The Contemporary World by MME

Midterm Exam

Marks 50.00/50.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
It is a continuing process of forming regions as geopolitical units, as organized political
cooperation within a particular group of states, and/or as regional communities such as
pluralistic security communities:

Select one:
a.
Internationalization
b.
Regionalization
c.
Universalization
d.
Globalization

Question 2
The term Buddha is a Sanskrit word which means:

Select one:
a.
Chosen One
b.
Consecrated One
c.
Awakened One
d.
Blessed One

Question 3
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
The media provide an extensive transnational transmission of cultural products and,
secondly, they contribute to the formation of communicative networks and social structures.
b.
According to McLuhan, the world was entering a fourth ''age'' he called the iron age, where
people everywhere would be able to find and experience the same information through
technological tools.
c.
Global media cultures create a continuous cultural exchange, in which crucial aspects such
as identity, nationality, religion, behavioral norms and way of life are continuously
questioned and challenged.
d.
In sociological and cultural analyses of globalization, media such as satellite television, the
Internet, computers, mobile phones etc. are often thought to be among the primary forces
behind current restructurations of social and cultural geography.

Question 4
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Globalization brings a culture of monism, meaning religions "with overlapping but
distinctive ethics and interests" interact with one another.
b.
With the rapid and accelerated movement of people, culture, and information across
national borders, religious ideas also rapidly transfer from one place to another.
c.
Religion has tremendously benefited from technological advancements.
d.
Globalization promotes syncretism or the mixing of different religious and cultural beliefs
and practices which promotes the growth of popular religion or folk religion that is different
from the original parent religion or mainstream orthodoxy.

Question 5
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Around 1000 BCE, Judaism began to spread along the Mediterranean Sea, occupying
present-day Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Israel.
b.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are five of the biggest religions in the
world.
c.
Culture can be explained as a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the
universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies,
usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code
governing the conduct of human affairs.
d.
Beliefs and rituals are usually shared by people belonging to a definite religious community.

Question 6
What is the distinct socio-economic and political categorization of countries comprising the
three worlds known as First, Second, and Third Worlds?

Select one:
a.
North-East Divide
b.
North-South Divide
c.
South-West Divide
d.
East-West Divide

Question 7
What is a system of beliefs, rituals, and practices, usually institutionalized in one manner or
another, which connects this world with the beyond and provides the bridge that allows
humans to approach the divine, the universal life force that both encompasses and
transcends the world?

Select one:
a.
Ethnicity
b.
Culture
c.
Race
d.
Religion
Question 8
ASEAN +3 is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations and three other nations namely:

Select one:
a.
Mongolia, India, Pakistan
b.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
c.
China, Korea, Japan
d.
Russia, USA, Canada

Question 9
According to some scholars, the oldest living religion on Earth is ______:

Select one:
a.
Christianity
b.
Islam
c.
Buddhism
d.
Hinduism

Question 10
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
The Arab League is a regional intergovernmental organization, which main goal is
maintaining cooperation on political, economic, environmental, humanitarian, cultural and
other issues between a number of former Soviet Republics.
b.
The Gulf Cooperation Council is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the
Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates.
c.
Asian regionalism build connected infrastructure and collaborate on inclusive development
to reduce inequalities within and across economies and thus to strengthen support for pro-
growth policies.
d.
Asia is home to over half the world's population, produces three tenths of global output (in
terms of purchasing power), and consistently records the world's highest economic growth
rates.

Question 11
In the Islam religion, Jesus is considered a ______.

Select one:
a.
Priest
b.
Prophet
c.
Savior
d.
God

Question 12
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
International flows of information have been assisted by the development of global
capitalism, new technologies and the increasing commercialization of global television, and
which have occurred as a consequence of the deregulation policies adopted by various
countries in Europe and US, paving the way for the proliferation of cable and satellite
channels.
b.
With regard the skepticism surrounding global media, international communication argues
that global media are in fact best described as Eastern media, at most of global scope.
c.
In international communication theory and research, cultural imperialism theory argued that
audiences across the globe are heavily affected by media messages emanating from the
Western industrialized countries.
d.
Media culture is a terrain on which communication between people in a concrete historic-
economic situation takes place.
Question 13
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Formed as a "club" of nation states, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took some time
to find out that cooperation with regional organizations might be of some use in improving
social and economic living conditions as well as maintaining international peace and
security and safeguarding the enjoyment of human rights.
b.
In the current global context, regional organizations are fast becoming the "vehicles of
choice" for countries to address pressing challenges, which require international
cooperation.
c.
An economic and currency union, which requires a high degree of political consensus
between member states, aims at full economic integration through a common economic
policy, a common currency, and the elimination of all tariff and nontariff barriers.
d.
The emergence of new regionalism was driven by economic change, globalization and
European integration, and the transformation of the state.

