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Production, Distribution, and Consumption--The Economic Organization of Societies

Multiple Choice

Select the one answer that best completes the thought.



1

Production is:
A)the different ways that cultures organize the resources, labor and energy sources around them
B)found only in industrial societies
C)only involves men, as it's about economics and politics
D)all of the above is true of production
2

Hunter-gatherers are:
A)totally isolated from other socioeconomic groups
B)nonexistent in the globalized contemporary world
C)in regular contact with other types of socioeconomic systems
D)don't manipulate their environment
3

The oldest production system associated with human beings is:
A)agriculture
B)hunting and gathering
C)horticulture
D)barter
4

Political economy refers to:
A)all the ways politicians raise money for campaigns
B)the phrase "money is power"
C)the intersection between political and economic structures in all societies
D)globalized economies
5

Which of the following is not a form of exchange associated with the Trobriand Islands?
A)kula
B)sagali
C)urigubu
D)kaiko