "Global Trends 2025," by the year 2025, the international system will be:
A)unipolar, with the United States as the central power.
B)similar to the system as it existed prior to World War II.
C)global and multipolar.
D)comprised of major gaps in national power between developed and developing countries.
2
As claimed in "Global Trends 2025," the country that will have the most impact on the world over the next 20 years will be:
A)the United States.
B)India.
C)Russia.
D)China.
3
As noted in "Global Trends 2025," China, Russia, and India are currently following the Western liberal model for self–development.
A)True
B)False
4
As claimed in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", the worst–case scenario of a continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy would be the:
A)breakdown of individual governments.
B)development of food–price inflation.
C)fall of world grain production.
D)collapse of global civilization.
5
As stated in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", failing states are an international concern because they:
A)cannot produce food and other products for export.
B)strain humanitarian–aid resources.
C)become a source of terrorism, drugs, weapons, and rebellious refugees.
D)concentrate power within corrupt governments.
6
As noted in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", by utilizing grain–based fuels to reduce dependence on foreign oil, the United States has become a major contributor to global food insecurity.
A)True
B)False
7
According to "Navigating the Energy Transition," one of the biggest problems we now face with the need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is:
A)convincing governments of the need for the transition.
B)getting from where we are now to where we need to be.
C)envisioning a world without fossil fuels.
D)documenting the need to transition to renewable energy sources.
8
As explained in "Navigating the Energy Transition," the fossil fuel that causes the most carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will eventually become a rising source of energy as other sources dwindle is:
A)oil.
B)wood.
C)natural gas.
D)coal.
9
As reported in "Navigating the Energy Transition," the Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that, in 2050, fossil fuels will provide about the same share of world energy that they do now.
A)True
B)False
10
According to "The Rise of the Rest," a majority of Americans are feeling a deep–seated anxiety about their country because, for the first time in living memory, the United States is:
A)experiencing a severe and overwhelming economic crisis.
B)involved in a protracted war with few solutions in sight.
C)vulnerable to terrorism.
D)at risk of losing its "sole superpower" status in the world.
11
As claimed in "The Rise of the Rest," Americans still live in a unipolar world when it comes to U.S.:
A)military dominance.
B)financial dominance.
C)industrial dominance.
D)cultural dominance.
12
As argued in "The Rise of the Rest," people currently live in the most peaceful time of human existence.
A)True
B)False
13
The most tangible evidence of the overall success of the women's movement, as put forth in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," is that women's rights:
A)have played a key role in globalization.
B)have a dedicated agency at the United Nations.
C)are considered a desirable commodity among civilized nations.
D)are no longer discussed as distinct from human rights in general.
14
As explained in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard University, attracted a great deal of negative attention with his remarks:
A)suggesting that women may not have the same innate abilities in math and science as men.
B)regretting that Harvard had become a coeducational institution.
C)lamenting the parity in admissions women had achieved.
D)criticizing the growing number of women holding top university positions in the United States.
15
In the United States, as maintained in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," women have long since achieved the narrow legal definition of equality.
A)True
B)False
16
According to "Get Smart," the focus of humans' current and future evolution will be on how we manage and adapt to:
A)our physical world.
B)artificial intelligence that is smarter than we are.
C)the amount of knowledge that we have created.
D)natural evolutionary processes in the brain.
17
As defined in "Get Smart," "continuous partial attention" refers to:
A)a symptom of attention–deficit disorder.
B)engaging in multiple activities and connections simultaneously.
C)the inability of the brain to adapt to modern technology.
D)the rewiring of the brain to make it less intelligent.
18
As noted in "Get Smart," one of the major problems with digital implants or brain modifications in human is that they would rapidly become obsolete.
A)True
B)False
19
The twenty–first century, as described in "The Century Ahead," is likely to be characterized primarily as a century of:
A)war and violence.
B)growing economic disparity.
C)increasing religious fervor.
D)aging populations.
20
Prior to World War II, as stated in "The Century Ahead," almost all of the progress in increasing life expectancy came from:
A)improvements in nutrition.
