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Reading Quiz 5.7 - 5.8

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes a corporation?

a)

A business that is controlled by stockholders

b)

A business that is owned and controlled by one person

c)

A business that has no stockholders

d)

A business that only has one location

2.

DeBeers Diamonds was a transnational company that attempted to build a railroad from South Africa to Egypt. What is a transnational company?

a)

A company that creates transportation systems

b)

A company that operates in multiple countries

c)

A company that operates in only one country

d)

A company that operates in multiple continents

3.

What is a sole proprietorship?

a)

A business that is owned by a single person

b)

A business that is owned by a small group of people

c)

A business that has had multiple owners

d)

A business that is owned by stockholders

4.

Which business structure has a lower risk for investors?

a)

Corporation

b)

Partnership

c)

Sole Proprietorship

5.

Which social class gained a disposable income (extra money to spend) for the first time as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Lower class

b)

Middle class

c)

Upper class

6.

Which of the following were NOT common in the factory work setting in the 19th century?

a)

Low wages

b)

Long hours

c)

Unsanitary working conditions

d)

Equality between men and women

7.

Utilitarianism means to seek “the greatest good for the greatest number of people.” Who was the owner of this economic philosophy?

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Mahmud II

8.

Who published the Communist Manifesto?

a)

John Stuart Mill

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Mahmud II

9.

Emperor Guangxu’s Hundred Days of Reform included all of the following EXCEPT…

a)

Abolition of the civil service exam

b)

Introduction of democracy

c)

Elimination of corruption

d)

Establishment of Western-style industrial, commercial, and medical systems

10.

TRUE or FALSE: After the Japanese reforms, there were no signs of democracy in Japan.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE