Question 1 (2 points)
Which of the following claims in support of globalization is supported by evidence?
Question 1 options:
Americans with manufacturing jobs have not really been affected.
Consumers generally have more choice and pay lower prices.
American culture is spreading in other countries, but culture in America has not really changed.
Globalization will lead to economic equality.
Question 2 (2 points)
Which of the following claims opposed to globalization is supported by evidence?
Question 2 options:
We can stop globalization if we decide to.
There may be more choices of things to buy, but they take longer to manufacture and ship from abroad.
Globalization is making wealthy individuals and corporations wealthier.
Governments cannot do anything to control globalization
Question 3 (2 points)
Which of the following is true, based on the experience of French dairy farmers and Mexican avocado growers?
Question 3 options:
Globalization opens new markets but also leads to new risks.
Globalization has made farmers wealthier.
Globalization always leads to protests.
Globalization is a positive for farmers with no downsides
Question 4 (2 points)
Which of the following is NOT an effect of globalization on the movie industry?
Question 4 options:
American movies are sometimes changed to satisfy Chinese investors and censors.
Chinese movies are sometimes changed to attract American audiences.
Many films are now coproduced by American and Chinese investors.
The majority of box office revenue for Hollywood now comes from the United States.
Question 5 (2 points)
How are most pharmaceuticals manufactured?
Question 5 options:
Entirely in China
Entirely in the United States
In a number of countries
Designed in the United States and manufactured abroad
Question 6 (2 points)
Imagine you work for a company that manufactures snowboards in China and sells them in Europe. What is the most efficient way to ship those snowboards from China to Europe?
Question 6 options:
By train
By ship, loaded by hand
By ship, loaded into containers
By plane
Question 7 (2 points)
What is the purpose of NATO?
Question 7 options:
To safeguard its members' freedoms and security
To cooperate on economic, political, and security matters.
To manage international trade and resolve disputes
To investigate and try war crimes
Question 8 (2 points)
Who are members of the International Criminal Court?
Question 8 options:
Virtually every country in the world
About half the countries in the world
The countries with the 20 largest economies
Mostly North America and European countries like the United States and France
Question 9 (2 points)
What is the purpose of the World Trade Organization?
Question 9 options:
To safeguard its members' freedom and security
To cooperate on economic, political, and security matters
To manage international trade and resolve disputes
To investigate and try war crimes
Question 10 (2 points)
Which of the following statements about globalization is correct?
Question 10 options:
Globalization has been around a long time, but it is faster and more widespread than it was centuries ago.
Nothing about globalization is new—it is the same it has been for centuries.
Globalization only started in the twentieth century.
The world was much more globalized centuries ago than it is now.
