Question 1

All of the following are issues that are of significant concern to reaching social equity in the world of trade except:

Accepted Answer

A)  enforcing international labor standards 
B)  enforcing international environmental standards 
C)  improving international governance 
D)  providing a level playing field for poorer countries 
E)  improving cultural standards 
A)  enforcing international labor standards 
B)  enforcing international environmental standards 
C)  improving international governance 
D)  providing a level playing field for poorer countries 
E)  improving cultural standards

Question 2

Why were there protests the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization meetings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because many countries were excluded and wished to join the developed world 
B)  To raise awareness of social justice and democratic participation throughout the world 
C)  To open more factories and create more jobs in the United States 
D)  To increase the amounts of free trade and open competition between large and small producers 
E)  To do away with all government subsidies for poor nations 
A)  Because many countries were excluded and wished to join the developed world 
B)  To raise awareness of social justice and democratic participation throughout the world 
C)  To open more factories and create more jobs in the United States 
D)  To increase the amounts of free trade and open competition between large and small producers 
E)  To do away with all government subsidies for poor nations

Question 3

In terms of private property rights to land,which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food collectors seldom have the notion of personal land ownership. 
B)  Only elites in pastoral societies own pasture lands. 
C)  Only chiefs in horticultural societies own the land that is planted. 
D)  In food-producing societies all individuals have private land ownership. 
E)  All state societies have private individual land ownership. 
A)  Food collectors seldom have the notion of personal land ownership. 
B)  Only elites in pastoral societies own pasture lands. 
C)  Only chiefs in horticultural societies own the land that is planted. 
D)  In food-producing societies all individuals have private land ownership. 
E)  All state societies have private individual land ownership.

Question 4

What forms can negative reciprocity take?

Accepted Answer

It includes hard bar

Question 5

In the United States and Canada potlatches have often been at the center of heated political debate.Why do you think the governments of these countries have felt a necessity to get so involved in this form of indigenous exchange?

Accepted Answer

The governments of the United States and

Question 6

Today there are two fundamentally different types of markets.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  markets that use standardized money and those that include barter 
B)  geographically-bounded markets and those open via websites (internet) 
C)  markets that focus on foodstuffs and markets that focus on services 
D)  urban markets and rural markets 
E)  markets that incur taxation and those that are informal 
A)  markets that use standardized money and those that include barter 
B)  geographically-bounded markets and those open via websites (internet) 
C)  markets that focus on foodstuffs and markets that focus on services 
D)  urban markets and rural markets 
E)  markets that incur taxation and those that are informal

Question 7

Formal economic theory is based on assumptions such as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the value of a particular commodity decreases as it becomes more scarce. 
B)  only occasionally do people maximize their material well-being. 
C)  people, when exchanging goods and services, naturally strive to maximize material well-being and profits. 
D)  families will compete against each other to assert rights of ownership and allocation. 
E)  in societies where there is formal market exchange (commercialism), the market will determine all economic activities of individuals. 
A)  the value of a particular commodity decreases as it becomes more scarce. 
B)  only occasionally do people maximize their material well-being. 
C)  people, when exchanging goods and services, naturally strive to maximize material well-being and profits. 
D)  families will compete against each other to assert rights of ownership and allocation. 
E)  in societies where there is formal market exchange (commercialism), the market will determine all economic activities of individuals.

Question 8

Every state economy today is a blend of both:

Accepted Answer

A)  free markets and formal markets. 
B)  government control and informal markets. 
C)  formal markets and black markets. 
D)  informal markets and free markets. 
E)  government control and free markets. 
A)  free markets and formal markets. 
B)  government control and informal markets. 
C)  formal markets and black markets. 
D)  informal markets and free markets. 
E)  government control and free markets.

Question 9

Which of the following is not a major difference between business firms and households as productive units?

Accepted Answer

A)  The business firm is a more productive unit than the household. 
B)  The household unit performs more functions than the business firm. 
C)  The business firm is more self-sufficient than the household. 
D)  The household uses some of its resources for non-productive ends. 
E)  The business firm is almost exclusively a unit of production. 
A)  The business firm is a more productive unit than the household. 
B)  The household unit performs more functions than the business firm. 
C)  The business firm is more self-sufficient than the household. 
D)  The household uses some of its resources for non-productive ends. 
E)  The business firm is almost exclusively a unit of production.

Question 10

The household is the basic unit of production in most industrialized societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Evidence suggests that during economic downturns family businesses increase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Found among the Indians of the Northwest Coast,the potlatch is a mechanism of both redistribution and social ranking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Americans tend to be more positive and optimistic about globalization than do the Italians or the French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The pro-corporation perspective supporting globalization is most associated with which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain 
E)  Argentina 
A)  United States 
B)  France 
C)  Italy 
D)  Spain 
E)  Argentina

Question 15

Reciprocity refers to an exchange of goods and/or services of:

Accepted Answer

A)  unequal value that occurs at the same moment in time. 
B)  exactly the same value that occurs over a short period of time. 
C)  relatively equal value between two parties without the use of money. 
D)  unequal value between elites and commoners in a state society. 
E)  relatively equal value between more than two parties that sometimes involves the use of money. 
A)  unequal value that occurs at the same moment in time. 
B)  exactly the same value that occurs over a short period of time. 
C)  relatively equal value between two parties without the use of money. 
D)  unequal value between elites and commoners in a state society. 
E)  relatively equal value between more than two parties that sometimes involves the use of money.

