Question 1

Sugar and cotton helped fuel the development of a capitalist world economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Accepted Answer

A)  is characterized by the policy that environmental protection and job safety are too important to be left unregulated. 
B)  characterizes the type of policies designed by powerful international financial institutions. 
C)  has been spreading globally. 
D)  refers to a recent revival of economic liberalism. 
E)  seeks to control costs by lowering wage expenses. 
A)  is characterized by the policy that environmental protection and job safety are too important to be left unregulated. 
B)  characterizes the type of policies designed by powerful international financial institutions. 
C)  has been spreading globally. 
D)  refers to a recent revival of economic liberalism. 
E)  seeks to control costs by lowering wage expenses. A

Question 3

According to world-system theory, countries are assigned to one of which three positions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

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

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers developed organizations to protect their interests. 
B)  Workers barred women and children from working in factories. 
C)  Workers launched a proletarian revolution. 
D)  Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off. 
E)  Workers won the right to control production. 
A)  Workers developed organizations to protect their interests. 
B)  Workers barred women and children from working in factories. 
C)  Workers launched a proletarian revolution. 
D)  Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off. 
E)  Workers won the right to control production.

Question 7

The growth of a market for sugar in Europe spurred

Accepted Answer

A)  the movement of capitalism, once a cultural trait specific to New Guinea (where sugar was first domesticated), to the rest of the world. 
B)  the development of a transatlantic slave trade. 
C)  a long-term improvement in the distribution of wealth among the rural peasantry of England. 
D)  the movement of sugar-producing nations from the periphery to the core of the world system. 
E)  a tremendous expansion in the strength of independent indigenous nations of Mexico and South America. 
A)  the movement of capitalism, once a cultural trait specific to New Guinea (where sugar was first domesticated), to the rest of the world. 
B)  the development of a transatlantic slave trade. 
C)  a long-term improvement in the distribution of wealth among the rural peasantry of England. 
D)  the movement of sugar-producing nations from the periphery to the core of the world system. 
E)  a tremendous expansion in the strength of independent indigenous nations of Mexico and South America.

Question 8

Standards of comfort rose, but prosperity was uneven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Periphery nations

Accepted Answer

A)  have economies that produce raw materials for export to the core and the semiperiphery. 
B)  have little incentive to interact with nations of the core. 
C)  are isolated from the world economy. 
D)  export to the core but not to the semiperiphery. 
E)  lack industrialization. 
A)  have economies that produce raw materials for export to the core and the semiperiphery. 
B)  have little incentive to interact with nations of the core. 
C)  are isolated from the world economy. 
D)  export to the core but not to the semiperiphery. 
E)  lack industrialization.

Question 10

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 11

The British notion of the "white man's burden" was similar to the French concept mission civilisatrice, in that both were racist ideologies used to justify the colonial efforts of their respective countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements about British colonialism is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It began to disintegrate after World War II. 
B)  It lacked an intervention philosophy. 
C)  It was legitimized by the racist notion of the "white man's burden." 
D)  It was partly driven by business interests. 
E)  It can be divided into two stages. 
A)  It began to disintegrate after World War II. 
B)  It lacked an intervention philosophy. 
C)  It was legitimized by the racist notion of the "white man's burden." 
D)  It was partly driven by business interests. 
E)  It can be divided into two stages.

Question 13

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

Accepted Answer

A)  previous census data 
B)  the number of cattle owned 
C)  phenotype, or how the individual physically looked 
D)  unique tribal body modifications such as scar tattoos 
E)  individual self-identification 
A)  previous census data 
B)  the number of cattle owned 
C)  phenotype, or how the individual physically looked 
D)  unique tribal body modifications such as scar tattoos 
E)  individual self-identification

Question 14

Which of the following statements about environmental hazards in American communities is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polluting industries are more likely to target communities with fewer resources to organize a resistance. 
B)  Economic resources and political clout have little to do with where polluting facilities are constructed. 
C)  Polluting facilities are often built in neighborhoods undergoing demographic and social transition. 
D)  Environmental hazards are located disproportionately in minority and poor neighborhoods. 
E)  Poorer communities are more likely to be victims of toxic waste exposure than are more affluent or even average (middle class) communities. 
A)  Polluting industries are more likely to target communities with fewer resources to organize a resistance. 
B)  Economic resources and political clout have little to do with where polluting facilities are constructed. 
C)  Polluting facilities are often built in neighborhoods undergoing demographic and social transition. 
D)  Environmental hazards are located disproportionately in minority and poor neighborhoods. 
E)  Poorer communities are more likely to be victims of toxic waste exposure than are more affluent or even average (middle class) communities.

