Southern Luzon State University

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GEC04 - The Contemporary World

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
First Semester, SY 2019-2020
Name: _________________________ Score: ________

Course/Section: __________________ Date: ________

DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the BEST answer on
the space provided. Be wary of the options, choose only the best. NO ERASURE.

_____1. How do organizations cope with the challenges of globalization?

A. By forming regional organizations C. By forming social relations
B. By forming political network D. By forming eco-net
_____2. Which of the following is not included in the areas encompassed by
regionalism?
A. Ethics C. Health
B. Identities D. Sustainable Development
_____3. Regionalism refers to the political process characterized by economic policy.
A. True C. Both A and B
B. False D. Neither A and B
_____4. An example of large country which has a lot of resources to dictate how it
participates in processes of global integration
A. China C. Japan
B. Singapore D. USA
_____5. Which of the following countries take advantage of its strategic location as a
response to economic and political globalization?
A. China C. Japan
B. Singapore D. USA
_____6. Why countries form regional associations?
A. Civil War C. Military Defense
B. European conflict D. Economic Plan
_____7. OPEC consists of the following country except:
A. Iran and Iraq C. Saudi Arabia
B. Kuwait D. Yugoslavia
_____8. Economic crisis compels countries together. An example of this is,
A. When Thailand's economy collapsed, ASEAN countries agreed to establish an
emergency fund to anticipate the crisis
B. When foreign currency speculators demanded the Asian government payback its
loan.
C. IMF reversed the crisis
D. When Vietnam envaded Cambodia
_____9. The challenge for new regionalists is that they differ from traditional state
regionalism when it comes to identifying problems.
A. True C. Both A and B
B. False D. Neither A and B
_____10. The most serious challenge faced by regionalism
A. Differing visions of regionalism
B. Disagreement among members
C. Resurgence of militant nationalism and populism
D. Financial Crisis
_____11. Religion and Globalism is two contrasting beliefs. Which of the following does
not support the statement?
answer choices
A. Religion follows divine commandment, Globalism abides human made laws
 B. Human actions are in moral terms in religion and Globalism follows its
subsequent wisdom.
C. Religious Evangelization is a form of Globalization.
_____12. Globalization is spatial because it occurs in physical places. Which of the
following does not support the statement?
A. Foreign investments and capital move through cities
B. People start purchasing high rise condominium
C. More poor people are driven out of city centers
D. Cities act on globalization and globalization acts on cities.
_____12. Australia's 3rd largest export
A. Education C. Gold
B. Dairy D. Cows
_____13. The sociologist popularized the term Global City
A. Saskia Sassen C. Peter Berger
B. Herbert Schiller D. Max Weber
_____14. Name the indicators of Global City
A. Political Power C. Cultural Power
B. Economic Power D. All of the Above
_____15. Where is the top university in the world located?
A. Boston, Massachussetts C. Chicago, Illinois
B. Houston, Texas D. New York City
_____16. A city most preferred by Filipino nurses
A. London C. Ottawa
B. San Francisco D. Australia
_____17. Which of the following plays a critical role in the global economic supply
chain?
A. Shanghai C. Tokyo
B. Seoul D. Okinawa
_____18. The following cities is a hub of global finance and capitalism
answer choices
A. London, New York, Tokyo C. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Valenzuela, Saudi Arabia
B. China, Singapore, Russia D. Seoul, Pyongyang, Tokyo
_____19. Culture Imperialism means
A. American values and culture would overwhelm all others
B. American culture dominates others
C. American creates empire.
D. None of the above
_____20. It is characterized by increasing integration of economics around the world.
answer choices
A. Economic Globalization C. Political Globalization
B. Cultural Globalization D. Social Globalization
_____21. In what way does American hegemony create a form of cultural imperialism
whereby American values and culture would overwhelm all others in globalization?
a. Patronization of other countries to Marvel’s Avengers Endgame.
b. Increase purchase of branded products from abroad like iPhone.
c. Opening up boarders to welcome refugees.
d. Trump’s strict policies on migrants and other races.
_____22. The following are the countries included in the Global North, EXCEPT;
a. Greece c. Netherlands
b. Israel d. United Kingdom
_____23. The following statements are true about Global South, EXCEPT;
a. Largely corresponds with Third World and Eastern World.
b. Share a history of past colonialism by Northern states.
c. Lacks appropriate technology, it has no political stability and economies are
disarticulated.
d. Provided models of resistance for the world.
_____24. An alternative to Lexus is Stagnation which makes injunction to globalize as
imperative in the quest for global modernity. When it comes to growth in country’s
economy, how does stagnation be implied?
a. A country continuously experiencing increase in Gross Domestic Product.
 b. Foreign Direct investments intensify therefore creating jobs for the people.
c. Decline in purchasing power of the people thus resulting to destabilization of
economy.
d. Advancement in the capacity of the government to subsidize transportation
and public infrastructure.
_____25. How does western capitalism and liberalism turns the west into the telos
(ultimate end) of political organization?
