Question 1

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA
-Obama wrote, "A More Perfect Union" when:

Accepted Answer

A)  he was running for the office of president of the United States 
B)  he returned to Chicago after getting a law degree at Harvard 
C)  he was in high school in Hawaii 
D)  he was writing his first book, Dreams from My Father; it is an excerpt from that book 
A)  he was running for the office of president of the United States 
B)  he returned to Chicago after getting a law degree at Harvard 
C)  he was in high school in Hawaii 
D)  he was writing his first book, Dreams from My Father; it is an excerpt from that book A

Question 2

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN
-What are the characteristics of "industrial agriculture" and the "Green Revolution," according to McKibbin?

Accepted Answer

A)  heavy use of water and manufactured fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides to produce a few specific crops that travel long distances to the grocery store 
B)  processed food, including meat, that barely resembles the plants and flesh from which it is made 
C)  manufacturing that looks more like organic activities such as planting (a new idea), nurturing (good workmanship), and harvesting (profits), rather than assembly lines and robotics 
D)  farms owned by young people who want to produce food in a sustainable and organic way 
A)  heavy use of water and manufactured fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides to produce a few specific crops that travel long distances to the grocery store 
B)  processed food, including meat, that barely resembles the plants and flesh from which it is made 
C)  manufacturing that looks more like organic activities such as planting (a new idea), nurturing (good workmanship), and harvesting (profits), rather than assembly lines and robotics 
D)  farms owned by young people who want to produce food in a sustainable and organic way A

Question 3

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-Corporations draw on which mobilizing strategy to create what appear to be citizen-based social movements, drawing attention to government actions that threaten their corporate operations and profits?

Accepted Answer

A)  information dissemination to their clients and customers about the government's intentions 
B)  helping their employees devote time and effort to oppose the government's actions 
C)  creating and funding organizations that sound like spontaneously formed citizens' groups, in order to carry out activities in opposition to government action 
D)  create and pay for advocacy advertising that expresses their point of view and concerns 
E)  All of the above are strategies used by corporations, as discussed byWalker 
A)  information dissemination to their clients and customers about the government's intentions 
B)  helping their employees devote time and effort to oppose the government's actions 
C)  creating and funding organizations that sound like spontaneously formed citizens' groups, in order to carry out activities in opposition to government action 
D)  create and pay for advocacy advertising that expresses their point of view and concerns 
E)  All of the above are strategies used by corporations, as discussed byWalker E

Question 4

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER
-MegnaTek moved its operation to an area with low taxes and few labor and environmental regulations. Such an area is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  metropole 
B)  industrial park 
C)  fair-trade zone 
D)  maquilador 
E)  collateral enclave 
A)  metropole 
B)  industrial park 
C)  fair-trade zone 
D)  maquilador 
E)  collateral enclave

Question 5

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN
-Bill McKibbin's essay explains how:

Accepted Answer

A)  meals high in starches and carbohydrates reduce life expectancy 
B)  the political policies of Castro's Cuba are hard for even friendly countries to accept 
C)  economic hardships in Cuba required the country to grow food in a more traditional way 
D)  active lifestyles and exercise cannot compensate for overeating 
E)  beans and rice are effective protein complements 
A)  meals high in starches and carbohydrates reduce life expectancy 
B)  the political policies of Castro's Cuba are hard for even friendly countries to accept 
C)  economic hardships in Cuba required the country to grow food in a more traditional way 
D)  active lifestyles and exercise cannot compensate for overeating 
E)  beans and rice are effective protein complements

Question 6

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-Edward Walker's "Industry-Driven Activism" describes the sociological phenomenon of:

Accepted Answer

A)  deviant behavior 
B)  corporate organization 
C)  entrepreneurial innovation 
D)  social movements 
E)  the military-industrial complex 
A)  deviant behavior 
B)  corporate organization 
C)  entrepreneurial innovation 
D)  social movements 
E)  the military-industrial complex

Question 7

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a corporate trade association, mobilized its resources to oppose what public issue, according to Walker?

