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1
According to "Global Trends 2025," by the year 2025, the international system will be:
A)unipolar, with the United States as the central power.
B)similar to the system as it existed prior to World War II.
C)global and multipolar.
D)comprised of major gaps in national power between developed and developing countries.
2
As claimed in "Global Trends 2025," the country that will have the most impact on the world over the next 20 years will be:
A)the United States.
B)India.
C)Russia.
D)China.
3
As noted in "Global Trends 2025," China, Russia, and India are currently following the Western liberal model for self-development.
A)True
B)False
4
As claimed in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", the worst-case scenario of a continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy would be the:
A)breakdown of individual governments.
B)development of food-price inflation.
C)fall of world grain production.
D)collapse of global civilization.
5
As stated in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", failing states are an international concern because they:
A)cannot produce food and other products for export.
B)strain humanitarian-aid resources.
C)become a source of terrorism, drugs, weapons, and rebellious refugees.
D)concentrate power within corrupt governments.
6
As noted in "Could Food Shortages Bring Down Civilization?", by utilizing grain-based fuels to reduce dependence on foreign oil, the United States has become a major contributor to global food insecurity.
A)True
B)False
7
According to "Navigating the Energy Transition," one of the biggest problems we now face with the need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is:
A)convincing governments of the need for the transition.
B)getting from where we are now to where we need to be.
C)envisioning a world without fossil fuels.
D)documenting the need to transition to renewable energy sources.
8
As explained in "Navigating the Energy Transition," the fossil fuel that causes the most carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and will eventually become a rising source of energy as other sources dwindle is:
A)oil.
B)wood.
C)natural gas.
D)coal.
9
As reported in "Navigating the Energy Transition," the Department of Energy (DOE) predicts that, in 2050, fossil fuels will provide about the same share of world energy that they do now.
A)True
B)False
10
According to "Asia's Rise," the theory that best explains shifts in international power is probably the "uneven rate of development" put forth by:
A)Spengler.
B)Lenin.
C)McNeill.
D)Marx.
11
The author notes at the beginning of "Asia's Rise" that he was frequently asked in Japan about a theory of international politics based on:
A)economic growth.
B)the model of strong leadership.
C)the rise of a strong middle class.
D)ever-moving-westward power.
12
As put forth in "Asia's Rise," Europe seems to be responding to Asia's rise with resigned acquiescence coupled with the assumption that it will all work out well in the end.
A)True
B)False
13
The most tangible evidence of the overall success of the women's movement, as put forth in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," is that women's rights:
A)have played a key role in globalization.
B)have a dedicated agency at the United Nations.
C)are considered a desirable commodity among civilized nations.
D)are no longer discussed as distinct from human rights in general.
14
As explained in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," Lawrence Summers, the president of Harvard University, attracted a great deal of negative attention with his remarks:
A)suggesting that women may not have the same innate abilities in math and science as men.
B)regretting that Harvard had become a coeducational institution.
C)lamenting the parity in admissions women had achieved.
D)criticizing the growing number of women holding top university positions in the United States.
15
In the United States, as maintained in "Feminists and Fundamentalists," women have long since achieved the narrow legal definition of equality.
A)True
B)False
16
According to "Get Smart," the focus of humans' current and future evolution will be on how we manage and adapt to:
A)our physical world.
B)artificial intelligence that is smarter than we are.
C)the amount of knowledge that we have created.
D)natural evolutionary processes in the brain.
17
As defined in "Get Smart," "continuous partial attention" refers to:
A)a symptom of attention-deficit disorder.
B)engaging in multiple activities and connections simultaneously.
C)the inability of the brain to adapt to modern technology.
D)the rewiring of the brain to make it less intelligent.
18
As noted in "Get Smart," one of the major problems with digital implants or brain modifications in human is that they would rapidly become obsolete.
A)True
B)False
19
According to "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," twenty-first-century international security will depend on:
A)how many people inhabit the world.
B)whether or not the world will be able to produce enough food for its populations.
C)how the world's population is composed and distributed.
D)the ability of global income to increase more than global population.
20
As noted in "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," the extreme population growth in Europe reversed after World War I because:
A)the Industrial Revolution encouraged Europeans to take their skills to poorer countries.
B)a high percentage of young men of reproductive age died in the war.
