Question 1

Which of the following is inconsistent with the Marxist philosophy?

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A)   Concern over public good rather than private profit
B)   Monopoly of state-owned companies in certain industries
C)   Opposing the ideologies of capitalist societies
D)   Substantial limits on individual political freedom
E)   Selling state-owned enterprises to private investorsF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

The fascist regimes that ruled Germany and Italy in the 1930s and 1940s had adopted:

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A)   right-wing totalitarianism.
B)   theocratic totalitarianism.
C)   representative democracy.
D)   pure democracy.
E)   totalitarian democracy.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

In comparison to pure command economies,free market economies lack:

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A)   private ownership.
B)   incentives for entrepreneurs.
C)   incentives to improve products and processes.
D)   government control over production and pricing.
E)   vigorous free competition between producers.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

How does corruption affect the economic growth rate in a country?

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Question 5

The benefits,costs,and risks associated with doing business in a country are independent of that country's political,economic,and legal systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following has been advocated by Karl Marx?

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A)   Capitalist Society
B)   Individualism
C)   Selling state-owned enterprises to private investors
D)   Socialism
E)   Private profit over public goodF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 7

One of the tenets of collectivism is that the welfare of society is best served by letting people pursue their own economic self-interest.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Initech Incorporated,a multinational giant,runs a number of diversified businesses.Which of the following can be considered as an intellectual property of the firm?

Accepted Answer

A)   Income arising from renting lands and buildings
B)   Profits arising from the sale of agricultural crops
C)   Interest earned by lending capital to other firms
D)   Innovations and capabilities, and skills of the employees
E)   Investments made in raw materials and machineryF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

In most democratic states,those who question the right of the rulers to rule find themselves imprisoned,or worse.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Plato did not equate collectivism with equality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Liability laws are typically least extensive in highly developed nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about product safety and liability laws?

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A)   There are no criminal product liability laws, only civil product liability laws exist.
B)   Liability laws are typically most extensive in less developed nations.
C)   A boom in product liability suits and awards in the United States resulted in a dramatic decrease in the cost of liability insurance.
D)   Product liability can be much greater if a product does not conform to required safety standards.
E)   If product safety laws are tougher in a firm's home country than in a host country, the ethical thing to do is to adhere to host-country standards.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

Which of the following law systems is most likely to be used by a law court if it solves a complicated case related to property rights,by basing his judgment on similar,old cases that have come before the courts?

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A)   Theocratic law system.
B)   Civil law system
C)   Precedent law system
D)   Religious law system
E)   Monarchy law systemF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

When intellectual property laws are lax,firms are at a greater risk of having their ideas stolen by local entrepreneurs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In countries where individual goals are given primacy over collective goals,we are less likely to find market-based economic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Patents,copyrights,and trademarks establish ownership rights over _____ property.

Accepted Answer

A)   intellectual
B)   real
C)   tangible
D)   non-performing
E)   stolenF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 17

The bundle of legal rights over the use to which a resource is put and over the use made of any income that may be derived from that resource are called _____ rights.

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A)   civil
B)   political
C)   shareholder
D)   property
E)   publicF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The social democratsbelieved that socialism could be achieved only through violent revolution and totalitarian dictatorship.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Command economies provide a more favorable environment for innovation and entrepreneurs than market economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By adopting the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CIGS),a nation signals to other adopters that it will treat the convention's rules as part of its law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: National Differences in Political Economy

By adopting the Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CIGS),a nation signals to other adopters that it will treat the convention's rules as part of its law.

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The benefits,costs,and risks associated with doing business in a country are independent of that country's political,economic,and legal systems.

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One of the tenets of collectivism is that the welfare of society is best served by letting people pursue their own economic self-interest.

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Plato did not equate collectivism with equality.

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Which of the following law systems is most likely to be used by a law court if it solves a complicated case related to property rights,by basing his judgment on similar,old cases that have come before the courts?

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Liability laws are typically least extensive in highly developed nations.

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In comparison to pure command economies,free market economies lack:

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In countries where individual goals are given primacy over collective goals,we are less likely to find market-based economic systems.

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The social democratsbelieved that socialism could be achieved only through violent revolution and totalitarian dictatorship.

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Which of the following has been advocated by Karl Marx?

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How does corruption affect the economic growth rate in a country?

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The bundle of legal rights over the use to which a resource is put and over the use made of any income that may be derived from that resource are called _____ rights.

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Command economies provide a more favorable environment for innovation and entrepreneurs than market economies.

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In most democratic states,those who question the right of the rulers to rule find themselves imprisoned,or worse.

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Which of the following statements is true about product safety and liability laws?

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Patents,copyrights,and trademarks establish ownership rights over _____ property.

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When intellectual property laws are lax,firms are at a greater risk of having their ideas stolen by local entrepreneurs.

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Initech Incorporated,a multinational giant,runs a number of diversified businesses.Which of the following can be considered as an intellectual property of the firm?

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The fascist regimes that ruled Germany and Italy in the 1930s and 1940s had adopted:

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Which of the following is inconsistent with the Marxist philosophy?

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