Accepted Answer

A)  the government providing pharmaceutical drugs to the elderly who are served by Medicare 
B)  social security, especially for people who are disabled and can no longer work 
C)  collective bargaining by public employees, including teachers, firefighters, and police 
D)  federal legislation to reform access to health care 
A)  the government providing pharmaceutical drugs to the elderly who are served by Medicare 
B)  social security, especially for people who are disabled and can no longer work 
C)  collective bargaining by public employees, including teachers, firefighters, and police 
D)  federal legislation to reform access to health care

Question 8

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA
-The theme of Barack Obama's speech, "A More Perfect Union," is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  racism and discrimination continue to make life difficult for members of minorities, and so affirmative action that favors them is necessary 
B)  government programs are the best way to solve the collective problems of a society 
C)  American society is now open to change in ways that can solve many long-standing issues 
D)  the United States is now part of the globalized economic system, and so it should accept a weaker version of itself in favor of forming alliances and partnerships with nations around the world 
A)  racism and discrimination continue to make life difficult for members of minorities, and so affirmative action that favors them is necessary 
B)  government programs are the best way to solve the collective problems of a society 
C)  American society is now open to change in ways that can solve many long-standing issues 
D)  the United States is now part of the globalized economic system, and so it should accept a weaker version of itself in favor of forming alliances and partnerships with nations around the world

Question 9

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-What term describes a social movement that appears to originate with the grievances and efforts of citizens but is, in fact, financed and facilitated by corporations in order to elicit consumer participation?

Accepted Answer

A)  publicly surreptitious 
B)  dysfunctional 
C)  dialectical 
D)  astroturf, or top-down 
E)  grassroots, or bottom-up 
A)  publicly surreptitious 
B)  dysfunctional 
C)  dialectical 
D)  astroturf, or top-down 
E)  grassroots, or bottom-up

Question 10

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN
-McKibbin concludes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  wealthy countries such as the U.S. may soon produce more of their food the way Cuba does, with urban gardens and other practices of sustainable agriculture 
B)  hunger in Cuba is the most likely reason that the Castro regime will soon be overthrown 
C)  overeating and a heavy diet of fast food is less of a problem than most doctors and nutritionists think 
D)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the best way to solve the world's hunger problem, despite objections by environmentalists and organic food activists 
A)  wealthy countries such as the U.S. may soon produce more of their food the way Cuba does, with urban gardens and other practices of sustainable agriculture 
B)  hunger in Cuba is the most likely reason that the Castro regime will soon be overthrown 
C)  overeating and a heavy diet of fast food is less of a problem than most doctors and nutritionists think 
D)  genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the best way to solve the world's hunger problem, despite objections by environmentalists and organic food activists

Question 11

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO
-Pardo emphasizes how involvement in Mothers of East Los Angeles:

Accepted Answer

A)  contributed to the greater educational success of all the children in the community 
B)  weakened family ties, marital bonds, and traditional values, leading to a higher divorce rate 
C)  transformed women's personal identities and their ideas about "mothering" 
D)  became a path for the women in the community to procure better jobs and move out of their poor neighborhoods
48) Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER 
A)  contributed to the greater educational success of all the children in the community 
B)  weakened family ties, marital bonds, and traditional values, leading to a higher divorce rate 
C)  transformed women's personal identities and their ideas about "mothering" 
D)  became a path for the women in the community to procure better jobs and move out of their poor neighborhoods
48) Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER

Question 12

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER
-The case studies in "Job on the Line" involve two:

Accepted Answer

A)  companies that make a similar product but have very different employment practices 
B)  women who worked at the same job for the same firm, one in New Jersey and one in Mexico 
C)  labor unions; the Teamsters who have organized food process workers, and the Service Workers Union that has organized police and firefighters 
D)  airlines; one in Europe and one in the United States, and the way their employees were involved in running and owning stock in the firms 
E)  brothers who worked at the same job, but for different companies 
A)  companies that make a similar product but have very different employment practices 
B)  women who worked at the same job for the same firm, one in New Jersey and one in Mexico 
C)  labor unions; the Teamsters who have organized food process workers, and the Service Workers Union that has organized police and firefighters 
D)  airlines; one in Europe and one in the United States, and the way their employees were involved in running and owning stock in the firms 
E)  brothers who worked at the same job, but for different companies

