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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _________ are made in factories, brands are what consumers buy, according to companies today.
(a) Products.
(b) Brands.
(c) Junk products.
(d) Messages.

2. Those who are working in a third world country have women who will work until they are ____________ or are too old to withstand the conditions.
(a) Pregnant.
(b) Married.
(c) Injured.
(d) Bored.

3. The Critical _________ bike rides was a movement which began in San Francisco in 1992 and spread throughout the globe.
(a) Ride.
(b) Bike.
(c) Mass.
(d) Truth.

4. Long term jobs are now being replaced with _________workers who are supplied by staffing agencies.
(a) Indian.
(b) Full time.
(c) Temporary.
(d) Illegal.

5. In ___________ countries, the factories are blocked off from view in order to prevent a clear view of capitalism.
(a) Religious.
(b) Communist.
(c) Republican.
(d) Democratic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main symbol of the Reclaim the Streets flag, as used in the UK to help take back culture?

2. In order to promote a brand, a company needs to purchase both physical and air ____________ for these products.

3. In the third world countries and the factories, there is always a new crop of ____________ to replace those who leave.

4. Having production sent to third world countries meant a __________% markup on some product costs.

5. The local military and police stop any ___________ by those who are not actually workers at the factories.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why weren't women able to feed their children milk as they were growing up in the sweatshop conditions?

2. What happens when the factory jobs are reduced to part time or temporary workers, or they are outsourced?

3. Why do businesses say that promoting a brand is an expensive business, according to Klein in her book?

4. What are the two fronts on which the retailers are winning in terms of paying production and retail workers?

5. What are some of the examples of the impermanence of jobs in the United States, according to Klein?

6. What does Klein say is the new corporate philosophy since the introduction of branding?

7. Who were some of the groups that police were able to break up in England during the 1990s?

8. What might an American manager of a foreign factory be able to enjoy in this factory zone?

9. Who were some of the violent dictatorships which were also highlighted as sweatshops were brought into the public eye?

10. What do governments in third world countries offer to American companies as incentives to move their production there?

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