GP Seminar Quiz 2

Gifts were important in archaic societies for all of the below reasons, EXCEPT...

• Those societies had many surplus products that they needed to give to someone else.

• Gifts were a way to establish a friendly relationship.

• The gift giver had to be careful about selecting the right gift so as not to offend.

• It was essential to reciprocate a past gift received with a gift given.

How did the invention of money improve the gift-giving ritual?

• Money was a more intimate and personalized gift.

• Cash money made it easier for some people to accumulate wealth and get very rich.

• Cash money was considered the most honorable gift.

• Money made it very easy to measure the value of a gift given and a gift received.

All of the following are reasons why trade promotes peace, EXCEPT...

• Trade creates economic interdependence.

• Trade leads to protectionism.

• Trade encourages diplomacy over violence.

• Trade promotes cultural exchange and understanding.

All of the following reasons are why trade might lead to conflict, EXCEPT...

• Trade leads to competition for resources

• Trade creates trade disputes

• Trade reduces poverty.

• Trade creates economic dependence.

All of the following are causes of modern over-nutrition, EXCEPT...

• Processed foods

• Marketing & advertising

• Sedentary lifestyles

• Unstable crop yields.

The following are major causes of mal-nutrition, EXCEPT...

• Poor maternal health

• Poverty

• Environmental disruption

• GMO foods

The following are major effects of excessive eating, EXCEPT

• Anorexia

• Obesity

• Heart disease

• Diabetes

The purpose of nutritional supplements is to ...

• Provide food aid to poor countries.

• Reduce crop destruction by pests.

• Enhance the diet by targetting specific health goals

• Improve crop yields.

Which of the following is the best example of mono-crops destroying biological diversity?

• Supermarkets selling imported food products.

• Amazon rainforest cleared to create farmland.

• Strawberries modified genetically to make them bigger.

• Planting trees to reduce sand storms in Northern China.

Which of the following is a good thing about GMO foods in general?

• They give more power to small farmers against big agricultural corporations.

• They increase biodiversity.

• They can increase the shelf life of a fruit or a vegetable.

• They taste better than their organic equivalents.