Religious Studies 361 - Contemporary Ethical Issues » Fall 2021 » W9 Quiz

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Question #1
Capitalism encourages consumption of finite resources, endless marketing and increased corporate power.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Capitalists make money primarily through their own labor.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
The idea of “the invisible hand” originated with John Locke.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #4
Low production costs provide an incentive to replace rather than repair.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #5
Market morality implies that the market system has no independent moral duty other than obeying the law and meeting consumer demand.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Oligopolies and monopolies are examples of negative externalities.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #7
Production costs that are not borne by consumers are an example of consolidation.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
The BP Deep Water Gulf Oil Disaster polluted an international “commons” area of the Gulf of Mexico.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Government regulation of capitalism includes direct regulation, taxation, and government spending.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is an example government intervention to protect workers’ rights in the work place.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
The terms “international business” and “globalization” mean the same thing in the Gibson textbook.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #12
Globalization has accelerated over the last two decades.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
“Race to the bottom” means producers will relocate anywhere to find cheaper low skilled labor and lower overhead.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Borders are open for trade but often closed to immigrants who want jobs.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #15
WTO hearings are open to the public.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #16
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) are agreements between nations designed to restrict globalization.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
The explosion of the Macondo well could have been prevented.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report to the President concluded that the great recession of 2007-2009 was unavoidable.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #19
The example of the Body Shop in the Gibson textbook is an example of both the best and the worst of Capitalism.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #20
Capitalism provides us with a higher standard of living and material goods with more time to enjoy them.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #21
The Federal Government's Deep Water Horizon Disaster report concluded that: To be allowed to drill on the outer continental shelf is a right to which all energy corporations are entitled.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
An ethical assessment of a corporation's actions or decisions should be based on feelings.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #23
An analytical framework provides the tools and standards for bridging the facts of a case study with a determination of the whether or not actions were ethical.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #24
The determination of whether or not decisions or actions are ethical should take the form of an argument.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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