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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. Which costs need to be reduced as a result of needing to be more focused on the brand than the product?
(a) Store.
(b) Advertising.
(c) Production.
(d) Boardroom.

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) Married.
(b) Pregnant.
(c) Bored.
(d) Injured.

3. Software companies began to realize that _________ work out to people who could work at home was far cheaper than permanent positions.
(a) Hiring.
(b) Challenging.
(c) Contracting.
(d) Delegating.

4. CBC television created a satirical show called, "This Hour Has _________ Minutes."
(a) 22.
(b) 24.
(c) 23.
(d) 60.

5. America seems to be moving into an _____________ relative to employment within the borders of the states.
(a) Wasteland.
(b) Misunderstanding.
(c) Peace.
(d) Impermanence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Criminal Justice Act designed to stop from happening?

2. The case of McDonald's made it illegal for companies to sue people for _________, which protected people's rights.

3. Attempts by employees in third world countries to unionize are hampered by high _________ and the threat to close the facility.

4. Rob Lieber noted that the time of considering yourself an ___________ has passed. Rather, he notes that people should consider themselves as service providers.

5. __________ is one company which decided to disassociate itself from genetically modified foods after a series of protests.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Which three companies were the subject of attacks from activist groups in the 1990s, getting a lot of publicity for their poor business practices?

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

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

5. What is the focus of the Adbuster activities now rather than just focusing on the content or the techniques of advertisers?

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

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

8. What is culture jamming and what does it do for society?

9. Who were some of the companies which were exposed for their third world atrocities by investigative reporters?

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

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