Question 1

The type of institution that is the least likely to be global or to unite the world, is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) entertainment-arts 
B) religious 
C) labor 
D) legal/political 
A) entertainment-arts 
B) religious 
C) labor 
D) legal/political

Question 2

Friedman's concept of a "flat" world means that

Accepted Answer

A) global warming is destroying the glaciers of the arctic. 
B) economic and informational competition is open globally. 
C) the environmental crisis has resulted in the loss of all major rain forests. 
D) all of these 
A) global warming is destroying the glaciers of the arctic. 
B) economic and informational competition is open globally. 
C) the environmental crisis has resulted in the loss of all major rain forests. 
D) all of these

Question 3

Globalization is especially difficult for ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) workers 
B) CEO's 
C) Hedge Fund Managers 
D) Multi-billionnaires 
A) workers 
B) CEO's 
C) Hedge Fund Managers 
D) Multi-billionnaires

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) competition 
B) private property 
C) minimal government regulation 
D) the greatest good for the most people 
A) competition 
B) private property 
C) minimal government regulation 
D) the greatest good for the most people

Question 5

In a pure capitalist system what determines the price of goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A) the government 
B) supply and demand 
C) the actual cost of production 
D) the International Monetary Fund 
A) the government 
B) supply and demand 
C) the actual cost of production 
D) the International Monetary Fund

Question 6

The benefits of the global system

Accepted Answer

A) go to the owners of industry only. 
B) are spread evenly around the world. 
C) accumulate among the rich and highly educated. 
D) never reach the consumer. 
A) go to the owners of industry only. 
B) are spread evenly around the world. 
C) accumulate among the rich and highly educated. 
D) never reach the consumer.

Question 7

Capitalism first developed in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the 16th century 
B) Western Europe 
C) the U.S. 
D) the 20th century 
A) the 16th century 
B) Western Europe 
C) the U.S. 
D) the 20th century

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Friedman's concept of a "flat" world means that

Globalization is especially difficult for ___________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capitalism?

In a pure capitalist system what determines the price of goods and services?

The benefits of the global system

Capitalism first developed in ______.

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Exam 10: Is the World Becoming One Society: Globalization and the Creation of a World Society

The type of institution that is the least likely to be global or to unite the world, is ______.

Friedman's concept of a "flat" world means that

Globalization is especially difficult for ___________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of capitalism?

In a pure capitalist system what determines the price of goods and services?

The benefits of the global system

Capitalism first developed in ______.

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How Is Society Possible: the Basis for Social Order

Why Are People Unequal in Society: the Origin and Perpetuation of Social Inequality

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