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Question

1. What is the main concern over the cultural changes caused by globalization, such as McDonald's popularization of children's birthday parties in China?

A. the loss of cultural diversity worldwide

B. the resulting growth in global consumerism

C.  the breaking down of barriers in society

2. How has the KKK's organizational structure MOST likely influenced its ability to survive as an active extremist group?

A. It has made it easier for the group to withstand challenges.

B. It has made it harder for the group to finance local efforts.

C. It has made it harder for the group to select its leaders.

3. What characteristic of alcohol is MOST directly responsible for impairing drunk drivers and increasing their chances of having a car accident?

A. being an intoxicant

B. being a cancer-causing agent

C. being a stimulant

D. being a depressant

4. An entrepreneur is an individual who starts their own business instead of working for someone else. How would closing the digital divide MOST likely enable more people to become entrepreneurs and improve their financial situation?

A. They could purchase the supplies they need online.

B. They could sell their goods or services online.

C. They could market their goods or services online.

D. They could obtain necessary business degrees online.

5. What word describes the type of company that has manufacturing or production facilities, or delivers services, in more than one country?

A. transnational

B. consumer

C. developing

D. modern

6. Jasmine sees a documentary about a young woman who is abducted from her home in the Philippines and smuggled into the United States, where she is forced to work as a family's maid and never allowed to leave the house. Instead of paying her for her work, the family pays the people who brought her into the country. What is this woman a victim of?

A. human trafficking

B. people smuggling

C. forced adoption

D. indentured immigration

7. Huang says that the trend for multinational companies (MNCs) to manufacture or produce goods in developing countries with low labor costs makes it even more important to strengthen employment laws. What is the MOST likely reason that Huang is correct?

A. MNCs often break laws to compete for employees.

B. Low-wage employees are vulnerable to exploitation.

C. Most MNCs would rather not move their operations.

D. Low-wage employees are not vulnerable to exploitation.

8. Which of the following would be within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court?

A. prosecuting governments that harm their own citizens

B. preventing future outbreaks of massive, world wars

C. improving the national laws of member countries

D. punishing corporations that fail to trade internationally

9. Why is heavy binge drinking considered worse than regular binge drinking?

A. It means drinking more than four drinks in a row.

B. It means there is no pattern to drinking.

C. It means there is enough drinking to be poisoned.

D. It means binge drinking is happening frequently.

10. What is probably the main reason that MOST identity thieves steal and use other people's personal information?

A. to get jobs they are unqualified for

B. to get revenge on someone they dislike

C. for hiding from law enforcement

D. for financial gain or advantage