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POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Graded Quiz 3 Question 1 Question text Over the years that have passed, what type of investment has grown at a substantial rate, outpacing... both world economic productions in general or international trade? Select one: a. Direct investments b. Venture capital c. Foreign investments d. Both A and C Feedback . Question 2 Question text Less than 20 million people left Europe to new settlements in North and South America. Select one: True False Feedback. Question 3 Question text There are three central activities for the IMF and they include: Select one: POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 a. surveillance, financial assistance, and technical assistance. b. political assistance, economic support, and logistical assistance. c. strategy, social assistance, and business support d. Both A and C Feedback . Question 4 Question text The concept of genocide as a distinct crime did not exist prior to World War II. Select one: True False Feedback Question 5 Question text The Geneva Conventions were established with the purpose of establishing basic standards for the humane conduct of war. Select one: True False Feedback. Question 6 POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Question text Which country is the International Monetary Foundation’s major shareholder? Select one: a. The United Kingdom b. The United States c. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia d. None of the above Feedback . Question 7 Question text The Responsibility to Protect initiative has 5 pillars of focus, concerning human rights issues. Select one: True False Feedback Question 8 Question text The World Bank Group has helped put in place reform, in the Philippines, that cuts the registration time for new vessels down quite drastically. This measure has resulted in: Select one: a. Incumbent operators unable to prevent brand new companies in serving specific paths b. More vessel owners completing registration c. Less paperwork for incumbent operators to handle POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 d. All of the above Feedback . Question 9 Question text According to this week’s readings, what global non-governmental organization, received a Nobel Peace Prize in the 1970s? Select one: a. Human Rights Watch b. The International Rescue Committee c. Amnesty International d. None of the above Feedback . Question 10 Question text Investment has the power to alter the way of production, via ________, and can, therefore, create more change than just the trading of materials. Select one: a. Energy, economic, and cultural styles b. Knowledge, technology, and management techniques c. Agricultural, management, and political moves d. None of the above Feedback . POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Question 11 Question text The idea of positive liberty includes: Select one: a. economic b. social and cultural c. Both A and B d. None of the above Feedback Question 12 Question text The World-System Theory of globalization is explained by: Select one: a. The presence of the World Wide Web through the internet b. Modern world cultures seeking to transform and blend with other cultures c. A capitalist world system that spreads across the globe d. A movement to unite the world religions into one common religion Feedback Question 13 Question text Negative liberty deals with: Select one: POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 a. liberal and social rights b. social and political rights c. civil and political rights d. economic and cultural rights Feedback . Question 14 Question text For developing countries, what organization is currently the most significant public option of financial investment concerning projects in the private sector? Select one: a. The International Development Association b. The International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes c. The International Finance Corporation d. The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency Feedback . Question 15 Question text The structure of governance for the World Bank is very similar to the International Monetary Foundation. Select one: True False Feedback POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Question 16 Question text A controversial Universal Declaration of Human Rights article is the right to freedom of opinion and disinformation. Select one: True False Feedback Question 17 Question text World culture theory of globalization focuses on the way in which participants in the process become conscious of and give meaning to living in the world as a single place. Select one: True False Feedback Question 18 Question text Global integration in _____,______, and _______has created a more adequate distribution of economic resources. Select one: a. product, capital and labor markets b. services, goods, and stock markets POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 c. automobile, capital, and index markets d. Both B and C Feedback Question 19 Question text In what year did the World Bank create the International Development Association? Select one: a. 1966 b. 1960 c. 1961 d. 1970 Feedback . Question 20 Question text International trade is known to bring the following disruptions: Select one: a. Agricultural, political, and business b. Economic, political, and social c. Social, business, and cultural d. None of the above Feedback . POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Graded Quiz 6 Question 1 Question text Why is microfinancing an unsuitable concept, according to some critics? Select one: a. Various microfinancing companies have been known to have high interest rates, which will only keep the poor in an economically disadvantaged position. b. Microfinancing can only be offered to individuals at certain times of the year, which puts a constraint on when a loan can be taken out. c. Understanding how the borrowed cash is spent in the microfinancing industry, along with how viable the industry is in general, is hard to track. d. Both A and C Feedback . Question 2 Question text As per the report that concerns Jordan, how is womenomics defined? Select one: a. The future trends of economics. b. The way women view economics in Jordan. c. The relationship that exists between women and economics. d. Women entrepreneurship Feedback . POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Question 3 Question text Some nations are much richer than others, because the people from those nations are more intelligent than those from the poorer countries. Select one: True False Feedback Question 4 Question text Foreign media companies never participate in the promotion of American pop culture. Select one: True False Feedback Question 5 Question text An Austrian economist once stated that capitalism is a movement toward: Select one: a. information destructiveness b. creative destruction c. creative construction d. None of the above POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Feedback . Question 6 Question text What percentage of the world’s population has internet access as of 2014? Select one: a. 10% b. Approximately 46% c. 50% d. 70% Feedback Question 7 Question text What do critics say about Asian values? Select one: a. The values help promote independent thinking, while keeping authoritarians in power. b. The values smother independent and creative thinking, while promoting authoritarianism. c. The values encourage the open discussion and importance of creative thinking. d. None of the Above. Feedback . Question 8 Question text POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Which of the following is a theory for why development has been slower in some nations: Select one: a. Property rights b. Lack of freedom c. Culture d. All of the above Feedback Question 9 Question text According to an interview, Samir Moussa was born in Lebanon. Select one: True False Feedback The answer is 'False'. Question 10 Question text As the growing demand has only increased for IT industry workers, wages for IT workers have______, if compared to workers in different career sectors. Select one: a. stayed the same b. increased c. decreased d. None of the above Feedback POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 . increased Question 11 Question text A report from 2009 discovered it is highly likely that all of the Millennial Development Goals would be met by the target date of 2015. Select one: True False Feedback Question 12 Question text The Nura River cleanup project in Kazakhstan is estimated to cost: Select one: a. лв42.9 trillion b. €66.7 million c. £56.9 billion d. $67.8 million Feedback Question 13 Question text Unmanned devices, such as autonomous cars and unmanned drones, are not changing the transportation industry, nor is it changing the behavior of societies on a global level. Select one: POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 True False Feedback Question 14 Question text Portuguese is the least spoken language in the world. Select one: True False Feedback Question 15 Question text What groups have been known to sponsor distance learning-initiatives? Select one: a. government aid agencies b. private organizations c. foundations d. All of the above Feedback Question 16 Question text POLS 15-03 – Globalization – Graded Quiz 3 and 6 Samir Moussa’s father is Lebanese and mother is Peruvian. Select one: True False Feedback Question 17 Question text Which of the following benefits has information technology brought to government? Select one: a. Greater efficiency of bureaucracies b. Increased accountability c. Enhancement of interagency cooperation d. All of the above Feedback Question 18 Question text Cultural change is driven mainly by: Select one: a. globalization b. marketing efforts c. consumer choice d. Both A and C Feedback Question 19 Question text Which of the following is one of the Millennial Development Goals? Select one: a. Promote public education b. Monitor the child mortality rate c. Acknowledge the existence of deadly diseases d. Eliminate extreme poverty and hunger Feedback Question 20 Question text Information technology advancements have increased expansion in financial markets in which of the following ways? Select one: a. By allowing international transactions to be conducted quickly and securely b. By enhancing data storage and analysis within financial institutions c. By providing market “players” of all sizes access to information regarding investment and borrowing opportunities, performance of companies and financial institutions, and economic trends d. All of the above Feedback [Show More]

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