C)many Europeans were lured to North America with the promise of better conditions.
D)basic healthcare and sanitation began to spread to poorer countries, increasing life expectancy there.
21
As claimed in "The New Population Bomb: The Four Megatrends That Will Change the World," over the next four decades, the vast majority of the world's GDP growth will occur in Europe and North Americ
A)True
B)False
22
According to "Population & Sustainability," the key to long-term environmental sustainability is to:
A)initiate population-control programs to reduce global population growth.
B)control consumption, particularly in high-population areas.
C)act on both population growth and consumption simultaneously.
D)immediately reduce carbon-dioxide emissions in the United States and European Union by a uniform percentage.
23
As explained in "Population & Sustainability," disparities in the population growth and consumption patterns of different nations indicate that the climate would be better served if:
A)India emulated U.S. population growth.
B)the United States emulated Indian consumption patterns.
C)developing nations emulated China's one-child policy.
D)each individual, wherever he or she lived, took responsibility for his or her environmental footprint.
24
As claimed in "Population & Sustainability," population growth in any one area has an immediate, but short-term, effect on the environment.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "Why Migration Matters," one reason migration matters more today than ever before is because:
A)migration is far more of a global process today.
B)the majority of the world's population is composed of migrants.
C)internal migration has all but disappeared in light of international migration.
D)migrant numbers have fallen dramatically in recent decades.
26
As explained in "Why Migration Matters," the significance of U.S. firms Kodak, Atlantic Records, RAC, Google, Yahoo, eBay, and several others is that they all:
A)prefer to hire migrant workers.
B)hire workers in foreign countries to prevent migration.
C)have been charged with hiring workers who are in the United States illegally.
D)were founded or co-founded by migrants.
27
As noted in "Why Migration Matters," the sex industry and "mail-order bride" industry have increased the number of female migrants, particularly from Asia.
A)True
B)False
28
According to "Pandemic Pandemonium," 50 percent of the mortality difference among countries hit with a pandemic can be attributed to:
A)education levels.
B)per-capita income.
C)scientific sophistication.
D)access to technology.
29
As claimed in "Pandemic Pandemonium," the world population's greatest weakness in the face of today's pandemics is the inability to:
A)wage a sustained fight against a disease.
B)create vaccines or treatment medications for various illnesses.
C)recognize a potential pandemic when it hits.
D)keep wealthy nations safe from pandemics.
30
As asserted in "Pandemic Pandemonium," wealthy nations respond best to fast-moving outbreaks of life-threatening illnesses.
A)True
B)False
31
As shown in "The Next Breadbasket," the world needs to increase food supplies, and the lion's share of the increase will need to come from:
A)increasing irrigation.
B)increasing crop yields.
C)expanding agricultural acreage.
D)recruiting more farmers from food-needy populations.
32
As claimed in "Climate Change," the current position in the scientific community with regard to climate change is that:
A)no specific cause of climate change can be identified.
B)many scientists disagree on the cause and effects of climate change, so no definitive statements can be made.
C)climate change is simply a natural fluctuation, the type of which can be documented throughout Earth's history.
D)climate change is dangerous and is caused by humans.
33
As argued in "Climate Change," the toughest part of the climate-change equation is the:
A)disagreement in the scientific community about global warming.
B)speed with which global warming is occurring and how little time is left to make changes.
C)refusal of governments to consider or act on remedies for global warming.
D)false sense of urgency that computer models reflect with regard to a global-warming timetable.
34
As reported in "Climate Change," while global warming will hurt some areas of the world, it will help other areas with extended growing seasons, allowing those areas to ease global food shortages over the long term.
A)True
B)False
35
According to "The Other Climate Changers," when compared to carbon dioxide, black carbon and ozone:
A)have a greater effect on global warming.
B)are more expensive to eliminate.
C)will provide more immediate rewards if eliminated.
D)remain in the atmosphere far longer.
36
As explained in "The Other Climate Changers," the majority of black-carbon emissions are associated with the:
A)use of diesel fuels in cars and trucks.
B)release of carbon dioxide.
C)production of agriculture.
D)burning of biomass.
37
As claimed in "The Other Climate Changers," technologies to significantly limit black-carbon and ozone-precursor emissions already exist.
A)True
B)False
38
As identified in "The Big Melt," the plateau known as "The Roof of the World," the highest and largest plateau in the world, is the:
A)Antarctic Plateau.
B)Andean Plateau.
C)Colorado Plateau.
D)Tibetan Plateau.
39
According to "The Big Melt," China angered Indochina by damming the:
A)Yangtze River.
B)Brahmaputra River.
C)Mekong River.
D)Ganges River.
40
As quoted in "The Big Melt," Chinese glaciologist Yao Tandong believes that the shrinkage of the glaciers will lead to ecological catastrophe.
A)True
B)False
41
As claimed in "Troubled Waters," the negative impact that human activity is having on the sea is increasingly noticeable:
A)throughout the depth and breadth of the sea.
B)on the coastland surrounding the sea.
C)in the surface and coastal waters of the sea.
D)60 miles offshore.
42
As described in "Troubled Waters," the marine life affected most drastically by human activities is:
A)predatory species of fish.
B)coral reefs.
C)dolphins and whales.
D)plant life on the sea floor.
43
As noted in "Troubled Waters," humans' negative impact on the sea began as soon as the human species emerged.
A)True
B)False
44
According to "Acacia Avenue," the primary reason for the clearing of rainforests in Indonesia is to:
A)plant trees suitable for the logging industry.
B)provide farming land to local villagers.
C)rid the country of dangerous animals that live in the forests.
D)uncover peatland, a sought-after soil.
45
As claimed in "Acacia Avenue," those most responsible for the destruction of rainforests across Indonesia are the:
A)small-scale settlers who want to live on the land.
B)villagers who hope to convert the forests to acacia groves.
C)large-scale commercial logging operations.
D)local and international NGOs.
46
As noted in "Acacia Avenue," the term "customary rights" refers to the right of certain families to use a piece of land because it has been used by their families for generations.
A)True
B)False
47
As put forth in "Asian Carp, Other Invasive Species Make a Splash," Asian carp are not the most dangerous invasive species to threaten the Great Lakes; that distinction would go to:
A)quagga mussels.
B)sea lamprey.
C)flathead catfish.
D)Eurasian ruffe.
48
As depicted in "Asian Carp, Other Invasive Species Make a Splash," the 19-pound Asian carp netted in Lake Calumet suggests that, despite efforts to keep it out of the Great Lakes area, it had gotten past:
A)a dam on the upper Mississippi River.
B)spotters monitoring the entrance to Lake Calumet.
C)an underwater electric fence.
D)poisons designed to target Asian carp DNA.
49
As explained in "Asian Carp, Other Invasive Species Make a Splash," invasive species such as the Asian carp have led to tough new federal regulations to help stop these species from spreading any farther.
A)True
B)False
50
As discussed in "Globalization And Its Contents," the globalizing process has its pros and cons, but generally it can be argued that economic globalization has had a positive impact on living standards and purchasing power in:
A)most of the world.
B)the wealthier nations.
C)most of the United States.
D)the poorer countries.
51
As pointed out in "Globalization And Its Contents," the invention and application of mass-production technology, together with surplus capital and the free-market economy, are at the root of:
A)human misery.
B)modern prosperity.
C)economic vicissitudes.
D)the globalizing process.
52
Even 50 years ago, the prospect of economically integrating both the communist and the impoverished Third World economies was promising and realistic.
A)True
B)False
53
The author of "It's A Flat World, After All" came to the conclusion that globalization was a reality while he was:
A)surfing the Internet late one night.
B)helping his daughters with their homework.
C)visiting Bangalore, India.
D)attempting to buy goods made in America.
54
As claimed in "It's A Flat World, After All," when the world is flat, you can innovate without having to:
A)emigrate.
B)translate.
C)graduate.
D)obfuscate.
55
As asserted in "It's A Flat World, After All," if Wal-Mart were a country, it would be China's eighth-largest trading partner.
A)True
B)False
56
As asserted by the author of "Why the World Isn't Flat," buying into the version of an integrated world that assumes that economics matter more and more and that politics matter less and less is not only unproductive, it is also:
A)naïve.
B)backward.
C)dangerous.
D)intuitive.
57
According to "Why the World Isn't Flat," globalization is a booming cottage industry based on the:
A)number of books about it that have been published.
B)growth of home businesses with a presence on the Internet.
C)amount of money that now crosses national borders in trade.
D)percentage of service industries that can be based anywhere around the world.
58
As reported in "Why the World Isn't Flat," during a recent television interview, the author was asked why he thinks the world is flat.
A)True
B)False
59
As postulated in "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" the UN Millennium Project intends to reduce extreme poverty by introducing programs from:
A)the Industrial Revolution.
B)a new kind of development economics.
C)the Green Revolution of the 1960s.
D)influential global businesses.
60
According to "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" public opinion in the rich parts of the world frequently attributes extreme poverty to mistakes made by the:
A)United States.
B)United Nations.
C)impoverished countries themselves.
D)affluent nations themselves.
61
As stated in "Can Extreme Poverty Be Eliminated?" Americans usually underestimate the amount of foreign aid supplied by the United States.
A)True
B)False
62
As identified in "The Ideology of Development," the "high church" of Development is the:
A)New York Times.
B)World Bank.
C)Nazi Party.
D)United Nations.
63
As averred in "The Ideology of Development," the attitude of those who espouse development—being sure they know the answer, vehemently rejecting disagreement, and later changing their answers—is likened to a psychiatric diagnosis of:
A)schizophrenia.
B)bipolar disorder.
C)dissociative identity disorder.
D)borderline personality disorder.
64
As portrayed in "The Ideology of Development," the growth of China's economy is an example of the success of the Development ideology.
A)True
B)False
65
As explained in "The Quiet Coup," most countries that require the intervention of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are in economic crisis due to the:
A)occurrence of a natural disaster or other national emergency that required excessive spending.
B)economic failure of wealthier countries, which could then no longer purchase the smaller country's exports.
C)inability of the country's citizens to pay the taxes necessary to fund the government.
D)overspending and risk taking by the country's powerful government and business elites during good financial times.
66
As noted in "The Quiet Coup," the one thing that the various U.S. policies that are being blamed for the country's current financial crisis have in common is that they all are policies:
A)that were favored by Republicans.
B)that were favored by Democrats.
C)benefited the financial sector.
D)benefited U.S. citizens.
67
As claimed in "The Quiet Coup," the scenario underlying the recent U.S. economic crisis has, until this time, been seen only in emerging markets.
A)True
B)False
68
As argued in "The Case Against the West," the West has become the most powerful force in the world for:
A)solving problems.
B)creating change.
C)helping other nations prosper.
D)preventing change.
69
As detailed in "The Case Against the West," Western policies have been most harmful in:
A)the United States.
B)the Middle East.
C)Asia.
D)South America.
70
As stated in "The Case Against the West," Asian progress should be seen as a desire to dominate the West.
A)True
B)False
71
As depicted in "Bolivia and Its Lithium," Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni contains rich deposits of minerals embedded in:
A)salt.
B)limestone.
C)oil.
D)quartz.
72
As noted in "Bolivia and Its Lithium," the current global focus on lithium is about its potential as a key ingredient in a new generation of:
A)computer laptop batteries.
B)cell phones.
C)electric car batteries.
D)ceramics.
73
As given in "Bolivia and Its Lithium," one of the advantages of lithium production as a major industry for Bolivia is that processing lithium can be easily accomplished without negative effects on the air, water, and soil of Bolivia.
A)True
B)False
74
As explained in "Not Your Father's Latin America," the decades of the late twentieth century in Latin America were typified by:
A)the rise of illiberal populism.
B)economic implosions and military unrest.
C)a march toward liberal democracy.
D)economic security and political stability.
75
As noted in "Not Your Father's Latin America," the most pleasant surprise in recent Latin American history has been the:
A)success of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez's brand of populism.
B)rejection of former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso's "Plano Real" policies.
C)performance of current Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
D)luck of Latin America at escaping the ravages of poverty.
76
As claimed in "Not Your Father's Latin America," Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has been highly successful in influencing the structure and policies of other major Latin American countries.
A)True
B)False
77
As stated in "More Aid Is Not the Answer," aid dependency can be measured by looking at aid as a:
A)component of a recipient country's budget.
B)percentage of a recipient country's GDP.
C)percentage of a donor country's budget.
D)percentage of a recipient country's public-assistance expenses.
78
As set forth in "More Aid Is Not the Answer," every year, poor African countries lose far more than they receive in aid through:
A)interest payments on World Bank loans.
