AP World Leftovers

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the most likely purpose of Gonzalo’s answer to the second question in the interview?

• To call for the prosecution of those responsible for mass violence in Peru

• To challenge the continued political influence of Western states in Latin America

• To justify the Shining Path’s use of violence to achieve its political objectives

• To appeal to politicians in Latin American states to adopt reforms to their respective political institutions

Multiple Choice

The views expressed by Chairman Gonzalo in the passage are best explained in the context of which of the following historical circumstances of the late twentieth century?

• The expansion of the military-industrial complex in Latin American states

• The rise of movements that challenged colonial rule in Latin America

• The rise of separatist movements that demanded regional autonomy

• The intensification of political conflicts between state and nonstate entities

Multiple Choice

“Chicken Tikka Massala is now a true British national dish, not only because it is the most popular, but because it is a perfect illustration of the way Britain absorbs and adapts external influences. Chicken Tikka is an Indian dish. The Massala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of British people to have their meat served in gravy.”

-Robin Cook, British Foreign Secretary, speech, 2001

The development of the British cuisine described in the excerpted speech above is best seen as an example of which of the following?

• The effects of migration by former colonial subjects to imperial metropoles

• • The spread of culture through new communication technology

• The global spread of western popular and consumer culture

• The resistance to immigration by nativist groups

Get ready for timed M.C. Practice

Multiple Choice

Which of the following late-twentieth-century developments best explains why Mejía Godoy’s characterizations of Christ and Pontius Pilate in the poem might have resonated with people living in Nicaragua in the 1970s?

• Consumer culture became more global.

• People in many parts of the world became less religious.

• Gender relations in many parts of the world became more egalitarian.

• Economic inequalities between rich and poor countries increased.

Multiple Choice

The poem can best be seen as an example of the way in which literature and the arts in the late twentieth century became expressions of 

• cultural exclusion and elitism

• activism and political engagement

• individualism and introspection

• cultural blending and syncretism

Multiple Choice

Mejía Godoy’s interpretation of Christianity in the poem most clearly shows that rights-based movements in the late twentieth century were directly influenced by which of the following?

• Socialist Ideas

• Atheist ideas

• Nationalist ideas

• Racist ideas

Multiple Choice

Which of the following aspects of the historical situation in India at the beginning of the twenty-first century is most significant in understanding the menu items illustrated in the image? 

• The great wealth of India’s new urban middle class

• The strength of India’s currency, the rupee

• The growing resistance against industrial agriculture in Third World countries

• The increasing globalization of consumer culture

Multiple Choice

Which of the following aspects of the development of international businesses in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries best explains why the Subway corporation chose to include the specific items shown on the menu? 

• International corporations sought to impose uniformity on production and consumption patterns worldwide

• International corporations sought to adjust to the cultural preferences of local or regional markets.

• International corporations tried to serve as global ambassadors for Western political and cultural values.

• International corporations had to yield to the demands of corrupt local political elites and regulators.