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Question 1:

From a Marxist analysis of capitalism, history will progressively result in one of the following forms of social and political organization. Which one?
a) Communism
b) Socialism
c) Neoliberalism
d) Anarchy
e) Feudalism

Question 2:

At the heart of Marx’s analysis of societal relationships throughout history is the concept of ________.
a) ‘winner takes all’
b) ‘cooperation’
c) ‘class struggle’
d) ‘profit motive’
e) ‘exploitation’

Question 3:

Which of the following is a feature of Marx’s ‘modes of production’?
a) Capital
b) Economic base
c) Political superstructure
d) Both b and c.
e) All the above.

Question 4:

According to Marx, which of the following constitutes ways by which capitalists can increase their returns on investments?
a) Find new markets
b) Reduce labour costs
c) Raise prices
d) Both a and b.
e) All the above.

Question 5:

According to Marx, a situation whereby more goods are produced than can be purchased would necessarily result in ________.
a) consumer protection
b) a ‘crisis of overproduction’
c) consumer revolution
d) price stabilization
e) Both b and c.

Question 6:

According to Lenin, during the process whereby capitalists expand their operations, the creation of new national borders was labelled ________.
a) globalization
b) monopoly capitalism
c) imperialism
d) consumerism
e) mercantilism

Question 7:

According to Lenin and other Marxists scholars, the key medium of capitalist expansion abroad is ________.
a) outsourcing
b) colonialism
c) globalization
d) internationalization
e) industrial revolution

Question 8:

Which of the following is not an element of Rostow’s ‘Stages of Economic Growth’?
a) Traditional society
b) Pre-conditions for takeoff
c) Drive to maturity
d) Age of high consumption
e) Workers’ revolt

Question 9:

Which of the following was a direct response to modernization theory?
a) Marxism
b) Dependency theory
c) Postmodernism
d) World systems theory
e) Social constructivism

Question 10:

Which of the following scholars of the dependency school went on to become president of Brazil?
a) André Gunder Frank
b) Paul Baran
c) Raúl Prebisch
d) Fernando Henrique Cardoso
e) Enzo Faletto

Question 11:

Which of the following scholars is closely associated with world systems theory?
a) André Gunder Frank
b) Immanuel Wallerstein
c) Raúl Prebisch
d) Fernando Henrique Cardoso
e) Samir Amin

Question 12:

________ is credited for distinguishing between ‘problem solving theory’ and ‘critical theory’.
a) Jürgen Habermas
b) Michel Foucault
c) Robert Cox
d) Antonio Gramsci
e) Theodor Adorno

Question 13:

The historical period which has provided the basis of modern intellectual work and scholarly thinking, and which is the focus of most critical scholarship is known as ________.
a) the Middle Ages
b) the Enlightenment
c) the Industrial Revolution
d) the Imperial Era
e) the Information Age

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