B)reducing infectious diseases.
C)reducing maternal mortality.
D)public–health information programs.
21
Today, as put forth in "The Century Ahead," more than half of the world's people live in places where fertility is at or below the level needed for long–run intergenerational replacement.
A)True
B)False
22
According to "Population & Sustainability," the key to long–term environmental sustainability is to:
A)initiate population–control programs to reduce global population growth.
B)control consumption, particularly in high–population areas.
C)act on both population growth and consumption simultaneously.
D)immediately reduce carbon–dioxide emissions in the United States and European Union by a uniform percentage.
23
As explained in "Population & Sustainability," disparities in the population growth and consumption patterns of different nations indicate that the climate would be better served if:
A)India emulated U.S. population growth.
B)the United States emulated Indian consumption patterns.
C)developing nations emulated China's one–child policy.
D)each individual, wherever he or she lived, took responsibility for his or her environmental footprint.
24
As claimed in "Population & Sustainability," population growth in any one area has an immediate, but short–term, effect on the environment.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "Why Migration Matters," one reason migration matters more today than ever before is because:
A)migration is far more of a global process today.
B)the majority of the world's population is composed of migrants.
C)internal migration has all but disappeared in light of international migration.
D)migrant numbers have fallen dramatically in recent decades.
26
As explained in "Why Migration Matters," the significance of U.S. firms Kodak, Atlantic Records, RAC, Google, Yahoo, eBay, and several others is that they all:
A)prefer to hire migrant workers.
B)hire workers in foreign countries to prevent migration.
C)have been charged with hiring workers who are in the United States illegally.
D)were founded or co–founded by migrants.
27
As noted in "Why Migration Matters," the sex industry and "mail–order bride" industry have increased the number of female migrants, particularly from Asia.
A)True
B)False
28
According to "Pandemic Pandemonium," 50 percent of the mortality difference among countries hit with a pandemic can be attributed to:
A)education levels.
B)per–capita income.
C)scientific sophistication.
D)access to technology.
29
As claimed in "Pandemic Pandemonium," the world population's greatest weakness in the face of today's pandemics is the inability to:
A)wage a sustained fight against a disease.
B)create vaccines or treatment medications for various illnesses.
C)recognize a potential pandemic when it hits.
D)keep wealthy nations safe from pandemics.
30
As asserted in "Pandemic Pandemonium," wealthy nations respond best to fast–moving outbreaks of life–threatening illnesses.
A)True
B)False
31
As shown in "The Next Breadbasket," the world needs to increase food supplies, and the lion's share of the increase will need to come from:
A)increasing irrigation.
B)increasing crop yields.
C)expanding agricultural acreage.
D)recruiting more farmers from food–needy populations.
32
As claimed in "Climate Change," the current position in the scientific community with regard to climate change is that:
A)no specific cause of climate change can be identified.
B)many scientists disagree on the cause and effects of climate change, so no definitive statements can be made.
C)climate change is simply a natural fluctuation, the type of which can be documented throughout Earth's history.
D)climate change is dangerous and is caused by humans.
33
As argued in "Climate Change," the toughest part of the climate–change equation is the:
A)disagreement in the scientific community about global warming.
B)speed with which global warming is occurring and how little time is left to make changes.
C)refusal of governments to consider or act on remedies for global warming.
D)false sense of urgency that computer models reflect with regard to a global–warming timetable.
34
As reported in "Climate Change," while global warming will hurt some areas of the world, it will help other areas with extended growing seasons, allowing those areas to ease global food shortages over the long term.
A)True
B)False
35
According to "The Other Climate Changers," when compared to carbon dioxide, black carbon and ozone:
A)have a greater effect on global warming.
B)are more expensive to eliminate.
C)will provide more immediate rewards if eliminated.
D)remain in the atmosphere far longer.
36
As explained in "The Other Climate Changers," the majority of black–carbon emissions are associated with the:
A)use of diesel fuels in cars and trucks.
B)release of carbon dioxide.
C)production of agriculture.
