Chapter 4 Self-grading Quizzes

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. Women of colour in white settler states face higher levels of poverty and economic insecurity because of___________.

the loss of their collective identity correct incorrect

the combination of gender inequality and racial wealth divisions correct incorrect

the overexploitation of their labour correct incorrect

the COVID-19 pandemic correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. In the late 1800s, colonial powers re-imagined colonialism as a mission to bring progress and civilization to non-Europeans. This was known as _____________.

declining terms of trade correct incorrect

the stagist view of imperialism correct incorrect

the white man's burden correct incorrect

high imperialism correct incorrect

delinking correct incorrect

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. Liberal development theories believe capitalist forms of development are the most feasible way ___________.

to enhance Marxist ideals correct incorrect

to bring about equality between Black women and white women correct incorrect

to bring about gender equality and advance human right correct incorrect

to increase state participation in the economy correct incorrect

to enhance girls' education correct incorrect

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. Critical political thinking is optimistic if ___________.

solutions to social inequalities emerge from marginalized groups themselves correct incorrect

solutions are only advanced by the state correct incorrect

solutions follow Marxist thinking correct incorrect

solutions come from the private capitals correct incorrect

solutions come from Western scholars correct incorrect

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. From critical political economy approaches, "praxis" implies___________.

the development of social practices from pre-existing theories correct incorrect

equality among women and men correct incorrect

the impossibility of splitting theory from practice correct incorrect

inequality among social groups correct incorrect

equality among social groups correct incorrect

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. David Harvey was concerned about the neoliberal process of privatization, ____________.

which released assets formally owned by the state to be seized by private capital and used for profit correct incorrect

which included privatizing health, education, housing, water, and electricity correct incorrect

which Harvey sees as a contemporary form of "accumulation by dispossession" correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The development project arose from ___________.

the national liberation movements in the colonies after World War II correct incorrect

the Marshall Plan correct incorrect

the surge of the Cold War correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

Both A & C correct incorrect

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. The development gap between countries is ___________.

thought to have the same origin no matter from which perspective it is studied correct incorrect

thought to have different origins according to the perspective used for its analysis correct incorrect

nonexistent correct incorrect

a phenomenon first described by Adam Smith correct incorrect

Both A & D correct incorrect

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. "Exploitation" is a term used by Marx to ___________.

denounce the struggle of miners in Manchester in the nineteenth century correct incorrect

describe a utopia society in which production and development are balanced in capitalist societies correct incorrect

oppose Adam Smith's idea of privatization correct incorrect

describe the relation between production and development in capitalist societies correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Workers formed trade unions with the main purpose of ___________.

obtaining the most benefit possible from capitalism and imperialism correct incorrect

making deals with the private sectors correct incorrect

combatting the unbalance between work and benefits correct incorrect

reducing labour hours correct incorrect

increasing labour hours correct incorrect

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. In Canada, colonialism is understood in terms of ___________.

the struggle of Indigenous Peoples against systemic oppression correct incorrect

the struggle of Black communities against systemic oppression correct incorrect

its African colonies in the nineteenth century correct incorrect

its expansionist plan in Latin America correct incorrect

its lack of a colonial history correct incorrect

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. Rosa Luxemburg's main criticism of imperialism is ___________.

its relation to colonialism correct incorrect

the fact that imperialism created inequalities based on gender and race correct incorrect

its inability to create just societies correct incorrect

to believe that it is the highest stage of capitalism correct incorrect

that it is not a stage of capitalist accumulation correct incorrect

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. Rosa Luxemburg and Leon Trotsky agree on ___________.

denouncing the stagist view of imperialism correct incorrect

denouncing the misuse of Marxist ideas in the Soviet Union correct incorrect

the convenience of living in Mexico correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

Both A & C correct incorrect

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. What is remarkable about the Cuban economy is that ___________.

it never served as a Soviet satellite for decades correct incorrect

it updated the USA embargo policies correct incorrect

it became open to capitalism during Obama's administration correct incorrect

though isolated from the world economy, it achieves impressive scores on the Human Development Index correct incorrect

it has low levels of poverty correct incorrect

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. Post-development theory ___________.

shares Marx's criticism of capitalism but differs in ways to construct alternative economic systems correct incorrect

combines new theories about Marx's ideas and its methods to create anti-capitalist economic systems correct incorrect

stills defends Marx's ideas and its means to construct alternative economic systems correct incorrect

updated Marx's ideas and its methods correct incorrect

completely disagrees with all of Marx's critiques and methods correct incorrect

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. That Marx correctly identifies flawed capitalist accumulation but was incorrect in terms of this being a "primitive" stage of capitalism ___________.

