Question 1

What is the "root cause" of the worst problems facing developing nations?

Accepted Answer

A)   Poor public services
B)   Endemic poverty
C)   Corruption
D)   Disease
E)   Potable water B

Question 2

Thanks to an impressive growth spurt in recent years, India has surpassed the economy of China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Accepted Answer

A)   practice of raising only one major crop.
B)   dominance of only one ethnic group.
C)   concentration of power in one elite group.
D)   practice of interacting only with family members.
E)   lack of diversity within large populations. A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental political challenges facing developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nation-building
B)   Participation
C)   State-building
D)   Secularization
E)   Distribution of wealth, power, and property

Question 5

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Accepted Answer

A)   2020
B)   2030
C)   2040
D)   2050
E)   2060

Question 6

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

Accepted Answer

A)   China
B)   Brazil
C)   India
D)   Russia
E)   Nigeria

Question 7

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Kwame Nkrumah's calls for solidarity among former colonial states failed to grow into a lasting movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush sent troops to protect supplies and workers in

Accepted Answer

A)   Haiti.
B)   Zimbabwe.
C)   Nigeria.
D)   Sierra Leone.
E)   Somalia.

Question 10

All of these least developed countries have been plagued by continued conflict EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   Sri Lanka.
B)   Philippines.
C)   Ethiopia.
D)   Rwanda.
E)   Burma.

Question 11

The Ebola virus results in death for three-quarters of the people afflicted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which state was called "the most corrupt government in the world" in the mid­1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sierra Leone
B)   Côte d'Ivoire
C)   The Democratic Republic of the Congo
D)   Nigeria
E)   Gambia

Question 13

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The event in which rulers in Egypt and Tunisia were overthrown is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   Middle East Crisis.
B)   Arab Spring.
C)   Jihadism.
D)   Boko Haram.
E)   None of these choices is correct.

Question 15

Instability in Afghanistan poses a major problem for neighboring Pakistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following would be considered an economic democratic correlate?

Accepted Answer

A)   National wealth
B)   An elite ruling class
C)   A centrally-planned economy
D)   Social pluralism
E)   Respect for the rule of law

Question 17

Where are most of the least developed countries located?

Accepted Answer

A)   East Asia
B)   Sub-Saharan Africa
C)   Central Europe
D)   The Pacific Islands
E)   South America and the Caribbean

Question 18

What has been an ongoing barrier to India's potential economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)   Its civilian control over the military
B)   Its constant religious warfare
C)   Its caste system
D)   Its refusal to privatize key industries
E)   Its resistance to foreign investment

Question 19

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by
its close association to colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of these countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nigeria
B)   Somalia
C)   Afghanistan
D)   Haiti
E)   Zimbabwe

Exam 9: Development: Myths and Realities

What is the "root cause" of the worst problems facing developing nations?

Thanks to an impressive growth spurt in recent years, India has surpassed the economy of China.

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental political challenges facing developing countries?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Kwame Nkrumah's calls for solidarity among former colonial states failed to grow into a lasting movement.

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush sent troops to protect supplies and workers in

All of these least developed countries have been plagued by continued conflict EXCEPT

The Ebola virus results in death for three-quarters of the people afflicted.

Which state was called "the most corrupt government in the world" in the mid1990s?

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

The event in which rulers in Egypt and Tunisia were overthrown is referred to as

Instability in Afghanistan poses a major problem for neighboring Pakistan.

Which of the following would be considered an economic democratic correlate?

Where are most of the least developed countries located?

What has been an ongoing barrier to India's potential economic development?

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Which of these countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Exam 9: Development: Myths and Realities

What is the "root cause" of the worst problems facing developing nations?

Thanks to an impressive growth spurt in recent years, India has surpassed the economy of China.

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Which of the following is NOT one of the four fundamental political challenges facing developing countries?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Kwame Nkrumah's calls for solidarity among former colonial states failed to grow into a lasting movement.

In 1992, President George H.W. Bush sent troops to protect supplies and workers in

All of these least developed countries have been plagued by continued conflict EXCEPT

The Ebola virus results in death for three-quarters of the people afflicted.

Which state was called "the most corrupt government in the world" in the mid­1990s?

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

The event in which rulers in Egypt and Tunisia were overthrown is referred to as

Instability in Afghanistan poses a major problem for neighboring Pakistan.

Which of the following would be considered an economic democratic correlate?

Where are most of the least developed countries located?

What has been an ongoing barrier to India's potential economic development?

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Which of these countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Which state was called "the most corrupt government in the world" in the mid1990s?