D)burning of biomass.
37
As claimed in "The Other Climate Changers," technologies to significantly limit black–carbon and ozone–precursor emissions already exist.
A)True
B)False
38
According to "Water of Life in Peril," the most pressing global water issue today is:
A)water pollution due to industrial urbanization.
B)lack of adequate rainfall.
C)the overuse of groundwater.
D)wars over water resources.
39
As claimed in "Water of Life in Peril," the biggest abuser of our water resources is:
A)alternative fuel production.
B)domestic uses, such as flush toilets and washing machines.
C)bottled drinking water.
D)irrigation.
40
As noted in "Water of Life in Peril," in order to make fresh water available to everyone, we must allow water prices to rise.
A)True
B)False
41
As claimed in "Troubled Waters," the negative impact that human activity is having on the sea is increasingly noticeable:
A)throughout the depth and breadth of the sea.
B)on the coastland surrounding the sea.
C)in the surface and coastal waters of the sea.
D)60 miles offshore.
42
As described in "Troubled Waters," the marine life affected most drastically by human activities is:
A)predatory species of fish.
B)coral reefs.
C)dolphins and whales.
D)plant life on the sea floor.
43
As noted in "Troubled Waters," humans' negative impact on the sea began as soon as the human species emerged.
A)True
B)False
44
According to "Acacia Avenue," the primary reason for the clearing of rainforests in Indonesia is to:
A)plant trees suitable for the logging industry.
B)provide farming land to local villagers.
C)rid the country of dangerous animals that live in the forests.
D)uncover peatland, a sought–after soil.
45
As claimed in "Acacia Avenue," those most responsible for the destruction of rainforests across Indonesia are the:
A)small–scale settlers who want to live on the land.
B)villagers who hope to convert the forests to acacia groves.
C)large–scale commercial logging operations.
D)local and international NGOs.
46
As noted in "Acacia Avenue," the term "customary rights" refers to the right of certain families to use a piece of land because it has been used by their families for generations.
A)True
B)False
47
As detailed in "Cry of the Wild," the pre–eminent threat to some species in Asia and Africa is now:
A)lack of interest from international conservation organizations.
B)hunting.
C)Western tourists.
D)local government indifference.
48
As presented in "Cry of the Wild," until recently, animals were killed mostly for:
A)trophy heads.
B)the protection of villagers.
C)subsistence.
D)ivory.
49
As maintained in "Cry of the Wild," the population of hippos has declined substantially in the last decade because hippos are illegally hunted for meat and ivory.
A)True
B)False
50
As discussed in "Globalization And Its Contents," the globalizing process has its pros and cons, but generally it can be argued that economic globalization has had a positive impact on living standards and purchasing power in:
A)most of the world.
B)the wealthier nations.
C)most of the United States.
D)the poorer countries.
51
As pointed out in "Globalization And Its Contents," the invention and application of mass–production technology, together with surplus capital and the free–market economy, are at the root of:
A)human misery.
B)modern prosperity.
C)economic vicissitudes.
D)the globalizing process.
52
Even 50 years ago, the prospect of economically integrating both the communist and the impoverished Third World economies was promising and realistic.
A)True
B)False
53
The author of "It's A Flat World, After All" came to the conclusion that globalization was a reality while he was:
A)surfing the Internet late one night.
B)helping his daughters with their homework.
C)visiting Bangalore, India.
D)attempting to buy goods made in America.
54
As claimed in "It's A Flat World, After All," when the world is flat, you can innovate without having to:
A)emigrate.
B)translate.
C)graduate.
D)obfuscate.
55
As asserted in "It's A Flat World, After All," if Wal–Mart were a country, it would be China's eighth–largest trading partner.
A)True
B)False
56
As asserted by the author of "Why the World Isn't Flat," buying into the version of an integrated world that assumes that economics matter more and more and that politics matter less and less is not only unproductive, it is also:
A)naïve.
B)backward.
C)dangerous.
D)intuitive.
57
According to "Why the World Isn't Flat," globalization is a booming cottage industry based on the:
A)number of books about it that have been published.
