Question 1

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  Brazil
C)  India
D)  Russia
E)  NigeriaF) A) and B)
G) A) and E) C

Question 3

Although development around the world has improved the conditions of countless people, it is possible for overdevelopment to have negative effects as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria
B)  Somalia
C)  Afghanistan
D)  Haiti
E)  ZimbabweF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Accepted Answer

A)  2020
B)  2030
C)  2040
D)  2050
E)  2060F) B) and D)
G) A) and C) D

Question 10

Development brings with it the guarantee of peace and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fatalism
B)  Excessive risk-taking
C)  Excessive social mobility
D)  Lack of skepticism about the motives of foreign developers
E)  Unreasonably high expectations concerning one's ability to shape one's destinyF) A) and B)
G) None of the above A

Question 12

At the height of colonialism, how many independent nations remained in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  0
B)  2
C)  3
D)  6
E)  None of the aboveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of traditional societies trying to overcome problems of distribution?

Accepted Answer

A)  High infant mortality rates
B)  Low life expectancy
C)  Lack of access to basic medical services
D)  High levels of poverty and illiteracy
E)  All of the aboveF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

What, if any, responsibility does the international political community have to help alleviate the problems of failed states? Explain.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which of the following is NOT an achievement India has made since independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civilian control over the military
B)  Reduced poverty by more than half
C)  Become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world
D)  Maintained a parliamentary democracy
E)  Dramatically improved literacy and health care deliveryF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

What is the "key" variable of nation-building?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural expansion
B)  Identification of a common, external enemy
C)  Charismatic leadership
D)  Economic leadership
E)  All of the aboveF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a political correlate of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A differentiated civil society
B)  A competitive party system
C)  Independent courts
D)  Freedom of communication
E)  Military control by civilian leadershipF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Which nation has the title of the "number-one haven for pirates"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sierra Leone
B)  Nigeria
C)  South Africa
D)  Somalia
E)  AfghanistanF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Accepted Answer

A)  practice of raising only one major crop.
B)  dominance of only one ethnic group.
C)  concentration of power in one elite group.
D)  practice of interacting only with family members.
E)  lack of diversity within large populations.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

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The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

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Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

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Although development around the world has improved the conditions of countless people, it is possible for overdevelopment to have negative effects as well.

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Which of the following countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

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Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

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The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

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Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

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Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

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Development brings with it the guarantee of peace and prosperity.

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Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

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At the height of colonialism, how many independent nations remained in Africa?

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Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of traditional societies trying to overcome problems of distribution?

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What, if any, responsibility does the international political community have to help alleviate the problems of failed states? Explain.

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Which of the following is NOT an achievement India has made since independence?

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Which of the following is NOT a political correlate of democracy?

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