was defined as "accumulation by disposition" by Rosa Luxemburg correct incorrect

was seen by David Harvey as a better way to understand capitalist predatory practices correct incorrect

made it possible for Marxist ideas to survive up today correct incorrect

triggered Stalin's abuse of his ideas correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. In October 2019, protests in Chile began due to ___________.

a 90 Chilean pesos transit fare increase correct incorrect

a fire in the transit system correct incorrect

a 30 Chilean pesos transit fare increase correct incorrect

Pinochet's constitution correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. The nurturing of children, housework, and caring for the sick and elderly ___________.

are all examples of social reproduction correct incorrect

are all examples of natural social reproduction correct incorrect

are all examples of social reproduction activities done only by impoverished women correct incorrect

prevent women from success correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Socialist feminists embrace ______________ but also work to create conditions under which this can be enjoyed by all women.

capitalist economic models correct incorrect

pro-choice movements correct incorrect

legal forms of equality correct incorrect

extra-legal forms of equality correct incorrect

Both A & C correct incorrect

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. Intersectional inequalities refer to ___________.

the Marshall Plan correct incorrect

overlapping forms of oppression correct incorrect

the development of infrastructure based on economic development correct incorrect

critical economic development approaches correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Critical political economy of development theorists argue that capitalist forms of development will not lead to equality and that overturning heteronormative patriarchy will require__________.

feminist, socialist, and anti colonialist struggles correct incorrect

feminists, socialists, and anti colonialists exploring different options correct incorrect

feminists, socialists, and anti colonialists relying on critical thinking approaches correct incorrect

feminists, socialists and anti colonialists changing their perspectives correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Marxist analyses fell out of favour ___________.

due to the rise of the Washington Consensus correct incorrect

as socialism has become mainstream correct incorrect

due to the triumph of capitalism correct incorrect

due to the independence of African countries after World War II correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Dependency approaches declined as a result of___________.

the rise of neoliberalism correct incorrect

the collapse of the dualist tradition of dependency with the rise of the Newly Industrializing Countries correct incorrect

the fall of the Soviet Union of the Eastern Bloc correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. A tripartite world system implies ___________.

a relation between central, peripherical, and semi-peripherical powerful countries correct incorrect

a relation between central, powerful, and imperialist countries correct incorrect

a relation between central, peripherical and semi-peripherical countries correct incorrect

the abandoning of Cuban embargo correct incorrect

Both B & C correct incorrect

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. Raul Prebisch argued that the concept of unequal exchange ___________.

was a justified relationship of balance between developed and developing countries correct incorrect

created the Cuban embargo correct incorrect

underpinned Obama's socialist plan for health programs correct incorrect

concealed exploitation in international trade between relationship between developed and developing countries correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. All women in the world suffer from the same level of unequal treatments.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Mainstream, liberal development theories argue that capitalist forms of development can create generalized prosperity, bring about gender equality, and advance human rights.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Critical political economy approaches to development argue that capitalism is a system that is focused on production for profit rather than for human need.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The idea of development has its origins in the post-colonial era.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Marshall Plan helped to restore the Korean economies that were devastated by war.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Most African states achieved their independence without major upheaval.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Belgian Congo is a good example of successful integration between empires and colonies thanks to the benefits of technology and trade.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Adam Smith believed that the state needed to provide economic development.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Marx actually never used the term capitalism.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. For Marx, the market is always neutral because it cannot be manipulated to gain, maintain, and exert power.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Marx's ideas could be used today to understand inequalities among Nicaraguan working street children.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Critical political economy of development approaches think China's exponential growth shows high level of equality.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. According to the class relational view, colonialism pre-dates capitalism.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Walter Rodney connected the capitalist exploits of Europe in the form of colonialism to the underdevelopment of African countries.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Self-determination is usually seen as the right for Indigenous peoples to establish and run their own political, economic, social, cultural, and religious systems.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Critical political economy approaches to development argues we must look at how wealth is created and distributed among and within states.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The dependency school of thought seeks to understand how the world markets today have been shaped by the interdependence of colonialism and imperialism.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Unequal exchange means women are less apt for industrial work than men.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Cuba ranks the highest among the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean because of its relation to the former Soviet Union.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Marxist feminist Himmani Bannerji argues that relations of oppression such as gender and race are mediated by the class relation in capitalist societies.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The collapse of the dualist tradition of dependency had a negative impact on the dependency tradition.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The Marxist tradition has become increasingly distanced from the Stalinist interpretation that dominated Marxist policy during the reign of the Soviet Union.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. David Harvey argues that Marx rightly highlights processes of capital accumulation "based upon predation, fraud, and violence" and imagines them to be exclusively features of a "primitive" or "original" stage of capitalism.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. David Harvey believes that traditional struggles and contemporary fights are irreconcilable.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Capitalist exploitation depends on the activities associated with social reproduction.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect