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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. Cultural homogenization provides a basis for meaningful global ___________, even in the midst of claustrophobia.
(a) Branding.
(b) Resources.
(c) Communication.
(d) Truth.

2. What is the main symbol of the Reclaim the Streets flag, as used in the UK to help take back culture?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Star.
(c) Bomb.
(d) Skull and crossbones.

3. What is the name of one of the largest employers in the United States, at the time this book was written?
(a) Tru Benefits.
(b) Manpower.
(c) Allied Staffing.
(d) Microsoft.

4. In the third world countries and the factories, there is always a new crop of ____________ to replace those who leave.
(a) Young people.
(b) Old people.
(c) Companies.
(d) Immigrants.

5. The best way to make a difference, according to the author when speaking with students concerned about sweatshops, is to stay informed by using ___________.
(a) The Internet.
(b) The government.
(c) The company customer service line.
(d) The courts.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________ are made in factories, brands are what consumers buy, according to companies today.

2. Thus, ____________ will be hooked up to an IV in the new billboards, showing the troubles with smoking.

3. The workers who go into the factories overseas must pass through ____________ in order to enter and to exist.

4. Branding seems to be a _______ economy, inflating with rapidity, but with hot air more than anything else.

5. Software companies began to realize that _________ work out to people who could work at home was far cheaper than permanent positions.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the technique used by reporters to help expose the atrocities of factory conditions?

3. Why are the factories themselves walled off from the rest of the world and the general population of the area?

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

5. How does the health care industry begin to incorporate the idea of impermanent workers?

6. What was the primary goal of the RTF, or Reclaim the Streets, movement which began in England?

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

8. How is the arrangement of the sweatshops said to be contractual and to absolve management from responsibility?

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

10. What are some of the results of the mass shutdowns of American factories and production lines?

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