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As stated in "The Pacific Rim," economically, most Pacific Rim Countries are trying to implant some form of: |
| | A) | asceticism. |
| | B) | free-market capitalism. |
| | C) | socialism. |
| | D) | communism. |
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As presented in "The Pacific Islands," the major long-term threat faced by many islands is that: |
| | A) | their coral base will disintegrate. |
| | B) | they will be forcibly annexed by larger countries. |
| | C) | rising water levels caused by global warming will inundate the islands. |
| | D) | populations will migrate to mainland Asia. |
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As cited in "Japan Country Report," Japan recovered sufficiently from the devastation of World War II to pass certain European economies by the: |
| | A) | early 1950s. |
| | B) | mid-1960s. |
| | C) | late 1970s. |
| | D) | early 1990s. |
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According to "America's Place in the Asian Century," the U.S. president who missed an opportunity to demonstrate U.S. recognition of ASEAN'S importance by participating in a Singapore summit was: |
| | A) | Jimmy Carter. |
| | B) | Ronald Reagan. |
| | C) | Bill Clinton. |
| | D) | George W. Bush. |
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As cited in "A Country on the Move: China Urbanizes," among the urban dangers facing rural migrants in China are all of the following except: |
| | A) | being sold into slavery. |
| | B) | workplace death. |
| | C) | being underpaid. |
| | D) | sexual harassment or assault. |
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As asserted in "Indonesia's Reform Era Faces a Test," perhaps the most fundamental change in the reform era has been: |
| | A) | establishing religious harmony. |
| | B) | the relatively peaceful change to democracy. |
| | C) | enforcing firm civilian control of the military. |
| | D) | restructuring the economy. |
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As maintained in "People Power Sours," the strong business-based civil society that Thailand and the Philippines have in common can be traced to: |
| | A) | their common religious heritage. |
| | B) | having the same colonial backgrounds. |
| | C) | Chinese immigration patterns to the two nations. |
| | D) | their rejection of military rule. |
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Taiwan's participation in China's reforms, as recounted in "Taiwan's Liberation of China," helped bring about all of the following increases except: |
| | A) | personal freedoms. |
| | B) | literacy levels. |
| | C) | standards of living. |
| | D) | troop levels. |
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As related in "Asia's Democracy Backlash," when democratization came under pressure in Asia, political power was often: |
| | A) | claimed by repressive dictators. |
| | B) | assumed by the military. |
| | C) | captured by student-protest leaders. |
| | D) | given to business leaders. |
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As revealed in "Yoneji Kuroyanagi," Yoneji Kuroyanagi believes that the most appropriate framework for the East Asian region is: |
| | A) | the ASEAN + 3 arrangement. |
| | B) | for every country in the region to become a parliamentary democracy. |
| | C) | a community modeled closely on the European Union. |
| | D) | centralized military and economic activities. |
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As given in "The Pacific Rim," what makes the Pacific Rim a force in world affairs is that it is culturally, politically, and sociologically united. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As maintained in "The Pacific Islands," financial assistance keeps many of the Pacific islands connected to Western powers even though they might prefer it otherwise. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The greatest expansion of Japan's modern economy, according to "Japan Country Report," took place between the 1960s and the early 1990s. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As stated in "America's Place in the Asian Century," U.S. policy makers are totally aware that Western domination of world history is over. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As portrayed in "A Country on the Move: China Urbanizes," throughout history, migrant communities have played important roles in Chinese cities. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As presented in "Blind Chinese Rights Champion Ordered to Prison," Chen's activities received little attention outside China until after his conviction. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The author of "China's Agony of Defeat" believed that public demonstrations against government policies during the time of the Olympic Games would be effective in influencing China's actions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As maintained in "Indonesia's Reform Era Faces a Test," inequalities across the nation are becoming more pronounced as a result of decentralization in the reform era. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The common theme in Thailand and the Philippines, as stated in "People Power Sours," is that in both countries mass-based urban campaigns against authoritarianism have degenerated into an assault on democracy. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As explained in "Taiwan's Liberation of China," Taiwan has played a central yet often unacknowledged part in China's liberalization during the last three decades. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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