B)growth of home businesses with a presence on the Internet.
C)amount of money that now crosses national borders in trade.
D)percentage of service industries that can be based anywhere around the world.
58
As reported in "Why the World Isn't Flat," during a recent television interview, the author was asked why he thinks the world is flat.
A)True
B)False
59
As postulated in "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" the UN Millennium Project intends to reduce extreme poverty by introducing programs from:
A)the Industrial Revolution.
B)a new kind of development economics.
C)the Green Revolution of the 1960s.
D)influential global businesses.
60
According to "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" public opinion in the rich parts of the world frequently attributes extreme poverty to mistakes made by the:
A)United States.
B)United Nations.
C)impoverished countries themselves.
D)affluent nations themselves.
61
As stated in "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" Americans usually underestimate the amount of foreign aid supplied by the United States.
A)True
B)False
62
As identified in "The Ideology of Development," the "high church" of Development is the:
A)New York Times.
B)World Bank.
C)Nazi Party.
D)United Nations.
63
As averred in "The Ideology of Development," the attitude of those who espouse development-being sure they know the answer, vehemently rejecting disagreement, and later changing their answers-is likened to a psychiatric diagnosis of:
A)schizophrenia.
B)bipolar disorder.
C)dissociative identity disorder.
D)borderline personality disorder.
64
As portrayed in "The Ideology of Development," the growth of China's economy is an example of the success of the Development ideology.
A)True
B)False
65
As explained in "The Quiet Coup," most countries that require the intervention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in economic crisis due to the:
A)occurrence of a natural disaster or other national emergency that required excessive spending.
B)economic failure of wealthier countries, which could then no longer purchase the smaller country's exports.
C)inability of the country's citizens to pay the taxes necessary to fund the government.
D)overspending and risk taking by the country's powerful government and business elites during good financial times.
66
As noted in "The Quiet Coup," the one thing that the various U.S. policies that are being blamed for the country's current financial crisis have in common is that they all are policies:
A)that were favored by Republicans.
B)that were favored by Democrats.
C)benefited the financial sector.
D)benefited U.S. citizens.
67
As claimed in "The Quiet Coup," the scenario underlying the recent U.S. economic crisis has, until this time, been seen only in emerging markets.
A)True
B)False
68
As argued in "The Case Against the West," the West has become the most powerful force in the world for:
A)solving problems.
B)creating change.
C)helping other nations prosper.
D)preventing change.
69
As detailed in "The Case Against the West," Western policies have been most harmful in:
A)the United States.
B)the Middle East.
C)Asia.
D)South America.
70
As stated in "The Case Against the West," Asian progress should be seen as a desire to dominate the West.
A)True
B)False
71
As defined in "'Chimerica' Is Headed for Divorce," the term "Chimerica" was coined to represent the:
A)growing animosity between China and America.
B)interrelationship between the Chinese and American economies.
C)typical U.S. shopping mall.
D)U.S. indebtedness to China.
72
As explained in "'Chimerica' Is Headed for Divorce," the unintended effect of China's intervention in the U.S. currency market was the:
A)burst of the U.S. real–estate–market bubble.
B)current U.S. financial crisis.
C)increase in the U.S. savings rate.
D)low–interest financing of the U.S. current–account deficit.
73
As noted in "'Chimerica' Is Headed for Divorce," China's goal in buying U.S. dollars is to see its own currency, the renminbi, appreciate.
A)True
B)False
74
Much of "Promises and Poverty" focuses on the Gemadro coffee plantation in:
A)Somalia.
B)Ethiopia.
C)Colombia.
D)Tanzania.
75
As identified in "Promises and Poverty," the Gemadro plantation is on land formerly occupied by the Shabuyye, a:
A)religious community.
B)wealthy family.
C)elite military corps.
D)native tribe.
76
According to "Promises and Poverty," the Gemadro coffee plantation is owned by an international consortium of companies, including Starbucks.