B)healthcare costs because of the AIDS epidemic.
C)paying industrialized countries for weapons.
D)capital flight to tax havens.
79
As noted in "More Aid Is Not the Answer," because of the world's economic difficulties, aid to Africa has decreased every year since 2000.
A)True
B)False
80
As profiled in "It's Still the One," Cushing, Oklahoma, is a significant player in the new global oil industry because:
A)it contains the largest oil supplies in the world.
B)it possesses the only oil reserves traded in the stock market.
C)its oil is the benchmark against which other oils are priced.
D)its oil prices are not dependent on global market swings.
81
As explained in "It's Still the One," one of the most problematic aspects of the new age of oil for consumers is the:
A)volatility of the oil market that is reflected in prices at the gas station.
B)shortage of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil, the only oil appropriate for everyday use.
C)fact that all U.S. oil is being traded globally, leaving a shortage in the United States.
D)low quality of the oil that is being produced in the United States.
82
According to "It's Still the One," state-owned oil companies and governments now control more than 80 percent of the world's oil reserves.
A)True
B)False
83
As claimed in "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," when it comes to promoting alternative energy, the world should:
A)do everything possible to find solutions.
B)invest as much as is feasible in a range of speculative technologies.
C)take as much time as is necessary to come up with reasonable solutions.
D)try to achieve the biggest emissions reductions for the least money in the shortest time.
84
According to "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," major problems with the concept of "renewable fuels" include all of the following except:
A)fuel crops displace vegetation that soaks up even more carbon than fuel crops do.
B)the process of clearing peatland to grow fuel crops results in serious carbon emissions that can cause long-term environmental damage.
C)it is impossible to grow fuel crops in most types of soil.
D)fuel crops take up valuable land that could be used for growing food.
85
As noted in "Seven Myths about Alternative Energy," "second-generation" biofuels, such as those derived from switchgrass, are a promising new development for controlling global warming.
A)True
B)False
86
According to "The End of Easy Oil," the top source of oil imported into the United States will soon be:
A)Canada's tar sands.
B)North Sea oil from Scottish waters.
C)Argentina.
D)Saudi Arabia.
87
As explained in "The End of Easy Oil," the raw material extracted from tar sands from which oil is derived is called:
A)shale.
B)anthracite.
C)bitumen.
D)squalane.
88
As revealed in "The End of Easy Oil," the Whole Foods grocery chain threw its weight behind a campaign to boycott companies that use fuel generated from the oil sands.
A)True
B)False
89
As pointed out in "On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules," China appears to have violated World Trade Organization rules against:
A)placing tariffs on imported goods.
B)price gouging domestically so that exported goods can be sold at less than cost.
C)granting subsidies to manufacturers of goods that are exported.
D)excessive environmental pollution.
90
According to "On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules," China has violated the rules of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by:
A)refusing to loan money to less-developed nations.
B)failing to make details of its national budget available to IMF auditors.
C)refusing to pay interest on loans it has taken from the IMF.
D)intervening in the currency markets so that Chinese exports become more affordable in foreign markets.
91
As mentioned in "On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules," engineers with new bachelor's degrees are working in Hunan Province for a salary that is about three times what blue-collar workers with vocational school degrees make.
A)True
B)False
92
As claimed in "The Revenge of Geography," being a realist in today's world means:
A)valuing freedom above order.
B)focusing on universal ideals, rather than on particular distinctions.
C)recognizing and embracing those forces beyond our control.
D)concentrating on what unites humanity, rather than what divides it.
93
According to "The Revenge of Geography," the sea provides the inviolate border security that is needed to become:
A)a major world power.
B)obsessed with expanding and holding territory.
C)isolationist.
D)a democracy.
94
As stated in "The Revenge of Geography," religious faith is merely a function of geography.
A)True
B)False
95
As pointed out in "A Himalayan Rivalry," China's strength lies in manufacturing, while India's lies in:
A)service industries.
B)educational opportunities.
C)raw materials.
D)financial markets.
96
As defined in "A Himalayan Rivalry," the McMahon Line is:
A)a shipping line jointly owned by India and China.
B)a series of mountain peaks running through the Himalayas.
C)the line marking the border between China and India for 890 kilometers.
D)the British policy of non-involvement in India's affairs dating from India's independence.