Question 16

Land is most likely owned by an extended kinship group among:

Accepted Answer

A)  food collectors. 
B)  horticulturalists. 
C)  pastoralists. 
D)  intensive agriculturalists. 
E)  industrial agriculturalists. 
A)  food collectors. 
B)  horticulturalists. 
C)  pastoralists. 
D)  intensive agriculturalists. 
E)  industrial agriculturalists.

Question 17

The potlatch,as practiced by the Northwest Coast Indians,served to do all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  show preservation of physical resources. 
B)  confer status on generous givers. 
C)  distribute material goods to a wide range of people. 
D)  maintain regional stability. 
E)  measure prestige of the host. 
A)  show preservation of physical resources. 
B)  confer status on generous givers. 
C)  distribute material goods to a wide range of people. 
D)  maintain regional stability. 
E)  measure prestige of the host.

Question 18

Food collecting communities' control of land rights:

Accepted Answer

A)  is uniform in all food collecting societies. 
B)  is learned from contact with the surrounding societies (they tend to follow the same rules). 
C)  varies because in some societies territorial boundaries between bands or families are rigorously maintained. 
D)  is likely to continue long into the future in spite of contact with outside societies. 
E)  tends to be more legalistic when these communities are part of a state society. 
A)  is uniform in all food collecting societies. 
B)  is learned from contact with the surrounding societies (they tend to follow the same rules). 
C)  varies because in some societies territorial boundaries between bands or families are rigorously maintained. 
D)  is likely to continue long into the future in spite of contact with outside societies. 
E)  tends to be more legalistic when these communities are part of a state society.

Question 19

All of the following are potential limitations to personal property rights in the United States except:

Accepted Answer

A)  right of eminent domain. 
B)  availability of resources. 
C)  zoning laws. 
D)  title and ownership of property. 
E)  foreign land ownership. 
A)  right of eminent domain. 
B)  availability of resources. 
C)  zoning laws. 
D)  title and ownership of property. 
E)  foreign land ownership.

Question 20

In most non-industrialized societies,the basic unit of production is the:

Accepted Answer

A)  individual. 
B)  household. 
C)  village. 
D)  government. 
E)  private company. 
A)  individual. 
B)  household. 
C)  village. 
D)  government. 
E)  private company.

All of the following are issues that are of significant concern to reaching social equity in the world of trade except:

Why were there protests the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization meetings?

In terms of private property rights to land,which statement is true?

What forms can negative reciprocity take?

In the United States and Canada potlatches have often been at the center of heated political debate.Why do you think the governments of these countries have felt a necessity to get so involved in this form of indigenous exchange?

Today there are two fundamentally different types of markets.What are they?

Formal economic theory is based on assumptions such as:

Every state economy today is a blend of both:

Which of the following is not a major difference between business firms and households as productive units?

The household is the basic unit of production in most industrialized societies.

Evidence suggests that during economic downturns family businesses increase.

Found among the Indians of the Northwest Coast,the potlatch is a mechanism of both redistribution and social ranking.

Americans tend to be more positive and optimistic about globalization than do the Italians or the French.

The pro-corporation perspective supporting globalization is most associated with which country?

Reciprocity refers to an exchange of goods and/or services of:

Land is most likely owned by an extended kinship group among:

The potlatch,as practiced by the Northwest Coast Indians,served to do all of the following except:

Food collecting communities' control of land rights:

All of the following are potential limitations to personal property rights in the United States except:

In most non-industrialized societies,the basic unit of production is the:

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Exam 8: Economics

All of the following are issues that are of significant concern to reaching social equity in the world of trade except:

Why were there protests the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization meetings?

In terms of private property rights to land,which statement is true?

What forms can negative reciprocity take?

In the United States and Canada potlatches have often been at the center of heated political debate.Why do you think the governments of these countries have felt a necessity to get so involved in this form of indigenous exchange?

Today there are two fundamentally different types of markets.What are they?

Formal economic theory is based on assumptions such as:

Every state economy today is a blend of both:

Which of the following is not a major difference between business firms and households as productive units?

The household is the basic unit of production in most industrialized societies.

Evidence suggests that during economic downturns family businesses increase.

Found among the Indians of the Northwest Coast,the potlatch is a mechanism of both redistribution and social ranking.

Americans tend to be more positive and optimistic about globalization than do the Italians or the French.

The pro-corporation perspective supporting globalization is most associated with which country?

Reciprocity refers to an exchange of goods and/or services of:

Land is most likely owned by an extended kinship group among:

The potlatch,as practiced by the Northwest Coast Indians,served to do all of the following except:

Food collecting communities' control of land rights:

All of the following are potential limitations to personal property rights in the United States except:

In most non-industrialized societies,the basic unit of production is the:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters