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What clearly dominates the school-level textbooks in the Arabic language, as per evidence stated in a working paper regarding Jordan?

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a. Female centered words and images.

b. Male centered words and images

c. Words and images that are not gender based

d. None of the above

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Some nations are much richer than others, because the people from those nations are more intelligent than those from the poorer countries.

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False

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A company that has operations in more than one country is considered a:

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a. National Corporation

b. International Partnership

c. Limited Liability Corporation

d. Mutlinational Corporation

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Why is microfinancing an unsuitable concept, according to some critics?

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a. Various microfinancing companies have been known to have high interest rates, which will only keep the poor in an economically disadvantaged position.

b. Microfinancing can only be offered to individuals at certain times of the year, which puts a constraint on when a loan can be taken out.

c. Understanding how the borrowed cash is spent in the microfinancing industry, along with how viable the industry is in general, is hard to track.

d. Both A and C

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Augmented reality allows a user of a device to experience simulated battles and disaster situations, in a virtual environment.

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False

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A report from 2009 discovered it is highly likely that all of the Millennial Development Goals would be met by the target date of 2015.

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What are some characteristics of Asian values?

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a. These values are seen as much more influential than Western values, for at least half of its followers.

b. Taking on Confucian concepts of hard work, respecting authority figures, and thrift.

c. The sense of community is much more important than just the individual person.

d. Both B and C

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Unmanned devices, such as autonomous cars and unmanned drones, are not changing the transportation industry, nor is it changing the behavior of societies on a global level.

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False

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Which of the following is a theory for why development has been slower in some nations:

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a. Property rights

b. Lack of freedom

c. Culture

d. All of the above

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Cultural change is driven mainly by:

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a. globalization

b. marketing efforts

c. consumer choice

d. Both A and C

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From this week’s readings, Reich suggests that a new type of globalized professionals have some of the following qualities:

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a. Have obtained some form of higher education.

b. Are known to travel internationally.

c. Can speak foreign languages.

d. All of the above

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According to Unit 4 readings, as of 2010 alone, there were approximately ___________.

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a. 152 million blogs

b. 152 billion websites

c. 100 thousand Internet service providers worldwide

d. Both A and C

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An Austrian economist once stated that capitalism is a movement toward:

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a. information destructiveness

b. creative destruction

c. creative construction

d. None of the above

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Microfinancing allows for _______individuals to get loans, where traditional banks would most likely deny them.

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a. poor

b. middle-class

c. wealthy

d. Both B and C

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A great number of people believe that if exposed to foreign customs and traditions, that such exposure could undermine the local cultural identity of these people.

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False

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In numerous countries___________ have found it hard to stay in business, due to ___________.

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a. small-sized farms, food imports

b. large-sized farms, international competition

c. small-sized farms, food exports

d. Both A and C

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Dead capital is considered to be property that is informally owned, however there is no legal document recognizing this ownership formally exists.

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In the past decade alone, mainly due to _______and ________ , distance learning for many has greatly improved.

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a. the Internet and hardware devices

b. the Internet and computers

c. the Internet and educational software technologies

d. None of the above

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Question 3. b. Male-centered words and images

Explanation: It is a male dominant society.

Question 4. False

Explanation: It is not about the difference in intelligence but a number of other factors such as resources, levels of technology, political stability, economic history, etc.

Question 5. d. Multinational Corporation

Explanation:Multinational corporations operate in more than one country.

Question 6. d. Both A and C

Explanation: Microfinancing, according to some critics, is unstable in the long run because a. high-interest rate by some lenders, and b. difficulty to keep track of spending patterns.