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World Politics: International Politics on the World Stage, Brief, 4/e

John T. Rourke, University of Connecticut - Storrs
Mark A. Boyer, University of Connecticut - Storrs

Preserving and Enhancing Human Rights and Dignity

Chapter 13 Quiz


1	Compared to a traditional measure of national wealth, a comprehensive accounting approach of U.S. wealth as a portion of six countries' combined GDPs
		A)	increases the measure of U.S. wealth.
		B)	decreases the measure of U.S. wealth.
		C)	increases U.S. standing relative to Japan.
		D)	makes no difference in country ranking.


2	The "green revolution" is the name used to describe
		A)	the development of new types of food grains.
		B)	the use of organically grown crops.
		C)	the use of environmentally friendly pesticides.
		D)	land reform usually initiated by radical regimes.


3	EDCs spend far more per capita on health care than LDCs primarily because
		A)	individuals living in EDCs are much sicker.
		B)	EDCs do not effectively control the costs of health care.
		C)	EDCs pay their doctors much more than do LDCs.
		D)	EDCs have more money available for health care through private and public funds.


4	The scale of civil liberties created by Freedom House shows that
		A)	no country has achieved a score of 1 (free).
		B)	50 percent of countries rank in the lowest category (oppressive).
		C)	only 2 percent of countries rank in the highest category (free).
		D)	most countries have a mixed score.


5	Recorded instances of genocide date back as far as
		A)	World War II.
		B)	nineteenth-century imperialism.
		C)	the Crusades.
		D)	Roman times.


6	Sexual tourism
		A)	is common in Eastern Europe.
		B)	contributes very little to a country's GDP.
		C)	contributes millions of dollars to the GDPs of Western countries.
		D)	contributes $25 billion annually to Southeast Asian economies.


7	When a country with a poor human rights record, such as China, signs a human rights treaty,
		A)	the policy is guaranteed to be implemented domestically.
		B)	it demonstrates the effectiveness of U.S. economic sanctions as a way to enforce human rights.
		C)	it is evidence of the impact of global norms on Chinese practices.
		D)	it indicates the willingness of China to end abuses.


8	The most important agency promoting and protecting the rights of children is
		A)	the United Nations.
		B)	UNICEF.
		C)	the World Health Organization.
		D)	the Red Cross.


9	The most comprehensive concept of human rights is that of individual human rights.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	One of the particular efforts of indigenous people has been the political and environmental protection of their homelands.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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