Economics Mcqs
The privileged position of the modern industrial nations was attained because of_______________?

A. A change in the economy from agrarian to industrial
B. A change in the population distribution from rural to urban
C. The discovery of natural resources
D. Both urbanization and industrialization

The factory system_________________?

A. Was introduced when it became convenient to house both workers and machinery under one roof
B. Gave more power to the employers called entrepreneurs
C. Was an american invention popularized through cultural diffusion
D. Resulted from both the convenience of housing workers and equipment together and gave more power to the entrepreneurs

The first technological revolution________________?

A. Took place in 1750
B. Began with the invention of the steam engine
C. Turned people from food gatherers to food producers
D. Occurred in england

Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept_______________?

A. Future shock
B. Culture shock
C. Myocardial shock
D. Static shock

The rate of change for most of human history has been________________?

A. Slow until the industrial revolution then rapid
B. Rapid since the beginning of history
C. Unchanged
D. Slow because people are creatures of habit

Which of the following brings about cultural change_________________?

A. Scientific discoveries
B. Technological invention
C. New art forms
D. All of the above

The difficulty with fighting terrorism is that_________________?

A. Terrorists have no single ideology
B. Terrorism is a transnational problem
C. Terrorists have differing goals
D. All of the above

Population began to increase steadily________________?

A. By around the middle of the 18th century
B. With improvements in agriculture technology and medicine
C. In the bronze age
D. In the 17th century when agriculture technology and medicine