a. Liberalization of economy c. Francis Fukuyama
b. Thomas Friedman d. Walt Rostow
_____26. An outline of historical progress in terms of a society’s capacity to produce
and consume material good.
a. Modernization Theory c. System of Development
b. Stages of economic growth model d. Open Market System
_____27. States are motivated by a drive for power and pursuit of the “national interest”
a. Realism c. Marxism
b. Post Modernism d. Liberalism
_____28. According to this ideology, states must always prepare for war.
a. Realism c. Marxism
b. Post Modernism d. Liberalism
_____29. There are no characteristics or values which have universal applicability.
a. Realism c. Marxism
b. Post Modernism d. Liberalism
_____30. Suggest that all states can achieve their aims if they abandon the purely
selfish notion of self-help.
a. Realism c. Marxism
b. Post Modernism d. Liberalism
_____31. Which of the following BEST describes the Global North?
a. Africa, Latin America, USA, Canada
b. Some part of Asia, Africa and Australia
c. Developing and Non-Democratic Countries
d. Rich, Industrialized, Wealthy Nations
_____32. One of the issues handled by ASEAN countries regarding territorial disputes
was the Chinese occupation on West Philippine Sea Islands. Being part of the ASEAN,
why does Laos and Cambodia supported China over the Philippines when as an
organization, member states pledge political and territorial alliance?
a. Increase free trade agreement with China
b. Sponsorship of China to infrastructure project of Laos and Cambodia.
c. China opening borders to Laos and Cambodian migrant workers
d. Military modernization aid of China to the two mentioned countries
_____33. The King of England who broke away from Roman Catholicism and
established his own Church to bolster his own power.
a. King Charles II c. King Henry VIII
b. King Philip III d. King Edward V
_____34. The following are the varieties of form of “new regionalism” EXCEPT;
a. Tiny associations that include no more than a few actors.
b. Focus on a single issue or huge continental unions that address a multitude
of common problems.
c. Rely on power of individuals, non-governmental organizations and
associations in pursuit of their goal.
d. Authority was succeeded to defend individual interest and protect one’s
country from terrorism as well as territorial disputes.
_____35. It is the moderate Muslim association in Indonesia that has Islamic schools
where students are taught not only about Islam but also about modern science, Social
Sciences, modern banking, Civic Education, rights of women, pluralism and democracy.
a. Rajkumar Hiranni c. Nahdlatul Ulama
b. Malek Fahd d. Zakir Naik’s Islamic Int’l School
_____36. An association of different Protestant congregations that criticized the
economic globalization’s negative effects.
a. The Catholic Church c. Islamic State in Iraq and
Syria(ISIS)
 b. Lutherian World Federation d. World Council of
Churches
_____37. Religious movements do not hesitate to appropriate secular themes and
practices. In other case, religion was the result of a shift in state policy and had been
shaped by the rationality of modern democratic (and bureaucratic) culture. What church
is an example of this movement?
a. World Evangelical Alliance c. Lutherian World Federation
b. Apostolic Church d. Assembleias de Deus
_____38. A political process characterized by economic policy cooperation and
coordination of countries.
a. Regionalization c. Religionalism
b. Regionalism d. Globalism
_____39. Cold War was a result of two conflicting ideologies used by Soviet Union and
United States with their supporting countries. Although it is a bloodless conflict why the
two rival countries together with their allies did created a regional organization?
e. Military defense c. Trade Agreements
f. Foreign relations d. Human Rights advocacy
_____40. These are the reasons why countries form regional associations, EXCEPT?
a. For military defense c. to protect their independence
b. To pool their resources d. to attain democracy
_____41. Although the Philippines is an underdog when it comes to economy, why is it
difficult for the country to stray away from development framework?
a. It is part of Asia which is now the forefront of globalization.
b. It is involved in a regional alliance called ASEAN
c. Offers cheaper labor and huge workforce.
d. Rich in essential natural resources.
_____42. A regional alliance responded by Soviet Union consisting the Eastern
European countries under Soviet domination.
a. Warsaw Pact c. North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
b. European Union d. North Treaty Organization
_____43. It was established in 1960 to regulate the production and sale of oil.
a. NAM c. Warsaw Pact
b. OPEC d. NATO
_____44. It was created by the Presidents of Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, and
Yugoslavia created to pursue world peace and international cooperation, human rights,
national sovereignty, racial and national equality and peaceful conflict resolution.
a. NAM b. OPEC c. Warsaw Pact d. NATO
_____45. Another term for Non- State Regionalism.
a. NGO’s b. Now Regionalism c. New Regionalism d.New Regionism
_____46. The two old world religions are?
a. Christianity and Buddhism c. Christianity and Hinduism
b. Christianity and Confusianism d. Christianity and Islam
_____47. States treat poverty or environmental degradation as technical or economic
issues that can be resolved by the following, EXCEPT?
a. Refining existing program of state agencies
b. Advocates NGO Global forum
c. Making minor changes in economic policies
d. Creating new offices that address these issues
_____48. He stated media as “a means of conveying something, such as a channel of
communication.”
