Quiz 19 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

What generally causes anti-globalization protesters to be hostile toward the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
a) increasing dependence on developed countries
b) the spread of American culture into third world nations
c) reductions in government programs and an increase in privatization for those countries receiving loans
d) an increase in outside control of a developing nation by a developed country

Question 2:

The Bretton Wood agreement was made to
a) manage post-war international trade.
b) manage exploitation in Third world countries.
c) control traffic and quotas within North America.
d) manage governmental practices in underdeveloped nations.

Question 3:

Which of the following provides the best reason for why the government may chose not to lower the interest rates in Canada?
a) it may illustrate political instability to other countries
b) it could increase unemployment rates
c) it could cause a decrease in the number of potential foreign investors
d) it may cause a reduction in the amount of hot money in the country

Question 4:

A reduction in textile and apparel industries in Zambia can be specifically attributed to
a) competition from second-hand North American goods.
b) poor governmental interventions and regulations.
c) a decrease in foreign aid.
d) an increased dependence on developed nations.

Question 5:

Which of the following is NOT true about the reduction of interest rates?
a) it increases employment rates
b) it increases the value of a country's currency
c) it stimulates the housing market
d) it encourages job creation

Question 6:

What has helped to lower Canada's unskilled migration?
a) the use of a point system advocating education
b) specialized recruitment policies to search for potential candidates
c) the high employment standards in Canada
d) transnational communities that exist in the country

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Question 9:

According to Sassen (2002), international cities create a distinctive elite who
a) operate for the good of 'their own people.'
b) manage and exploit new immigrants.
c) work in foreign affairs and immigration.
d) manage international commercial activities.

Question 10:

What proportion of imports into OECD countries originated from other OECD countries?
a) one quarter
b) one third
c) two thirds
d) three quarters

Question 11:

The race to the bottom perspective suggests that
a) there is a race towards greater economic wealth for developed nations regardless of the outcome for the undeveloped nations.
b) as countries adopt more global trading patterns, developed countries cut back on social funding.
c) there is an increasing hostile environment amongst racial groups in developed nations, struggling over resources.
d) the greed of developed nations will result in global ecological disaster.

Question 12:

Which country spends the most on social spending as a percent of GDP?
a) the US
b) Belgium
c) Italy
d) Sweden

Question 13:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a global city?
a) high levels of technology
b) increased city/state pride
c) highly unequal distributions of wealth
d) large transnational networks

Question 14:

According to the author, a major consequence of global cites is
a) increased cultural pressures on the government.
b) conflicting interests for the middle class whose ties are still directly to the state.
c) two groups whose political orientation is shaped by international networks.
d) a decrease in governmental concern over 'at home' issues in the city.

Question 15:

According to the author, which of the following is true?
a) Global trade is forcing down wages in the richer countries.
b) Global trade has influenced more generous social policies in developed countries.
c) Globalization has led to more cuts in social programs in developed countries.
d) Globalization has more negative than positive affects on the developed nations.

Question 16:

Which of the following processes has not been said to produce cultural convergence?
a) capitalism
b) the use of force to impose cultural practices on other countries
c) an increase in the amount of specialized communication between nations
d) the governmental shift to the left in the 1980s

Question 17:

Which of the following best represents Christoph Brumann's (1998) point of view on cultural convergence?
a) There is no evidence to support the idea that cultural convergence is occurring today.
b) There is plenty of evidence illustrating that cultural convergence is occurring as a complete take over.
c) There is evidence that cultural convergence is occurring through a combination of traits, rather than as a complete take over.
d) There is evidence that the process of cultural convergence started as early as the 1960s.

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