Question 13

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER
-MegnaTek, discussed in "Job on the Line," prefers to hire:

Accepted Answer

A)  college graduates who score high on the motivation tests given to all job applicants 
B)  young women in their teens and early twenties with few formal job skills 
C)  people with a past record of crime and drug abuse who are committed to a new life and are willing to endure harsh conditions to prove themselves 
D)  Asian American women and female immigrants from Asian countries 
A)  college graduates who score high on the motivation tests given to all job applicants 
B)  young women in their teens and early twenties with few formal job skills 
C)  people with a past record of crime and drug abuse who are committed to a new life and are willing to endure harsh conditions to prove themselves 
D)  Asian American women and female immigrants from Asian countries

Question 14

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO
-The group Mothers of East Los Angeles initially formed in response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of drunk driving accidents in which children were killed 
B)  plans to build a prison in or near their community 
C)  statistics showing a high level of cancer among children of school age 
D)  low educational achievement scores, high dropout rates, and high youth unemployment in their community 
A)  a series of drunk driving accidents in which children were killed 
B)  plans to build a prison in or near their community 
C)  statistics showing a high level of cancer among children of school age 
D)  low educational achievement scores, high dropout rates, and high youth unemployment in their community

Question 15

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA
-In response to some controversial statements made by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, which were aired for many weeks on television and YouTube, Obama, in this speech:

Accepted Answer

A)  used the brouhaha as an opportunity to explain why blacks often feel the way Reverend Wright described, along with an explanation of why whites feel aggrieved as well 
B)  publicly broke with the pastor and promised never again to have anything to do with him or his church 
C)  denied Reverend Wright was his pastor and friend 
D)  took Reverend Wright's side in the controversy, and argued that people misunderstood what the Reverend was saying 
A)  used the brouhaha as an opportunity to explain why blacks often feel the way Reverend Wright described, along with an explanation of why whites feel aggrieved as well 
B)  publicly broke with the pastor and promised never again to have anything to do with him or his church 
C)  denied Reverend Wright was his pastor and friend 
D)  took Reverend Wright's side in the controversy, and argued that people misunderstood what the Reverend was saying

Question 16

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO
-According to Pardo, minority neighborhoods and communities are more likely to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  eligible for education grants and funding to build schools 
B)  crime-ridden and sites where illegal activities proliferate 
C)  located near toxic waste dumps and hazardous waste landfills 
D)  highly intolerant of the dominant group in U.S. society-i.e., whites of European origin 
A)  eligible for education grants and funding to build schools 
B)  crime-ridden and sites where illegal activities proliferate 
C)  located near toxic waste dumps and hazardous waste landfills 
D)  highly intolerant of the dominant group in U.S. society-i.e., whites of European origin

Question 17

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-One reason that corporations devote money and attention to building what appears to be a public demonstration or movement in support of their interests is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  corporations have few "natural members" who might otherwise mobilize in support of their interests, in contrast, for instance, to the broad range of citizens who oppose hunting and killing dolphins or whales or who worry about catastrophic accidents at nuclear power sites 
B)  typical activities like lobbying and making campaign contributions may not be enough to sway legislators to support their position on an issue or proposed legislation 
C)  it helps build public opinion favorable to their point of view 
D)  citizens protesting on their behalf gives corporate interests a human face that is otherwise hard to associate with impersonal, large corporations 
E)  All of the above are reasons corporations help to organize movements that promote their interests
49) The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN 
A)  corporations have few "natural members" who might otherwise mobilize in support of their interests, in contrast, for instance, to the broad range of citizens who oppose hunting and killing dolphins or whales or who worry about catastrophic accidents at nuclear power sites 
B)  typical activities like lobbying and making campaign contributions may not be enough to sway legislators to support their position on an issue or proposed legislation 
C)  it helps build public opinion favorable to their point of view 
D)  citizens protesting on their behalf gives corporate interests a human face that is otherwise hard to associate with impersonal, large corporations 
E)  All of the above are reasons corporations help to organize movements that promote their interests
49) The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN

