Question 1

Organic farming is a response to both pesticide proliferation and genetic modification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following concepts refers to a political and economic system that combines a mostly market-based economy with extensive social welfare programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  socialism 
C)  welfare capitalism 
D)  communism 
A)  capitalism 
B)  socialism 
C)  welfare capitalism 
D)  communism

Question 3

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following would be included in the operation of the underground economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teacher who is on disability leave for a long time 
B)  an executive who illegally "borrows" funds from the company 
C)  a taxi driver who fails to report most of her income 
D)  food servers who are paid less than the minimum wage 
A)  a teacher who is on disability leave for a long time 
B)  an executive who illegally "borrows" funds from the company 
C)  a taxi driver who fails to report most of her income 
D)  food servers who are paid less than the minimum wage

Question 5

Over the course of the last century, the number of people involved in agricultural work

Accepted Answer

A)  has remained about the same. 
B)  has declined steadily. 
C)  has increased dramatically. 
D)  has stayed the same, although a larger share of workers are immigrants. 
A)  has remained about the same. 
B)  has declined steadily. 
C)  has increased dramatically. 
D)  has stayed the same, although a larger share of workers are immigrants.

Question 6

Name the three sectors of the economy. Give an example of production in each sector.

Accepted Answer

The three sectors of the economy are:

1

Question 7

The Information Revolution requires workers to gain literacy skills instead of the mechanical skills that were important during the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

About what percentage of men and women are employed in Canada, respectively?

Accepted Answer

A)  90%; 85% 
B)  45%; 55% 
C)  70%; 60% 
D)  60%; 70% 
A)  90%; 85% 
B)  45%; 55% 
C)  70%; 60% 
D)  60%; 70%

Question 9

Modernization theorists see large corporations as

Accepted Answer

A)  offering little to poor nations seeking to develop. 
B)  unleashing the productive power of capitalism to speed development in poor nations. 
C)  responsible for the debt crisis in many poor nations. 
D)  needing the technology currently available in poor nations. 
A)  offering little to poor nations seeking to develop. 
B)  unleashing the productive power of capitalism to speed development in poor nations. 
C)  responsible for the debt crisis in many poor nations. 
D)  needing the technology currently available in poor nations.

Question 10

How does living within a capitalist system shape everyday life?

Accepted Answer

Living within a capitalist system shapes

Question 11

Socialism is an economic system in which there is

Accepted Answer

A)  collective control of production. 
B)  private ownership of property. 
C)  pursuit of individual profit. 
D)  considerable competition between businesses. 
A)  collective control of production. 
B)  private ownership of property. 
C)  pursuit of individual profit. 
D)  considerable competition between businesses.

Question 12

Describe trends in the Canadian labour force over the course of the last century. What technological changes have accompanied the shift from agricultural work to blue-collar work and then to white-collar service jobs? What changes in other social patterns have accompanied this shift? Consider rural-urban residential patterns, family patterns, and the relationship between work and home.

Accepted Answer

Over the last century, the Canadian labo

Question 13

Primary labour market jobs provide more benefits to workers than secondary labour market jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Agricultural production is part of the primary sector of the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is underemployment? How might it affect you in the future? What steps can you take to prevent underemployment?

Accepted Answer

Underemployment refers to a situation wh

Question 16

The text describes three technological revolutions that transformed all of social life. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Agricultural Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolution 
C)  the Immigration Revolution 
D)  the Information Revolution 
A)  the Agricultural Revolution 
B)  the Industrial Revolution 
C)  the Immigration Revolution 
D)  the Information Revolution

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the Information Revolution is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a shift from making tangible products to generating ideas. 
B)  There was a shift from mechanical skills to literacy skills. 
C)  There was a shift from farming to turning raw materials into products. 
D)  There was a shift from working in factories to working almost anywhere. 
A)  There was a shift from making tangible products to generating ideas. 
B)  There was a shift from mechanical skills to literacy skills. 
C)  There was a shift from farming to turning raw materials into products. 
D)  There was a shift from working in factories to working almost anywhere.

Question 18

Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _____, while socialist systems emphasize people's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective needs; personal needs 
B)  freedom from basic want; freedom to pursue their self-interest 
C)  freedom to pursue their self-interest; freedom from basic want 
D)  social needs; material needs 
A)  collective needs; personal needs 
B)  freedom from basic want; freedom to pursue their self-interest 
C)  freedom to pursue their self-interest; freedom from basic want 
D)  social needs; material needs

Question 19

The expansion of office work marks the growth of the economy's

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sector. 
B)  secondary sector. 
C)  tertiary sector. 
D)  quaternary sector. 
A)  primary sector. 
B)  secondary sector. 
C)  tertiary sector. 
D)  quaternary sector.

Question 20

What is the hypothetical economic and political system in which all people in society are socially equal?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  socialism 
C)  welfare capitalism 
D)  communism 
A)  capitalism 
B)  socialism 
C)  welfare capitalism 
D)  communism

Exam 16: The Economy and Work

Organic farming is a response to both pesticide proliferation and genetic modification.

Which of the following concepts refers to a political and economic system that combines a mostly market-based economy with extensive social welfare programs?

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Which of the following would be included in the operation of the underground economy?

Over the course of the last century, the number of people involved in agricultural work

Name the three sectors of the economy. Give an example of production in each sector.

The Information Revolution requires workers to gain literacy skills instead of the mechanical skills that were important during the Industrial Revolution.

About what percentage of men and women are employed in Canada, respectively?

Modernization theorists see large corporations as

How does living within a capitalist system shape everyday life?

Socialism is an economic system in which there is

Primary labour market jobs provide more benefits to workers than secondary labour market jobs.

Agricultural production is part of the primary sector of the economy.

What is underemployment? How might it affect you in the future? What steps can you take to prevent underemployment?

The text describes three technological revolutions that transformed all of social life. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Which of the following statements about the Information Revolution is NOT correct?

Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _____, while socialist systems emphasize people's _____.

The expansion of office work marks the growth of the economy's

What is the hypothetical economic and political system in which all people in society are socially equal?

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