Question 1

According to Wallerstein, the nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Industrial Revolution did not begin in France, because the French domestic manufacturing system could produce satisfactorily without innovating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Many of the political, linguistic, religious, and economic distinctions among the countries of West Africa today are artifacts of colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The seeds of industrial society were planted well before the 18th century.For example, a knitting machine invented in England in 1589 was so far ahead of its time that it played a profitable role in factories two and three centuries later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie is made up of the people who must sell their labor to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

English national income tripled between 1700 and 1815 and increased 30 times more by 1939.Standards of comfort rose, as did prosperity for all but a select few.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to Wallerstein (1982, 2004), what are the three structural positions of the modern world system?

Accepted Answer

A) core, periphery, and semiperiphery 
B) metropole, satellite, and semisatellite 
C) state, nation-state, and nation 
D) wealth, power, and prestige 
E) preliterate, nonliterate, and literate 
A) core, periphery, and semiperiphery 
B) metropole, satellite, and semisatellite 
C) state, nation-state, and nation 
D) wealth, power, and prestige 
E) preliterate, nonliterate, and literate

Question 8

Neoliberalism refers to a revival of Adam Smith's classic economic liberalism, which suggests that governments should not regulate private enterprise and that free market forces should rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Communism has two meanings, distinguished by how they are written.Small-c communism describes a social system in which property is owned by the community and in which people work for the common good.Large-C Communism

Accepted Answer

A) is just another version of neoliberalism but in disguise. 
B) is an imperial doctrine to appropriate private capital for the sake of the survival of the state. 
C) is Lenin's political theory of small-c communism. 
D) refers to the social aspects of small-c communism. 
E) was a political movement and doctrine seeking to overthrow capitalism and establish a form of communism such as that which prevailed in the Soviet Union (the USSR) from 1917 to 1991. 
A) is just another version of neoliberalism but in disguise. 
B) is an imperial doctrine to appropriate private capital for the sake of the survival of the state. 
C) is Lenin's political theory of small-c communism. 
D) refers to the social aspects of small-c communism. 
E) was a political movement and doctrine seeking to overthrow capitalism and establish a form of communism such as that which prevailed in the Soviet Union (the USSR) from 1917 to 1991.

Question 10

The domestic system is the economic system in which an organizer-entrepreneur supplies the raw materials to workers in their homes and collects the finished products from them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who are indigenous peoples?

Accepted Answer

A) people who live in autonomous, independent nation-states 
B) peasants who are of the same ethnicity as the ruling elite 
C) original inhabitants of particular areas 
D) any population living in a nation-state on the periphery of the world system 
E) people who have emigrated to a new country 
A) people who live in autonomous, independent nation-states 
B) peasants who are of the same ethnicity as the ruling elite 
C) original inhabitants of particular areas 
D) any population living in a nation-state on the periphery of the world system 
E) people who have emigrated to a new country

Question 12

Which of the following statements about Karl Marx is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) He analyzed 19th-century industrial production capitalism. 
B) He viewed socioeconomic stratification in terms of several classes with different but complementary interests. 
C) He called the owners of the means of production the bourgeoisie. 
D) He called the people who sold their own labor the proletariat. 
E) He emphasized class consciousness. 
A) He analyzed 19th-century industrial production capitalism. 
B) He viewed socioeconomic stratification in terms of several classes with different but complementary interests. 
C) He called the owners of the means of production the bourgeoisie. 
D) He called the people who sold their own labor the proletariat. 
E) He emphasized class consciousness.

Question 13

What best typifies the intervention philosophy of the French empire?

Accepted Answer

A) carte blanche 
B) savoir-faire 
C) coup d'état 
D) mission civilisatrice 
E) nom de plume 
A) carte blanche 
B) savoir-faire 
C) coup d'état 
D) mission civilisatrice 
E) nom de plume

Question 14

Trade and other economic relations between core and periphery disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Marx, who are the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

Accepted Answer

A) the products of gender differentiation from Europe's tribal past 
B) groups destined to reconcile through the postcapitalist process of alienation 
C) distinct and opposed classes produced by the world capitalist economy 
D) exogamous social groups 
E) moiety groups that dominated Western capitalism 
A) the products of gender differentiation from Europe's tribal past 
B) groups destined to reconcile through the postcapitalist process of alienation 
C) distinct and opposed classes produced by the world capitalist economy 
D) exogamous social groups 
E) moiety groups that dominated Western capitalism

Question 16

Mass production has led to critical consumption as people are forced to make careful decisions regarding what is needed and what is excess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of core nations?

Accepted Answer

A) They export their raw materials to other countries. 
B) They consist of the strongest and most powerful states. 
C) They have advanced systems of production. 
D) They have complex economies. 
E) They represent the dominant structural position in the world system. 
A) They export their raw materials to other countries. 
B) They consist of the strongest and most powerful states. 
C) They have advanced systems of production. 
D) They have complex economies. 
E) They represent the dominant structural position in the world system.

