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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
From Zambia to South Korea, from Slovakia to Chile, newfound ______________ are changing lives.
democratic reforms
economic freedoms
educational opportunities
social welfare programs
Sylvia Banda's first official business after college was a __________________.
bakery
catering company
restaurant
food delivery service
Under the socialist government of President Kaunda, Zambia experienced _____________________.
strong economic growth
high rates of foreign investment
rising literacy rates
economic stagnatiom
In Zambia today, _____.
increased economic freedom has empowered people to succeed
economic progress continues under socialist policies
the government discourages business formation
we see the failures of economic liberalization
What happened after Zambia's drought was over?
People continued their dependence on relief food.
Zambian farmers were able to produce enough food for everyone.
Collective farms were reestablished to ensure a reliable food supply.
Foreign countries stopped providing aid.
Sylvia Banda offered Zambian farmers ____________________.
training in food preservation and hygiene
payment for attending classes
a guarantee to buy their produce if it passed inspection
Both A and C
Economic freedom empowers us to ________________________________.
choose our leaders
control our own lives
depend on others to provide for us
avoid hard work and drudgery
How has working with Sylva Food Solutions affected Zambian farmers?
It has helped them increase their productivity
It has made them more dependent on government.
It has made it harder for them to sell their products.
It has kept them from sending their children to school.
Sylvia Banda succeeded where previous training efforts had failed because _________________.
she cared more about the Zambian farmers
she offered Zambian farmers better incentives
she had the backing of the Zambian government
foreign aid agencies gave her their support
Because transporting food from the remote countryside in Zambia is time-consuming, _______________.
Sylvia Banda persuaded the government to build better roads
rural Zambians prefer subsistence farming
drying the produce before transporting it makes sense
farms are being relocated to urban areas
In the last _____________, the world has created more wealth and reduced poverty more than in the previous 10,000 years.
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
10, 000 years
Today, Zambia is one of the most economically ____________________________ nations in Africa.
backward
free
unstable
impoverished
Sylvia Banda’s business includes the nationwide distribution of _____________________________.
Zambian foods
foreign aide
medical supplies
restaurant supplies
After independence, many Zambians saw ______________ as a return to their traditional way of life.
capitalism
fascism
colonialism
socialism
In 1991, Zambia’s new president adopted policies favorable to ______________________________.
small business
property rights
privatization
all of these
When Zambia received relief food during a drought, the people became _______________________.
self-sufficient
entrepreneurial
dependent on government
obese
_____________________ is the right to choose how to produce, sell, and use your own work and resources, while respecting others’ rights to do the same and to compete freely
socialism
privatization
economic freedom
innovation
Farmers who were trained by Sylvia Banda in food preservation and hygiene ___________________.
were paid for attending training sessions
could sell their crop to Sylva Foods if it passed inspection
did not get much practical benefit from the program
had no incentive to put what they learned into practice
Economic freedom has allowed Sylvia and Hector Banda to _____________________________.
start innovative businesses and increase Zambian farm productivity
distribute high quality imported foods in Zambia
persuade international aid agencies to train Zambian farmers
both B and C
The average person’s income increased by roughly 2000% in the past 200 years. This means someone living in the early 1800s earned about what fraction of today’s average income?
1/20
1/2
1/2000
1/5