97
As reported in "A Himalayan Rivalry," parts of the border between China and India are so ill-defined that there is a 10-kilometer margin for error.
A)True
B)False
98
As reported in "Living with a Nuclear Iran," the prospect of Iran's acquisition of nuclear capability has led to the threat of preemptive military action by:
A)the United States.
B)Iraq.
C)Israel.
D)Russia.
99
As stated in "Living with a Nuclear Iran," Kissinger wrote Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy only a few years after the most recent U.S. war, which at that time was:
A)World War II.
B)the Korean War.
C)the Vietnam War.
D)the first Gulf War.
100
As suggested by the author of "Living with a Nuclear Iran," revolutionary powers see negotiations as a tactic to gain time, not as a way to reduce tensions.
A)True
B)False
101
The city described by the author of "The Border of Madness" as utterly charmless and the most violent in the world is:
A)El Paso, Texas.
B)Juarez, Mexico.
C)Baghdad, Iraq.
D)Mexico City, Mexico.
102
When the author of "The Border of Madness" interviews Fernando Diaz, a radio host, Diaz notes that the author says he is an American reporter, but Diaz does not know that the author is not:
A)a government spy.
B)a drug dealer.
C)an academic doing research.
D)an assassin.
103
As detailed in "The Border of Madness," the Merida Initiative provides aid to Mexico to fight the drug war but provides that some of the funds will be withheld if torture is used to obtain evidence and testimony.
A)True
B)False
104
As reported in "The Jihad against the Jihadis," the U.S. government's primary concern after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was that:
A)al-Qaeda was capable of far more serious attacks than was originally thought.
B)a major war would break out on U.S. soil.
C)al-Qaeda could establish a powerful hold over Muslims throughout the world.
D)Muslim-Americans were aligned with al-Qaeda and would be a danger to U.S. citizens.
105
As noted in "The Jihad against the Jihadis," currently, in most Muslim nations:
A)al-Qaeda retains a powerful influence and control.
B)modern, secular forces are in control and extremists have been isolated.
C)democracy and political liberalism are flourishing.
D)anti-Western sentiments threaten the stability of the Middle East.
106
As claimed in "The Jihad against the Jihadis," polls in the Muslim world shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks revealed a surprising degree of support for Osama bin Laden.
A)True
B)False
107
As claimed in "War in the Fifth Domain," the "fifth domain" of war is:
A)outer space.
B)air.
C)sea.
D)cyberspace.
108
As quoted in "War in the Fifth Domain," according to former spy chief Mike McConnell, the effects of a full-blown cyberwar would resemble the effects of:
A)a nuclear attack.
B)an aerial attack.
C)a tornado or hurricane.
D)the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
109
As noted in "War in the Fifth Domain," one of the more difficult aspects of a cyber attack is that the perpetrator often remains anonymous.
A)True
B)False
110
As pointed out in "Banning the Bomb," the problem with the horror argument against using nuclear weapons is that in a crisis, necessity almost always trumps:
A)morality.
B)common sense.
C)emotion.
D)wisdom.
111
As given in "Banning the Bomb," the vast majority of wars are wars of:
A)extermination.
B)terror.
C)coercion.
D)threat.
112
As described in "Banning the Bomb," the largest cannon ever built was the Paris Gun, used by the Germans to bomb Paris during World War I.
A)True
B)False
113
As set forth in "Climate Change after Copenhagen," critical brokers in the final political compromise in Copenhagen came from the countries that are collectively known as:
A)the European Union.
B)NATO.
C)the UN Security Council.
D)the BASIC countries.
114
As reported in "Climate Change after Copenhagen," the country that has been widely characterized as a villain in the negotiations in Copenhagen was:
A)Japan.
B)China.
C)the United States.
D)Iran.
115
As mentioned in "Climate Change after Copenhagen," energy companies such as E.ON and Centrica have said that, despite the failure of Copenhagen, they are committed to investing in clean power generation now.
A)True
B)False
116
As explained in "Geneva Conventions," the Geneva Conventions are a series of protections for soldiers and civilians in war zones that were established:
A)in ancient Greece.
B)after the Battle of Solferino.
C)after World War II.
D)as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
117
According to "Geneva Conventions," the fundamental bedrock of the Geneva Conventions is to:
A)protect children during wartime.
B)prevent suffering in war.