Question 18

What does the term Columbian exchange refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) the exchange of culture that occurred among Native Americans and Europeans that eventually led to the first great civilizations in the Americas and, in Europe, the first classless societies 
B) the general reciprocity that characterized the relationship between Europeans and Native Americans during the first 15 years after initial contact 
C) the spread of people, resources, products, ideas, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres after contact 
D) the spread of European notions and technologies of warfare to Native Americans, who never engaged in massive violent campaigns prior to the 1500s 
E) the peaceful exchange among Europeans and Native Americans of native edible plant species 
A) the exchange of culture that occurred among Native Americans and Europeans that eventually led to the first great civilizations in the Americas and, in Europe, the first classless societies 
B) the general reciprocity that characterized the relationship between Europeans and Native Americans during the first 15 years after initial contact 
C) the spread of people, resources, products, ideas, and diseases between the eastern and western hemispheres after contact 
D) the spread of European notions and technologies of warfare to Native Americans, who never engaged in massive violent campaigns prior to the 1500s 
E) the peaceful exchange among Europeans and Native Americans of native edible plant species

Question 19

Belgian colonial administrators were careful to use culturally significant differences to distinguish between the Hutus and Tutsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Periphery nations

Accepted Answer

A) export to the core but not to the semiperiphery. 
B) lack industrialization. 
C) are isolated from the world economy. 
D) have economies that disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core. 
E) have little incentive to interact with nations of the core. 
A) export to the core but not to the semiperiphery. 
B) lack industrialization. 
C) are isolated from the world economy. 
D) have economies that disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core. 
E) have little incentive to interact with nations of the core.

According to Wallerstein, the nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

The Industrial Revolution did not begin in France, because the French domestic manufacturing system could produce satisfactorily without innovating.

Many of the political, linguistic, religious, and economic distinctions among the countries of West Africa today are artifacts of colonialism.

The seeds of industrial society were planted well before the 18^th century.For example, a knitting machine invented in England in 1589 was so far ahead of its time that it played a profitable role in factories two and three centuries later.

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie is made up of the people who must sell their labor to survive.

English national income tripled between 1700 and 1815 and increased 30 times more by 1939.Standards of comfort rose, as did prosperity for all but a select few.

According to Wallerstein (1982, 2004), what are the three structural positions of the modern world system?

Neoliberalism refers to a revival of Adam Smith's classic economic liberalism, which suggests that governments should not regulate private enterprise and that free market forces should rule.

Communism has two meanings, distinguished by how they are written.Small-c communism describes a social system in which property is owned by the community and in which people work for the common good.Large-C Communism

The domestic system is the economic system in which an organizer-entrepreneur supplies the raw materials to workers in their homes and collects the finished products from them.

Who are indigenous peoples?

Which of the following statements about Karl Marx is NOT true?

What best typifies the intervention philosophy of the French empire?

Trade and other economic relations between core and periphery disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core.

According to Marx, who are the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

Mass production has led to critical consumption as people are forced to make careful decisions regarding what is needed and what is excess.

Which of the following is NOT true of core nations?

What does the term Columbian exchange refer to?

Belgian colonial administrators were careful to use culturally significant differences to distinguish between the Hutus and Tutsis.

Periphery nations

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Exam 14: The World System and Colonialism

According to Wallerstein, the nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

The Industrial Revolution did not begin in France, because the French domestic manufacturing system could produce satisfactorily without innovating.

Many of the political, linguistic, religious, and economic distinctions among the countries of West Africa today are artifacts of colonialism.

The seeds of industrial society were planted well before the 18th century.For example, a knitting machine invented in England in 1589 was so far ahead of its time that it played a profitable role in factories two and three centuries later.

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie is made up of the people who must sell their labor to survive.

English national income tripled between 1700 and 1815 and increased 30 times more by 1939.Standards of comfort rose, as did prosperity for all but a select few.

According to Wallerstein (1982, 2004), what are the three structural positions of the modern world system?

Neoliberalism refers to a revival of Adam Smith's classic economic liberalism, which suggests that governments should not regulate private enterprise and that free market forces should rule.

Communism has two meanings, distinguished by how they are written.Small-c communism describes a social system in which property is owned by the community and in which people work for the common good.Large-C Communism

The domestic system is the economic system in which an organizer-entrepreneur supplies the raw materials to workers in their homes and collects the finished products from them.

Who are indigenous peoples?

Which of the following statements about Karl Marx is NOT true?

What best typifies the intervention philosophy of the French empire?

Trade and other economic relations between core and periphery disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core.

According to Marx, who are the bourgeoisie and the proletariat?

Mass production has led to critical consumption as people are forced to make careful decisions regarding what is needed and what is excess.

Which of the following is NOT true of core nations?

What does the term Columbian exchange refer to?

Belgian colonial administrators were careful to use culturally significant differences to distinguish between the Hutus and Tutsis.

Periphery nations

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters

The seeds of industrial society were planted well before the 18^th century.For example, a knitting machine invented in England in 1589 was so far ahead of its time that it played a profitable role in factories two and three centuries later.