A)True
B)False
77
As explained in "Not Your Father's Latin America," the decades of the late twentieth century in Latin America were typified by:
A)the rise of illiberal populism.
B)economic implosions and military unrest.
C)a march toward liberal democracy.
D)economic security and political stability.
78
As noted in "Not Your Father's Latin America," the most pleasant surprise in recent Latin American history has been the:
A)success of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's brand of populism.
B)rejection of former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's "Plano Real" policies.
C)performance of current Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
D)luck of Latin America at escaping the ravages of poverty.
79
As claimed in "Not Your Father's Latin America," Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been highly successful in influencing the structure and policies of other major Latin American countries.
A)True
B)False
80
As profiled in "It's Still the One," Cushing, Oklahoma, is a significant player in the new global oil industry because:
A)it contains the largest oil supplies in the world.
B)it possesses the only oil reserves traded in the stock market.
C)its oil is the benchmark against which other oils are priced.
D)its oil prices are not dependent on global market swings.
81
As explained in "It's Still the One," one of the most problematic aspects of the new age of oil for consumers is the:
A)volatility of the oil market that is reflected in prices at the gas station.
B)shortage of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil, the only oil appropriate for everyday use.
C)fact that all U.S. oil is being traded globally, leaving a shortage in the United States.
D)low quality of the oil that is being produced in the United States.
82
According to "It's Still the One," state–owned oil companies and governments now control more than 80 percent of the world's oil reserves.
A)True
B)False
83
As claimed in "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," when it comes to promoting alternative energy, the world should:
A)do everything possible to find solutions.
B)invest as much as is feasible in a range of speculative technologies.
C)take as much time as is necessary to come up with reasonable solutions.
D)try to achieve the biggest emissions reductions for the least money in the shortest time.
84
According to "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," major problems with the concept of "renewable fuels" include all of the following except:
A)fuel crops displace vegetation that soaks up even more carbon than fuel crops do.
B)the process of clearing peatland to grow fuel crops results in serious carbon emissions that can cause long–term environmental damage.
C)it is impossible to grow fuel crops in most types of soil.
D)fuel crops take up valuable land that could be used for growing food.
85
As noted in "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," "second–generation" biofuels, such as those derived from switchgrass, are a promising new development for controlling global warming.
A)True
B)False
86
As claimed in "The Revenge of Geography," being a realist in today's world means:
A)valuing freedom above order.
B)focusing on universal ideals, rather than on particular distinctions.
C)recognizing and embracing those forces beyond our control.
D)concentrating on what unites humanity, rather than what divides it.
87
According to "The Revenge of Geography," the sea provides the inviolate border security that is needed to become:
A)a major world power.
B)obsessed with expanding and holding territory.
C)isolationist.
D)a democracy.
88
As stated in "The Revenge of Geography," religious faith is merely a function of geography.
A)True
B)False
89
According to "The Real War in Mexico," the real risk of the drug violence in Mexico today is that it will:
A)cause the Mexican state to fail.
B)spill over into the United States, creating drug wars north of the border.
C)undermine Mexico's future chances of democracy.
D)destroy the Mexican government's legitimacy in the eyes of its citizens.
90
As noted in "The Real War in Mexico," a major political and economic transformation seen in Mexico recently is the:
A)rise of a democratic middle class.
B)centralization of political power.
C)establishment of a payoff system between drug traffickers and government officials.
D)dismantling of the civilian–controlled military.
91
As claimed in "The Real War in Mexico," in light of the escalating drug violence in Mexico, the primary focus of the United States must be on border control.
A)True
B)False
92
As described in "The Long March to Be a Superpower," two of the four aircraft carriers bought by the Chinese are being used as:
A)tourist attractions.
B)cargo vessels.
C)housing for Chinese naval officers.
D)luxury cruise ships.
93
As noted in "The Long March to Be a Superpower," the Chinese army has little interest in confronting the United States head–on, but would like to deter the United States from:
A)continuing to occupy military bases in Japan.
B)interfering in North Korea.
C)protecting Taiwan.
D)acting to aid of the people of Nepal.
