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Chapter 5 Quiz
Reimagining Globalization Forces that Dive and Forces that Unite
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The corrupt U.S.-backed
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
was overthrown in which of the following countries?
Syria
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Egypt
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Iran
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Algeria
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All of these are means of cultural amalgamation, except?
Western-style business suits by leaders in China
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consumption of Fajitas in the United States
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wearing T-shirts and sneakers in Mexico
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consumption of Big Macs worldwide
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What percent of the money spent in the United States goes towards Chinese imports?
10 percent
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15 percent
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less 1 percent
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less than 3 percent
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How was the Arab Spring communicated and organized?
through public radio.
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social media.
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via television messages.
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through newspaper ads.
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In 2010 tech giant ________________ had major disputes with the _______________ over censorship concerns and computer hacking.
Apple; Indian government
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Microsoft; Brazilian government
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Google; Chinese government
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Facebook; Russian government
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Which of the following is an example of
fake news
, and received much attention during the 2016 United States presidential election cycle?
President Obama's official trip to Cuba
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Pizzagate, where several high-ranking officials of the democratic party are part of an alleged child sex ring involving the restaurant and pizzeria Comet Ping Pong.
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the migrant crisis on the southern U.S. border.
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the zika virus epidemic
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According to the 2018 World Inequality Report, about__________ of the world's wealth is held in tax heavens.
5%
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10%
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15%
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3%
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The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, were orchestrated by?
ISIS
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HAMAS
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Al Qaeda
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Boko Haram
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The World Health Organization estimates that obesity has_________ since 1975.
almost tripled
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has doubled
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has remained the same
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more than tripled
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Which of the following is the best example of Regional Transnationalism?
The European Union
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North American Free Trade Agreement
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Pacific Alliance
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Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement
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____________ is the first female managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Christiana Figueres
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Cristina Fernandez
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Christine Lagarde
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Arundhati Bhattacharya
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Which of these economic organizations was not a significant player in U.S. postwar policy formation?
IMF
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WTO
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World Bank
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ASEAN
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The global gender gap is_______________ and in the United States it is_____________.
23 percent; 2 percent
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25 percent; 5 percent
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20 percent; 10 percent
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15 percent; 5 percent
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The Rohingya population, a Muslim minority, is from which country?
Syria
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Iraq
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Myanmar
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Afghanistan
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In 2003, Shirin Ebadi won the Nobel Prize in_________.
economics
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peace
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literature
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chemistry
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Nigeria's eight-year conflict with____________ has resulted in the deaths of over_____________ civilians.
Al Qaeda; 25,000
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Islamic State West Africa; 30,000
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Ansaru; 15,000
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Boko Haram; 20,000
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Which head of state is consolidating power?
President Trump in the United States
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Emmanuel Macron in France
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President Erdoğan in Turkey
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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in Mexico
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The Brexit vote occurred in ____________.
Spain
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U.K.
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France
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Germany
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