a. Jack Lule c. John Tomlinson
b. Herbert Schiller d. Marshall Mcluhan
_____49. He is a media theorist who declared that “the media is the message”
a. Marshall Mcluhan c. Herbert Schiller
b. Jack Lule d. John Tomlinson
_____50. People from different parts of the world can be interconnected to each other
through television, radio, newspaper, internets, facebook, instagram, skype etc., this is
an attribute of globalization showing that they have:
a. Various forms of connectivity
 b. Expansion and stretching of social relations
c. Occurs subjectively
d. Intensification and acceleration of social exchanges and activities
_____51. All of the following choices are example of print media EXCEPT?
a. Books b. Magazines c. Television d. Newspaper
_____52. An example of a broadcast media.
a. Internet Media b. Social Media c. Radio d. Books
_____53. For them, media means the technologies of mass communication.
a. Communicator b. Reporter c. Broadcaster d. Commentator
_____54. It has the most difficult relationship with globalism.
a. Government b. Religion c. Media d. City
_____55. As the city attracts more capital and richer residents, real estate prices go up
and poor residents are forced to relocate to far away areas. This situation implied
that______________________.
a. Lack of space in the city becomes a problem to welcome richer residents.
b. Inequality is presently experienced by the poor residents in the city.
c. Bigger area is necessary to build condominiums and businesses.
d. Illegal settlers didn’t have the legal rights to live and the areas privately
owned thus need to be relocated.
_____56. One of the attributes of a Global city is being the Centers of higher learning
and culture. The following statements describes this attribute, EXCEPT;
a. Los Angeles being the center of American film but viewed in different
countries.
b. New York Times carry the name New York City but the readers are from all
around the world.
c. Harvard University located in Boston offers the top quality education.
d. Major landmarks of America such as White House and Capitol Building where
the US president and the congress resided.
_____57. Relies on media as its main channel for the spread of global culture and ideas
a. Regionalization b. City c. Globalization d. Regions
_____58. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Email b. Social Media c. Television d. Internet Sites
_____59. It may expand the reach of communication but they also dull the user’s
communicative capacities.
a. New Media b. New Religion c. New Region d. New City
_____60. All of the following are the main duties of Globalist person EXCEPT?
a. To raise profits of private enterprise c. To seal trade deals
b. To live a sin-less life d. To improve government collections
_____61. In order to promote the potential for further growth of economy, the
Philippines intensify the education of its students when they graduated, increasingly
more educated workforce was produced to supply the demands of the working world. In
what way does the Philippine government strengthen the education to produce
educated workforce?
a. Implementation of RA 10931 or the Free Education Act for students in
the SUCs giving preferential chances to more students to study in the
tertiary.
b. Giving student loans in the private universities to aid their tuition fee
and miscellaneous expenses.
c. Scholarship programs for high achieving students to ensure their opportunity
to study and finish the course they enrolled in.
d. Building of school facilities to aid students in a sound learning environment
that promote effective education.
_____62. One of the problems arose when it comes to regionalism is the trade deficit
between member states. For instance, the Brexit, the exit of United Kingdom to
European Union. How does trade deficit becomes a problem when it comes to
regionalism?
a. Direct foreign investment increased, thus increase the country’s income and
creating more job opportunities for the people.
b. The value of the imports from members of the regional organization is greater
than the country’s exports to the bloc.
 c. Cheaper wages for the workers attract foreign businesses to establish
industries in the country.
d. Free trade agreement between member states of the same regional
organization promoting opportunities for growth of the economy and trade
alliances.
_____63. The foremost characteristic of a global city is Economic Power whereby top
cities of the world have high economic growth in the recent years due to large
industries, large stock market and opportunities. What may be the result of this
development?
a. Large number of job seekers will be moving to these cities hoping for
opportunities.
b. More businesses will be opened to cater the demands of the market.
c. Increase in the standard of living of the residents living in the cities.
d. All of the above.
_____64. Why is it necessary to consider other criteria instead of just the 3 attributes of
a Global City to know if a city is a Global city?
a. To measure the economic competitiveness of a city.
b. To have a number of basis and not just the attributes.
c. To verify the city’s capacity to be globalized.
d. To make a city the necessary criteria and consider it to become a global one.
_____65. When you go to Taguig, you will see skyscrapers that stand and dominate
the high skies, various private sectors, restaurants, bar and different businesses are
located there. This particular place is known as the Bonifacio Global City. Although its
name carries the title global city, why is it still not considered one?
a. It is not the home of Philippine top university and colleges.
b. Compared to Paris, Tokyo and London, it is not equally competitive when it
comes to economy.