94
As asserted in "The Long March to Be a Superpower," most of the Chinese peacekeepers deployed in UN peacekeeping operations have been engineers, transport troops, or medical staff.
A)True
B)False
95
As presented in "What Russia Wants," Vladamir Putin's successor, Dmitry Medvedev, represents a:
A)complete reversal of Russia's business–as–usual political history.
B)chance for real democracy in Russia.
C)continuation of Putin's foreign–policy philosophies.
D)decline in Russia's global–power status.
96
As claimed in "What Russia Wants," the more capitalist and Westernized Russia becomes, the more:
A)democratic the government becomes.
B)anti–Western its policies seem.
C)honestly and efficiently the government is run.
D)unpopular its leaders become.
97
As noted in "What Russia Wants," since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia's policies and plans have become more transparent and accessible.
A)True
B)False
98
As cited in "Lifting The Veil: Understanding The Roots Of Islamic Militancy," public opinion polls in the Islamic world indicate that Muslim hostility toward the United States is:
A)a myth, since most Muslims view the United States very favorably.
B)primarily the result of U.S. policies in the Arab world.
C)almost entirely a matter of cultural and religious differences.
D)the result of propaganda by Arab leaders eager to distract their subjects from their own excesses.
99
As explained in "Lifting The Veil: Understanding The Roots Of Islamic Militancy," the issue that arouses the most hostility in the Middle East toward the United States is the:
A)1999 war in Kosovo.
B)2003 invasion of Iraq.
C)Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
D)1991 Gulf War.
100
As stated in "Lifting The Veil: Understanding The Roots Of Islamic Militancy," the Bush Administration's war on terror has had very little effect on Muslim views of the United States.
A)True
B)False
101
According to "Tehran's Take," Iran's top priority, and that which governs its foreign policy, is to:
A)become a nuclear world power.
B)continue the Islamic Republic as it now exists.
C)build a U.S.–Iranian alliance.
D)become a secular democracy.
102
As detailed in "Tehran's Take," the roots of anti–Americanism in Iran can be traced to the:
A)taking of hostages at the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979.
B)opposition by the Ayatollah Khomeini of a legal–immunity treaty for U.S. military advisors in 1964.
C)CIA–backed coup against Mohammad Mosaddeq in 1953.
D)U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
103
As noted in "Tehran's Take," Iran's president has the final say on the country's foreign policy.
A)True
B)False
104
As pointed out in "Banning the Bomb," the problem with the horror argument against using nuclear weapons is that in a crisis, necessity almost always trumps:
A)morality.
B)common sense.
C)emotion.
D)wisdom.
105
As given in "Banning the Bomb," the vast majority of wars are wars of:
A)extermination.
B)terror.
C)coercion.
D)threat.
106
As described in "Banning the Bomb," the largest cannon ever built was the Paris Gun, used by the Germans to bomb Paris during World War I.
A)True
B)False
107
As posited in "Europe as a Global Player," the EU is particularly sensitive to parts of the world community too often left out of globalization, notably the Arab world and:
A)Malaysia.
B)sub–Saharan Africa.
C)Central America.
D)South Pacific islanders.
108
As set forth in "Europe as a Global Player," the Quartet, composed of the European Union, the United States, the United Nations, and Russia, has designed a Road Map for Peace for:
A)Darfur.
B)Northern Ireland.
C)the Balkans.
D)the Middle East.
109
According to "Europe as a Global Player," EU troops or policing units are not deployed outside the European Union.
A)True
B)False
110
As explained in "Geneva Conventions," the Geneva Conventions are a series of protections for soldiers and civilians in war zones that were established:
A)in ancient Greece.
B)after the Battle of Solferino.
C)after World War II.
D)as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
111
According to "Geneva Conventions," the fundamental bedrock of the Geneva Conventions is to:
A)protect children during wartime.
B)prevent suffering in war.
C)eliminate terrorism.
D)define acceptable methods of torture.
112
As claimed in "Geneva Conventions," given today's terrorist organizations and nuclear proliferation, the Geneva Conventions are seriously outdated and old–fashioned.