Question 14
Dividing the countries in two hemispheres originated in which period?

Select one:
a.
Cold War
b.
World War I
c.
Renaissance
d.
Medieval

Question 15
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
While the Second World Concept is still currently used, the term is used to define former
communist countries with developing economies and is only used from an economic
perspective and not as a political ideology.
b.
The stratification of the countries was initially based on the basis of political ideology
affiliation where First World countries were identified as the countries which were allied with
the United States while Second World countries were countries which were allied with the
Soviet Union.
c.
After the Cold War period, the term "First World" is rarely used in recent years as a
dichotomy of countries of the world based on their affiliation to the United States but is
often used to describe countries with economic and political stability regardless of
affiliation.
d.
The "three worlds" model of geopolitics first arose in the mid-18th century as a way of
mapping the various players in the Cold War.

Question 16
A form of media, such as radio and television, that reach target audiences using airwaves as
the transmission medium:

Select one:
a.
Broadcast media
b.
Digital media
c.
New media
d.
Print media

Question 17
Who theorized that the 1st World was composed of the "superpowers" - US, Soviet Union,
etc; the 2nd World was composed of lesser powers; and the 3rd World was composed of
post-colonial emerging markets?

Select one:
a.
Winston Churchill
b.
Adolf Hitler
 c.
Mao Zedong
d.
Nelson Mandela

Question 18
Aside from South Korea, the only Asian country belonging to the First World category is:

Select one:
a.
China
b.
India
c.
Japan
d.
North Korea

Question 19
A non-traditional form of religion, the doctrine of which is taken from diverse sources, either
from non-traditional sources or local narratives or an amalgamation of both, whose
members constitute either a loosely knit group or an exclusive group, which emphasizes the
belief in the divine element within the individual, and whose teachings are derived from
either a real or legendary figure, the purpose of which is to aid the individual in the full
realization of his or her spiritual powers and/or union with the Divine:

Select one:
a.
Denomination
b.
Church
c.
Sect
d.
Cult

Question 20
The term used to describe the role of media in promoting transparency in public life and
public scrutiny of those with power through exposing corruption, maladministration and
corporate wrong-doing:
Select one:
a.
Sheepdog
b.
Lapdog
c.
Watchdog
d.
Underdog

Question 21
A religious organization that claims to possess the truth about salvation exclusively wherein
membership is by childbirth: new generations are born into the church and are formally
inducted through baptism:

Select one:
a.
Denomination
b.
Sect
c.
Church
d.
Cult

Question 22
It is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing
interdependence of the Asia-Pacific and its 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for
the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and
secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration:

Select one:
a.
APEC
b.
SCO
c.
Gulf Cooperation Council
d.
Arab League
Question 23
What was the term used to describe several industrial countries and majority of these
countries either practiced a socialistic system of government or a communist system of
government?

Select one:
a.
Third World
b.
First World
c.
Second World
d.
Fourth World

Question 24
What takes place when a country dominates others through its media exports, including
advertising messages, films, and television and radio programming?

Select one:
a.
Cultural homogenization
b.
Cultural imbalance
c.
Cultural imperialism
d.
Cultural hybridization

Question 25
The religion which was promulgated by the Prophet Muhammed in Arabia in the 7th
century CE.

Select one:
a.
Buddhism
b.
Islam
c.
Judaism
 d.
Christianity

Question 26
Who coined the term "global village" which describes the phenomenon of the world's
culture shrinking and expanding at the same time due to pervasive technological advances
that allow for instantaneous sharing of culture?

Select one:
a.
Marshall McLuhan
b.
Charles Sanders Peirce
c.
Em Griffin
d.
Roland Barthes

Question 27
These regions are also called perceptual regions which are often based around a common
cultural characteristic:

Select one:
a.
Uniform regions
b.
Nodal regions
c.
Functional regions
d.
Vernacular regions

Question 28
The term _______ comes from the word medium which is defined as channel, means, or
method:

Select one:
a.
Mode
b.
Mass
 c.
Media
d.
Median

Question 29
It is a monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews:

Select one:
a.
Islam
b.
Buddhism
c.
Christianity
d.
Judaism

Question 30
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Regionalization is a politico-administrative process by which regions emerge as relevant
units of analysis for economic and political activity and welfare and service provision.
b.
Nodal regions also called perceptual regions, based around some central point or node;
typically circular with fading boundaries.
c.
Global regionalism is the result of global regionalization and a system of relations between
major interstate associations of the global world and its actors.
d.
Global regionalization is regionalization of international relations at the global level.

Question 31
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
The economies of most countries in the South rely on imports from the North and have low
technological penetration.
 b.
The South is comprised of countries with developing economies which were initially referred
to as Second World countries during the Cold War.
c.
The United Nations has been in the forefront in diminishing the North-South Divide through
policies highlighted in its Millennium Development Goals.
d.
The North of the Divide is comprised of countries which have developed economies and
account for over 90% of all manufacturing industries in the world.