C)eliminate terrorism.
D)define acceptable methods of torture.
118
As claimed in "Geneva Conventions," given today's terrorist organizations and nuclear proliferation, the Geneva Conventions are seriously outdated and old-fashioned.
A)True
B)False
119
As profiled in "Is Bigger Better?," BRAC is:
A)the social welfare arm of Bangladesh's government.
B)a grant program for poor nations funded by Shell Oil.
C)the largest antipoverty group in the world.
D)a Bangladesh training program for poor women and single mothers.
120
As noted in "Is Bigger Better?," BRAC's biggest early success was:
A)rebuilding Bangladesh cities destroyed by a cyclone.
B)reducing child mortality in Bangladesh.
C)uprooting corrupt Bangladesh government officials.
D)the redistribution of wealth in Bangladesh.
121
As claimed in "Is Bigger Better?," since BRAC came on the scene, the fertility rate in Bangladesh has more than double
A)True
B)False
122
In assessing the role of the United Nations in the fight against slavery, the author of "A World Enslaved" suggests that it:
A)has no mandate to work against bondage.
B)consistently holds its member states accountable for slavery.
C)will continue to be an effective tool for defeating slavery.
D)has done almost nothing to combat modern-day slavery.
123
As reported in "A World Enslaved," the highest concentration of slaves on the planet is in:
A)South Asia.
B)South America.
C)Europe.
D)Africa.
124
As observed in "A World Enslaved," the majority of slaves in the world are prostitutes.
A)True
B)False
125
As presented in "Chile Starts Early," one of Chilean president Michelle Bachelet's defining projects is:
A)getting treatment for children whose parents were tortured by the Pinochet regime.
B)creating employment opportunities for Chileans who have been affected by the economic crisis.
C)spearheading research into early childhood development.
D)providing free access to health and education programs for very young Chilean children.
126
As explained in "Chile Starts Early," a growing trend among Latin American countries is to:
A)improve services for young citizens.
B)provide job opportunities for both fathers and mothers.
C)rein in spending on social programs in the face of growing economic woes.
D)ignore experts and follow their own path.
127
As indicated in "Chile Starts Early," investment in children now can impact poverty rates in the future.
A)True
B)False
128
As given in "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," the process of globalization can be positive, if societies reexamine and reemphasize:
A)the prospect of experiencing global culture.
B)their distinct values and cultural practices.
C)the positive values shared by all humans.
D)their religious belief systems.
129
As reported in "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," local culture groups and proponents tend to view the emerging global culture as a threat, because they:
A)fear an impingement on their traditional culture.
B)are skeptical of change.
C)try to avoid contact with the larger world.
D)have had bad experiences already.
130
According to "Humanity's Common Values: Seeking A Positive Future," morality derives from human biological and physiological characteristics and from higher order capacities of choice and reasoning.
A)True
B)False
131
According to "Life, Religion and Everything," the crucial new element that scientist and Anglican Christian Rupert Sheldrake hopes to reintroduce to science and religion is:
A)God.
B)nature.
C)spirit.
D)mechanics.
132
As explained in "Life, Religion and Everything," in order for the world's religions to play a part in saving the Earth, they must be open to:
A)a return to pagan beliefs.
B)the concept of dominion over the planet.
C)the idea of the Rapture.
D)a dialogue with science.
133
As noted in "Life, Religion and Everything," Rene Descartes was instrumental in the development of the universe-as-a-machine philosophy.
A)True
B)False
134
As pointed out in "The End of Men," one of the most startling changes in recent years is that, apparently:
A)more and more men are going into traditionally female professions, such as nursing and teaching.
B)wage inequality has finally ended, with women earning as much or more than men in similar jobs.
C)more couples who use sex selection are choosing to have girls than boys.
D)more women are choosing to wait until marriage to have children than in previous decades.
135
As profiled in "The End of Men," biologist Ronald Ericsson, who developed a method of sperm selection so couples could select the sex of their child, appropriately loaned out his ranch as a backdrop for ads featuring an iconic advertising symbol, the:
A)Marlboro Man.
B)Pillsbury Doughboy.
C)Juan Valdez.
D)Colonel Sanders.
136
As noted in "The End of Men," with few exceptions, the greater the power of women in a country, the greater the country's economic success.
A)True
B)False





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