A)True
B)False
113
As profiled in "Is Bigger Better?," BRAC is:
A)the social welfare arm of Bangladesh's government.
B)a grant program for poor nations funded by Shell Oil.
C)the largest antipoverty group in the world.
D)a Bangladesh training program for poor women and single mothers.
114
As noted in "Is Bigger Better?," BRAC's biggest early success was:
A)rebuilding Bangladesh cities destroyed by a cyclone.
B)reducing child mortality in Bangladesh.
C)uprooting corrupt Bangladesh government officials.
D)the redistribution of wealth in Bangladesh.
115
As claimed in "Is Bigger Better?," since BRAC came on the scene, the fertility rate in Bangladesh has more than doubled.
A)True
B)False
116
In assessing the role of the United Nations in the fight against slavery, the author of "A World Enslaved" suggests that it:
A)has no mandate to work against bondage.
B)consistently holds its member states accountable for slavery.
C)will continue to be an effective tool for defeating slavery.
D)has done almost nothing to combat modern–day slavery.
117
As reported in "A World Enslaved," the highest concentration of slaves on the planet is in:
A)South Asia.
B)South America.
C)Europe.
D)Africa.
118
As observed in "A World Enslaved," the majority of slaves in the world are prostitutes.
A)True
B)False
119
As presented in "Chile Starts Early," one of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet's defining projects is:
A)getting treatment for children whose parents were tortured by the Pinochet regime.
B)creating employment opportunities for Chileans who have been affected by the economic crisis.
C)spearheading research into early childhood development.
D)providing free access to health and education programs for very young Chilean children.
120
As explained in "Chile Starts Early," a growing trend among Latin American countries is to:
A)improve services for young citizens.
B)provide job opportunities for both fathers and mothers.
C)rein in spending on social programs in the face of growing economic woes.
D)ignore experts and follow their own path.
121
As indicated in "Chile Starts Early," investment in children now can impact poverty rates in the future.
A)True
B)False
122
As given in "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," the process of globalization can be positive, if societies reexamine and reemphasize:
A)the prospect of experiencing global culture.
B)their distinct values and cultural practices.
C)the positive values shared by all humans.
D)their religious belief systems.
123
As reported in "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," local culture groups and proponents tend to view the emerging global culture as a threat, because they:
A)fear an impingement on their traditional culture.
B)are skeptical of change.
C)try to avoid contact with the larger world.
D)have had bad experiences already.
124
According to "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," morality derives from human biological and physiological characteristics and from higher order capacities of choice and reasoning.
A)True
B)False
125
According to "Life, Religion and Everything," the crucial new element that scientist and Anglican Christian Rupert Sheldrake hopes to reintroduce to science and religion is:
A)God.
B)nature.
C)spirit.
D)mechanics.
126
As explained in "Life, Religion and Everything," in order for the world's religions to play a part in saving the Earth, they must be open to:
A)a return to pagan beliefs.
B)the concept of dominion over the planet.
C)the idea of the Rapture.
D)a dialogue with science.
127
As noted in "Life, Religion and Everything," Rene Descartes was instrumental in the development of the universe–as–a–machine philosophy.
A)True
B)False
128
As explained in "Don't Blame the Caveman," the basis of the field of evolutionary psychology (evo psych) is that human behaviors:
A)can be changed or controlled through psychological counseling.
B)are passed on to future generations through genetic modules in the brain.
C)are developed by individuals in response to their environment and circumstances.
D)have no genetic basis or influence.
129
As presented in "Don't Blame the Caveman," evo psych's detractors point out that the only kind of mind that makes humans evolutionary fit is a mind that:
A)remains static over long periods of time.
B)responds to evolutionary challenges in a pre–programmed manner.
C)focuses on reproducing itself.
D)is flexible and responsive to its social and physical environment.
130
As claimed in "Don't Blame the Caveman," from a reproductive standpoint, men are programmed to find an hourglass figure attractive in women.
A)True
B)False





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