Question 18

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN
-McKibbin points out that social change can be stimulated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental damage caused by global climate change 
B)  international policies and alliances between nations that may leave some countries at risk when world events shift 
C)  the unforeseen or latent consequences of scientific innovations 
D)  social movements working for human rights, democracy, and equality 
A)  environmental damage caused by global climate change 
B)  international policies and alliances between nations that may leave some countries at risk when world events shift 
C)  the unforeseen or latent consequences of scientific innovations 
D)  social movements working for human rights, democracy, and equality

Question 19

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER
-Probably the strongest conclusion to be drawn from Adler's essay is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  global competition without regulation leads to a search for the cheapest possible workforce 
B)  without effective birth control, women can never have real control over their lives 
C)  the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  has had an enormous, positive effect on the lives of workers in the U.S. and around the world 
D)  strong communities begin with strong economies 
E)  job motivation and commitment is built on more than a fat paycheck
47) Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO 
A)  global competition without regulation leads to a search for the cheapest possible workforce 
B)  without effective birth control, women can never have real control over their lives 
C)  the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFT
A)  has had an enormous, positive effect on the lives of workers in the U.S. and around the world 
D)  strong communities begin with strong economies 
E)  job motivation and commitment is built on more than a fat paycheck
47) Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO

Question 20

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER
-Walker reveals how:

Accepted Answer

A)  citizens are increasingly recognizing that corporations have created many of the problems they face, and beginning to mobilize to oppose corporate actions 
B)  corporations are able to make citizen participation in a social movement less costly by paying many of the expenses and taking care of planning and organizational details 
C)  corporations are increasingly using their resources to support causes that benefit the people around the world who are most in need of health, security, education, jobs, and freedom 
D)  nonprofit organizations learn how to operate more effectively by adopting business practices 
A)  citizens are increasingly recognizing that corporations have created many of the problems they face, and beginning to mobilize to oppose corporate actions 
B)  corporations are able to make citizen participation in a social movement less costly by paying many of the expenses and taking care of planning and organizational details 
C)  corporations are increasingly using their resources to support causes that benefit the people around the world who are most in need of health, security, education, jobs, and freedom 
D)  nonprofit organizations learn how to operate more effectively by adopting business practices

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA -Obama wrote, "A More Perfect Union" when:

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN -What are the characteristics of "industrial agriculture" and the "Green Revolution," according to McKibbin?

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -Corporations draw on which mobilizing strategy to create what appear to be citizen-based social movements, drawing attention to government actions that threaten their corporate operations and profits?

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER -MegnaTek moved its operation to an area with low taxes and few labor and environmental regulations. Such an area is called a(n):

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN -Bill McKibbin's essay explains how:

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -Edward Walker's "Industry-Driven Activism" describes the sociological phenomenon of:

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), a corporate trade association, mobilized its resources to oppose what public issue, according to Walker?

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA -The theme of Barack Obama's speech, "A More Perfect Union," is that:

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -What term describes a social movement that appears to originate with the grievances and efforts of citizens but is, in fact, financed and facilitated by corporations in order to elicit consumer participation?

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN -McKibbin concludes that:

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO -Pardo emphasizes how involvement in Mothers of East Los Angeles:

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER -The case studies in "Job on the Line" involve two:

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER -MegnaTek, discussed in "Job on the Line," prefers to hire:

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO -The group Mothers of East Los Angeles initially formed in response to:

A More Perfect Union BARACK OBAMA -In response to some controversial statements made by his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, which were aired for many weeks on television and YouTube, Obama, in this speech:

Grassroots Activism: Mothers of East Los Angeles MARY PARDO -According to Pardo, minority neighborhoods and communities are more likely to be:

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -One reason that corporations devote money and attention to building what appears to be a public demonstration or movement in support of their interests is that:

The Cuban Diet BILL McKIBBIN -McKibbin points out that social change can be stimulated by:

ااJob on the Line WILLIAM M. ADLER -Probably the strongest conclusion to be drawn from Adler's essay is that:

Industry-Driven Activism EDWARD WALKER -Walker reveals how:

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