Chapter 2
1. A political system that stresses the primacy of collective goals over individual goals is called
a) Individualism
b) Collectivism
c) A democracy
d) A market economy
The answer is B.
2. _____ believe(s) that socialism can only be achieved through violent revolution and totalitarian
dictatorship.
a) Communists
b) Social democrats
c) Social republicans
d) Plato
The answer is A.
3. A form of government in which one person or political party exercises complete control over all
spheres of human life and prohibits opposing political parties is
a) A democracy
b) A representative democracy
c) Totalitarianism
d) Socialism
The answer is C.
4. ______ is found in states where political power is monopolized by a party according to religious
principles.
a) Tribal totalitarianism
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b) right-wing totalitarianism
c) Theocratic totalitarianism
d) Communist totalitarianism
The answer is C.
5. In which type of economic system are all productive activities privately owned?
a) A mixed economy
b) A command economy
c) A representative economy
d) A market economy
The answer is D.
a) Civil law
b) Common law
c) Theocratic law
d) Contract law
The answer is B.
7. Which country is not among the most corrupt countries in the world?
a) Haiti
b) Indonesia
c) Malaysia
d) Nigeria
The answer is B.
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8. Design and names by which merchants or manufacturers designate and differentiate their
products are called
a) Trademarks
b) Copyrights
c) Patents
d) Name brands
The answer is A.
c) Its geography
d) Its currency
The answer is D.
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10. Abstract ideas about what a society believes to be good right and desirable are called
a) Attitudes
b) Norms
c) Values
d) Mores
Answer: c
11. The extent to which an individual can move out of the social strata into which they are born is
called
a) Social stratification
b) Class mobility
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c) Social mobility
d) Caste system
Answer: c
a) Christianity
b) Islam
c) Hinduism
d) Buddhism
Answer: a
13. Which of Hofstedes dimensions measures the extent to which different cultures socialize their
members into accepting ambiguous situations and tolerating uncertainty?
a) Individualism versus collectivism
b) Uncertainty avoidance
c) Masculinity versus femininity
d) Power distance
Answer: b
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14. A tariff levied as a fixed charge for each unit of a good imported is a (n)
a) Fixed tariff
b) Specific tariff
c) Ad valorem tariff
d) Transit tariff
15. A quota on trade imposed from the exporting countrys side is a (n)
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b) Quota rent
16. Which argument for government intervention suggests that an industry should be protected
until it can develop and be viable and competitive internationally?
b) National security
c) Retaliation
d) Infant industry
17. The main issues on the table at the Doha Round include all of the following except
a) Anti-dumping policies
b) Protectionism in agriculture
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