c. Does not cater the large newspaper, magazines and publishing companies.
d. All of the above.
_____66. Shanghai has been designated by Beijing as “The City of Experiment” and
many new policies are trialed there. The Shanghai Municipal Government has
much political power, thus influencing international investment. What does this
situation implied?
a. Good governance results to closing trade deals and investment because of
the trust given to incorruptible government.
b. Global Cities becomes an influential agent creating a far-reaching impact
when it comes to policy making.
c. Global Cities attract large investments and larger foreign businesses
consequentially providing jobs to people.
d. Stable control of the authority becomes a factor to manipulate policies in
respond to the national interest.
_____67. Today China plans to build a modern-day version of the Ancient Silk Road
and a new “golden age” of globalization. Why is it important for China to build mega-
infrastructure schemes for trading across the world?
a. Trade has become a new way of promoting regional alliances to foster full
potential of economic growth of different countries.
b. Increase transport of goods with less possibility of time constraints and route
block.
c. Commemorate the important part of Silk Road as the beginning of
intercontinental trading.
d. Lessen the risk of pirates’ attack on ocean routes on cargo vessels
transporting products from one country to another.
_____68. A country cannot stay constant against all odds and at a time when
globalization continuously influences everyone. To adopt and not be trampled by the
various factors shaped by globalization, countries form regional alliances to stand
alongside global challenges such as food security, territorial disputes, trade agreements
as well as international policies addressing such instances implying that the more
countries involved, the easier the matter can be resolved. What saying goes with the
idea of regional alliances formation?
 a. Together we find ways c. Birds of the same feather
flock together
b. There is strength in number d. Resolution comes from
concentration
_____69. In recent years, many regional trade agreements creating free trade areas
such as the ASEAN-China Free Trade Are (ACFTA) and ASEAN Economic Community
were signed. It is the biggest free trade area in terms of population covered. Why does
free trade agreement become the most addressed matter in economic policy making?
a. Asian Economic powers would logically want to expand their countries’
internal markets and their neighbors’ market too, as these can protect them
to from recurrence of any American – or European-centric crisis.
b. This will stabilized their economy and would increase exports to regional bloc
thus opening up larger market to sell larger amount of goods that will sustain
their countries Gross Domestic Product.
c. Free trade agreement between member states of the same regional
organization promoting opportunities for growth of the economy and trade
alliances.
d. Through importing larger access to products of different countries thus
relieving the problems of shortage of goods in the country.
_____70. German economy benefited from continuous export growth, at the expense
of countries in Southern Europe such as Greece which is unable to compete or catch up
with the former. This situation is the result of economic integration wherein lifting of
trade barriers cause heterogeneous economies, however why does some countries
benefit whilst others were not?
a. More opportunities were given to countries with stable economies because
large businesses consider the status of a countries market.
b. Poor countries tend to experience loss in the economic integration because
of the influences of other countries.
c. Countries with strong export sectors prospered at the expense of nations
with weaker manufacturing sectors.
d. Uneven state of economic integration can be reversible when weaker
countries start to adopt the ways done by counterpart countries.
86. Shared regional concerns such as terrorism, the alleged recruitment and
operations of the militant group ISIS in Asia – recently culminating in armed
clashes between the Philippine Government and self-declared ISIS operatives
in Marawi City – is a major apprehension. How does other countries address
the issue to resolve it?
a. Interstate sharing of intelligence information about terror suspects
b. Cooperation in naval patrols in Southeast Asia.
c. Both A and B.
d. Neither A or B.
87. The creation of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is associated with the refusal of
these countries to side on either Western Capitalist Europe and North America
or the communist states in Eastern Europe. This phenomenon was driven by?
a. The need to protect their independence from the pressures of the
superpower politics.
b. Pursue world peace and international cooperation as well as human rights
and national sovereignty.
c. Promote racial and national equality, non-intervention and peaceful conflict
resolution.
d. All of the above.
88. ASEAN refers to the
a. Association of South East Agro Nations
b. Association of South East Asian Nations
c. Alliance of South East Asian Neighbors
d. Alliance of South Eastern African Nations
89. Which of the following are not third-world regions?
a. Latin America c. Asia
b. Africa d. Australia.
 90. Which of the following characteristics are most likely found in developing
countries?
a. high population growth rates
b. large number of people living in poverty.
c. very traditional methods of agricultural production
d. all of the above

Prepared by:

CHRISTOFER D. STA. ANA

GEC04 INSTRUCTOR

Reviewed and approved by:

JESS MARK L. ALINEA

BTTE/BTVTEd CHAIR

ENGR. MA. ROSANNA DE VELUZ

DEAN ENGINEERING