Question 1

When corporations borrow money, they have to pay interest and that:

Accepted Answer

A)  makes them more efficient 
B)  forces better management practices 
C)  reduces profit 
D)  increases the value of their stock 
E)  increases CEO remuneration 
A)  makes them more efficient 
B)  forces better management practices 
C)  reduces profit 
D)  increases the value of their stock 
E)  increases CEO remuneration

Question 2

Economists in the WTO, IMF, and World Bank have harmed the economy of the world because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  are market fundamentalists 
B)  are economists 
C)  look after corporate interests 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  are market fundamentalists 
B)  are economists 
C)  look after corporate interests 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 3

One reason corporations wanted to bust unions starting in the 1960s was so that they would not have to increase:

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  prices 
C)  profits 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  efficiency 
B)  prices 
C)  profits 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Explain the concept of hegemony in terms of news about the Employee Free Choice Act.

Accepted Answer

Hegemony refers to the dominance or lead

Question 5

The Chambers of Commerce are good sources for information on business and commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In Norway, power in the fisheries is centralized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

After the economic problems became apparent, Republicans in the U.S. did everything they could to help the economy recover.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss what's wrong with the idea that it's better for people in poor countries to have low paying jobs than no jobs at all.

Accepted Answer

The idea that it's better for people in

Question 9

Mark Sanford, the married Republican governor of South Carolina, disappeared for six days for a fling with his Argentinean girlfriend.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Hugo Chavez developed a social contract with the people of Venezuela similar to Sweden's.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The railroads of the U.S. were built with private funds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the U.S., Social Security is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an investment program 
B)  a kind of bank account 
C)  a redistributive system 
D)  a pyramid scheme 
E)  a fraudulent system 
A)  an investment program 
B)  a kind of bank account 
C)  a redistributive system 
D)  a pyramid scheme 
E)  a fraudulent system

Question 13

Some people believe corporations should control things rather than the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the U.S. people stopped talking about privatizing Social Security when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the banks failed 
B)  the boomers started retiring 
C)  the socialists took over 
D)  the market took over 
E)  the stock market crashed 
A)  the banks failed 
B)  the boomers started retiring 
C)  the socialists took over 
D)  the market took over 
E)  the stock market crashed

Question 15

Mark Sanford, Republican governor of South Carolina, refused to increase unemployment benefits for his people in the midst of a recession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The U.S. is using its power in the world today to insure that every person on the planet has one share of the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the ethical basis anthropology provides us for making political judgments.

Accepted Answer

Anthropology provides an ethical basis f

Question 18

The cost of government has increased because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it has gotten too big 
B)  its functions have been privatized 
C)  it has gotten off the backs of the people 
D)  it has gotten on the backs of the people 
E)  none of the above 
A)  it has gotten too big 
B)  its functions have been privatized 
C)  it has gotten off the backs of the people 
D)  it has gotten on the backs of the people 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

A majority of Americans usually vote for president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The market has punished financiers and economists who were wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When corporations borrow money, they have to pay interest and that:

Economists in the WTO, IMF, and World Bank have harmed the economy of the world because they:

One reason corporations wanted to bust unions starting in the 1960s was so that they would not have to increase:

Explain the concept of hegemony in terms of news about the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Chambers of Commerce are good sources for information on business and commerce.

In Norway, power in the fisheries is centralized.

After the economic problems became apparent, Republicans in the U.S. did everything they could to help the economy recover.

Discuss what's wrong with the idea that it's better for people in poor countries to have low paying jobs than no jobs at all.

Mark Sanford, the married Republican governor of South Carolina, disappeared for six days for a fling with his Argentinean girlfriend.

Hugo Chavez developed a social contract with the people of Venezuela similar to Sweden's.

The railroads of the U.S. were built with private funds.

In the U.S., Social Security is:

Some people believe corporations should control things rather than the government.

In the U.S. people stopped talking about privatizing Social Security when:

Mark Sanford, Republican governor of South Carolina, refused to increase unemployment benefits for his people in the midst of a recession.

The U.S. is using its power in the world today to insure that every person on the planet has one share of the planet.

Discuss the ethical basis anthropology provides us for making political judgments.

The cost of government has increased because:

A majority of Americans usually vote for president.

The market has punished financiers and economists who were wrong.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters

Exam 12: Global Processes, Local Systems

When corporations borrow money, they have to pay interest and that:

Economists in the WTO, IMF, and World Bank have harmed the economy of the world because they:

One reason corporations wanted to bust unions starting in the 1960s was so that they would not have to increase:

Explain the concept of hegemony in terms of news about the Employee Free Choice Act.

The Chambers of Commerce are good sources for information on business and commerce.

In Norway, power in the fisheries is centralized.

After the economic problems became apparent, Republicans in the U.S. did everything they could to help the economy recover.

Discuss what's wrong with the idea that it's better for people in poor countries to have low paying jobs than no jobs at all.

Mark Sanford, the married Republican governor of South Carolina, disappeared for six days for a fling with his Argentinean girlfriend.

Hugo Chavez developed a social contract with the people of Venezuela similar to Sweden's.

The railroads of the U.S. were built with private funds.

In the U.S., Social Security is:

Some people believe corporations should control things rather than the government.

In the U.S. people stopped talking about privatizing Social Security when:

Mark Sanford, Republican governor of South Carolina, refused to increase unemployment benefits for his people in the midst of a recession.

The U.S. is using its power in the world today to insure that every person on the planet has one share of the planet.

Discuss the ethical basis anthropology provides us for making political judgments.

The cost of government has increased because:

A majority of Americans usually vote for president.

The market has punished financiers and economists who were wrong.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters