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Multiple Choice Practice (15 questions)

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1. Globalization can best be defined as:

(A) The political domination of the world by one country
(B) The growing economic, technological, cultural, and political integration of countries
(C) The decline of international trade
(D) The end of national boundaries

2. The World Trade Organization (WTO), founded in 1995, primarily:

3. Which of the following best describes China's economic transformation since 1978?

(A) Rapid decline of the Chinese economy
(B) Three decades of approximately 10% annual growth that made China the world's second-largest economy and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty
(C) Return to traditional agriculture
(D) Complete adoption of Western political institutions

4. The World Wide Web was developed by:

5. Climate change is caused primarily by:

(A) Natural variation in solar activity
(B) Human emissions of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels and other activities
(C) Volcanic eruptions
(D) Changes in Earth's orbit

6. The Paris Agreement of 2015:

(A) Created the World Trade Organization
(B) Established an international climate framework with country-set emissions reduction targets
(C) Ended the Cold War
(D) Established the European Union

7. Which of the following best describes the September 11, 2001 attacks?

(A) Russian military strikes on Europe
(B) Coordinated attacks by the al-Qaeda terrorist network on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
(C) Iranian missile launches against U.S. forces
(D) A natural disaster

8. The U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 was justified by the Bush administration primarily on the claim that:

9. The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020:

(A) Killed approximately 7 million people globally and caused major economic and social disruption
(B) Was contained quickly with no significant global impact
(C) Affected only developing countries
(D) Was the first pandemic in modern history

10. Which of the following best describes the European Union?

(A) A military alliance
(B) A political and economic union of European states with a single market, common currency for most members, and shared institutions
(C) A trade dispute resolution body
(D) An organization that replaced the United Nations

11. Brexit refers to:

12. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022:

(A) Was completed within a few days
(B) Produced the largest European war since 1945, with millions of refugees and significant global economic effects
(C) Was supported by NATO members
(D) Was reversed quickly by international diplomacy

13. Which of the following has been a major consequence of climate change?

(A) Decreased extreme weather events
(B) Rising sea levels, more extreme weather, melting ice caps, and ecosystem disruption
(C) Decline of greenhouse gas concentrations
(D) Stabilization of global temperatures

14. Populist movements in many democracies in recent years have generally:

(A) Supported open immigration and international institutions
(B) Opposed immigration, expressed hostility to international institutions, and appealed to traditional national identities
(C) Promoted free trade
(D) Supported expansion of the European Union

15. Globalization has produced which of the following effects on inequality?

(A) Eliminated inequality entirely
(B) Decreased inequality between countries on average but increased inequality within most countries
(C) Affected only developed countries
(D) Has had no measurable effect on inequality