Question 15

According to Karl Marx, classes are

Accepted Answer

A)  not important to his vision of social change in Western society. 
B)  based more on notions of prestige and morality than on actual economic differences. 
C)  part of the original, preindustrial social system of humans. 
D)  complementary, in that they each do different tasks necessary for the survival of the society. 
E)  powerful collective forces that could mobilize human energies to influence the course of history. 
A)  not important to his vision of social change in Western society. 
B)  based more on notions of prestige and morality than on actual economic differences. 
C)  part of the original, preindustrial social system of humans. 
D)  complementary, in that they each do different tasks necessary for the survival of the society. 
E)  powerful collective forces that could mobilize human energies to influence the course of history.

Question 16

One of the reasons that the Industrial Revolution started in England was that England needed to innovate in order to meet a demand for staples both at home and in its far-flung colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The U.S. government continues to subsidize its own corn farmers, who otherwise would go out of business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true about the poorest Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The large number of poor in the country gives the group a strong political influence. 
B)  The poorest 1 percent of males die an average of 15 years younger than a male from the richest 1 percent. 
C)  Irreparable health damage has been done to an entire city in Michigan due to a cost-cutting switch of water sources. 
D)  Companies that produce environmental hazards are mostly located in poorer communities. 
E)  The life expectancy difference between a poor community and a rich one can be as much as 30 years. 
A)  The large number of poor in the country gives the group a strong political influence. 
B)  The poorest 1 percent of males die an average of 15 years younger than a male from the richest 1 percent. 
C)  Irreparable health damage has been done to an entire city in Michigan due to a cost-cutting switch of water sources. 
D)  Companies that produce environmental hazards are mostly located in poorer communities. 
E)  The life expectancy difference between a poor community and a rich one can be as much as 30 years.

Sugar and cotton helped fuel the development of a capitalist world economy.

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

According to world-system theory, countries are assigned to one of which three positions?

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

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

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

The growth of a market for sugar in Europe spurred

Standards of comfort rose, but prosperity was uneven.

Periphery nations

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.

The British notion of the "white man's burden" was similar to the French concept mission civilisatrice, in that both were racist ideologies used to justify the colonial efforts of their respective countries.

Which of the following statements about British colonialism is FALSE?

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

Which of the following statements about environmental hazards in American communities is NOT accurate?

According to Karl Marx, classes are

One of the reasons that the Industrial Revolution started in England was that England needed to innovate in order to meet a demand for staples both at home and in its far-flung colonies.

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

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

The U.S. government continues to subsidize its own corn farmers, who otherwise would go out of business.

Which of the following is NOT true about the poorest Americans?

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Exam 18: The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Sugar and cotton helped fuel the development of a capitalist world economy.

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

According to world-system theory, countries are assigned to one of which three positions?

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

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

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

The growth of a market for sugar in Europe spurred

Standards of comfort rose, but prosperity was uneven.

Periphery nations

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.

The British notion of the "white man's burden" was similar to the French concept mission civilisatrice, in that both were racist ideologies used to justify the colonial efforts of their respective countries.

Which of the following statements about British colonialism is FALSE?

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

Which of the following statements about environmental hazards in American communities is NOT accurate?

According to Karl Marx, classes are

One of the reasons that the Industrial Revolution started in England was that England needed to innovate in order to meet a demand for staples both at home and in its far-flung colonies.

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

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

The U.S. government continues to subsidize its own corn farmers, who otherwise would go out of business.

Which of the following is NOT true about the poorest Americans?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters