Question 1

Which of these could not be used as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological − release of epidemic disease germs or poisons into the atmosphere. 
B) Poisoning municipal water supplies with a substance designed to kill or maim at least 100,000. 
C) Introducing diseases such as anthrax through the postal system. 
D) Infecting a person or persons with a deadly disease and sending them out to seek to infect as many people as possible before they die. 
E) Getting infected with the flu virus and going out to full ballpark stadiums. 
A) Biological − release of epidemic disease germs or poisons into the atmosphere. 
B) Poisoning municipal water supplies with a substance designed to kill or maim at least 100,000. 
C) Introducing diseases such as anthrax through the postal system. 
D) Infecting a person or persons with a deadly disease and sending them out to seek to infect as many people as possible before they die. 
E) Getting infected with the flu virus and going out to full ballpark stadiums. E

Question 2

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

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A) Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B) Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C) Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D) Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B) Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C) Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D) Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E) None of the options are correct. D

Question 3

A major social change in recent years has been a shift in focus from the family to

Accepted Answer

A) religion. 
B) the individual. 
C) political party. 
D) technology. 
E) Both A and C are correct. 
A) religion. 
B) the individual. 
C) political party. 
D) technology. 
E) Both A and C are correct. B

Question 4

Regarding the United Nations during the Cold War

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A) they were able to intervene every time one member had a concern. 
B) they were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene. 
C) they could only reprimand a country, not act. 
D) they were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) they were able to intervene every time one member had a concern. 
B) they were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene. 
C) they could only reprimand a country, not act. 
D) they were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 5

The best statistics indicate that each person in the United States averages using about ____ times as much energy as a person in India, and about ____ times as much as an individual in Italy or ____'

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A) thirty-five; three; France. 
B) three; ten; France. 
C) five; seven; Germany. 
D) fifteen; two; England. 
E) five; ten; France. 
A) thirty-five; three; France. 
B) three; ten; France. 
C) five; seven; Germany. 
D) fifteen; two; England. 
E) five; ten; France.

Question 6

Term for identification: takfiri

Accepted Answer

The term "takfiri" is derived from the A

Question 7

Describe and discuss the world's current situation concerning environmental issues. Consider energy consumption, global warming, pollution, and food production.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of gr

Question 8

The limits of international collaboration among states, especially within the confines of the United Nations, have been clearly shown through the

Accepted Answer

A) condemnation by most nations of the terrorist actions of al Qaida in 2001 in America. 
B) successful coalition that stood up to Saddam Hussein in 1990-1991 when he sent his troops into neighboring Kuwait. 
C) general support for the campaign to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11. 
D) quarrels among nations over the United States' decision to begin an invasion of Iraq in to remove Saddam from power (though ostensibly searching for WMDs). 
E) efforts of the World Bank to help Third World countries receive loans for crops. 
A) condemnation by most nations of the terrorist actions of al Qaida in 2001 in America. 
B) successful coalition that stood up to Saddam Hussein in 1990-1991 when he sent his troops into neighboring Kuwait. 
C) general support for the campaign to remove the Taliban from Afghanistan in the aftermath of September 11. 
D) quarrels among nations over the United States' decision to begin an invasion of Iraq in to remove Saddam from power (though ostensibly searching for WMDs). 
E) efforts of the World Bank to help Third World countries receive loans for crops.

Question 9

How do most women today feel about the feminist movement?

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A) Excited 
B) Complacent 
C) Angry 
D) Indifferent 
E) Lost 
A) Excited 
B) Complacent 
C) Angry 
D) Indifferent 
E) Lost

Question 10

What is the most powerful body in the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) The General Assembly. 
B) The Security Council. 
C) The World Health Organization (WHO). 
D) International Labor Organization (ILO). 
E) The International Protocol on Climate Change (IPC
C) . 
A) The General Assembly. 
B) The Security Council. 
C) The World Health Organization (WHO). 
D) International Labor Organization (ILO). 
E) The International Protocol on Climate Change (IPC
C) .

Question 11

Term for identification: Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)

Accepted Answer

Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) refer

Question 12

Chernobyl is noted as the site where

Accepted Answer

A) Chechen rebels have been massacred. 
B) the people voted to secede from the CIS. 
C) all the trees have been cut for fuel. 
D) President Putin was born. 
E) a nuclear meltdown occurred. 
A) Chechen rebels have been massacred. 
B) the people voted to secede from the CIS. 
C) all the trees have been cut for fuel. 
D) President Putin was born. 
E) a nuclear meltdown occurred.

Question 13

In 1950, the UN used a Security Council member's boycott to order defensive action for

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnam. 
B) South Korea. 
C) Romania. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) Poland. 
A) Vietnam. 
B) South Korea. 
C) Romania. 
D) Czechoslovakia. 
E) Poland.

Question 14

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

conservati

Question 15

Term for identification: downward mobility

Accepted Answer

Downward mobility refers to a decline in

Question 16

Term for identification: The Second Sex

Accepted Answer

"The Second Sex" is a seminal work by th

Question 17

One of the world's major problems today seems to be that our ethics, our ways of thinking, and our political culture have been outrun by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Greed. 
B) Terrorists. 
C) Political hubris. 
D) Popular culture. 
E) Technology. 
A) Greed. 
B) Terrorists. 
C) Political hubris. 
D) Popular culture. 
E) Technology.

Question 18

What was meant by "women's liberation" and what impact has this had on social foundations such as the family?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of ch

Question 19

Discuss the significant threats to human life as a result of manmade inventions.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of nu

Question 20

Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost irrelevant to communication.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost...

Exam 53: A New Millennium

Which of these could not be used as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

A major social change in recent years has been a shift in focus from the family to

Regarding the United Nations during the Cold War

The best statistics indicate that each person in the United States averages using about ____ times as much energy as a person in India, and about ____ times as much as an individual in Italy or ____'

Term for identification: takfiri

Describe and discuss the world's current situation concerning environmental issues. Consider energy consumption, global warming, pollution, and food production.

The limits of international collaboration among states, especially within the confines of the United Nations, have been clearly shown through the

How do most women today feel about the feminist movement?

What is the most powerful body in the United Nations?

Term for identification: Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)

Chernobyl is noted as the site where

In 1950, the UN used a Security Council member's boycott to order defensive action for

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

Term for identification: downward mobility

Term for identification: The Second Sex

One of the world's major problems today seems to be that our ethics, our ways of thinking, and our political culture have been outrun by which of the following?

What was meant by "women's liberation" and what impact has this had on social foundations such as the family?

Discuss the significant threats to human life as a result of manmade inventions.

Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost irrelevant to communication.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE -800 CE

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: and .