Question 32
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Homogenous regionalism is institutional arrangements designed to facilitate the free flow
of goods and services and to coordinate foreign economic policies between countries in the
same geographic region.
b.
Regionalism can be best described as a process occurring in a given geographical region by
which different types of actors (states, regional institutions, societal organizations and other
nonstate actors) come to share certain fundamental values and norms.
c.
Regional policies were state policies intended to ensure even development across the
national territory.
d.
In the mid-twentieth century there emerged a 'functional regionalism' inspired by states
themselves in the context of national planning and economic modernization.

Question 33
What was coined to refer to ethnically or religiously defined populations living within or
across national boundaries, nations without a sovereign state, and indigenous groups that
are nomadic, uncontacted or living outside of global society?

Select one:
a.
First World
b.
Second World
c.
Fourth World
d.
Third World

Question 34
This refers to industrial culture, organized on the model of mass production and is produced
for a mass audience according to types (genres), following conventional formulas, codes,
and rules.

Select one:
a.
High culture
b.
Organizational culture
c.
Media culture
d.
Corporate culture

Question 35
A form of media consisting of paper and ink, reproduced in a printing process that is
traditionally mechanical:

Select one:
a.
Print media
b.
Broadcast media
c.
Digital media
d.
New media

Question 36
What term is alternatively used to refer to Third World countries?

Select one:
a.
Underdeveloped country
b.
Independent country
 c.
Super power
d.
Developing country

Question 37
Who introduced the "three worlds" model wherein the First World included the United
States and its capitalist allies in places such as Western Europe, Japan and Australia; the
Second World consisted of the communist Soviet Union and its Eastern European satellites;
and the Third World encompassed all the other countries that were not actively aligned with
either side in the Cold War?

Select one:
a.
Margaret Mead
b.
Mary Douglas
c.
Franz Boas
d.
Alfred Sauvy

Question 38
It is a regional organization comprising seven member states lying in the littoral and
adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity:

Select one:
a.
APEC
b.
ASEAN
c.
BIMSTEC
d.
SAARC

Question 39
What is the shorthand term used to describe for poor or developing nations?

Select one:
a.
Fourth World
b.
Second World
c.
First World
d.
Third World

Question 40
It is a political and economic alliance of six countries in the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain,
Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates:

Select one:
a.
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
b.
Arab League
c.
Commonwealth of Independent States
d.
Gulf Cooperation Council

Question 41
In the distinct socio-economic and political categorization of countries, which countries in
the southern hemisphere are labeled part of the North?

Select one:
a.
New Zealand and Papua New Guinea
b.
New Zealand and Brazil
c.
New Zealand and Australia
d.
New Zealand and Namibia

Question 42
These organizations were established to link together geographically and ideologically
related states:

Select one:
 a.
Regional organizations
b.
Private organizations
c.
Public organizations
d.
International organizations

Question 43
The SAARC comprises of eight Member States: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,
Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAARC stands for:

Select one:
a.
South Asian Association for Regional Corporation
b.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
c.
South Asian Assembly for Regional Corporation
d.
South Asian Assembly for Regional Cooperation

Question 44
These regions are also called formal regions wherein some trait is shared with relative
uniformity across the space.

Select one:
a.
Uniform regions
b.
Functional regions
c.
Nodal regions
d.
Vernacular regions

Question 45
It is the proneness of the governments and peoples of two or more states to establish
voluntary associations and to pool together resources in order to create common functional
and institutional arrangements and a process occurring in a given geographical region by
which different types of actors come to share certain fundamental values and norms:

Select one:
a.
Socialism
b.
Regionalism
c.
Communism
d.
Fascism

Question 46
What is the institutional arrangements designed to facilitate the free flow of goods and
services and to coordinate foreign economic policies between countries in the same
geographic region?

Select one:
a.
Autonomous regionalism
b.
Political regionalism
c.
Functional regionalism
d.
Economic regionalism

Question 47
He is viewed as the sole God-creator, sustainer, and restorer of the world in the Islam
religion:

Select one:
a.
Yahweh
b.
Waheguru
c.
Allah
d.
Brahman

Question 48
Which of the following does not belong among the regional organizations in the Western
Hemisphere?

Select one:
a.
Caribbean Community
b.
Gulf Cooperation Council
c.
Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas
d.
North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 49
Which of the following statements is not true?

Select one:
a.
Media provide us with much of what we learn about the world beyond our immediate
experience.
b.
Media act as channels of information and knowledge through which citizens communicate
with each other and make informed decisions.
c.
Media are essential facilitators of democratic processes and one of the guarantors of free
and fair elections.
d.
Media are a vehicle for cultural expression and cultural incoherence within and between
nations.

Question 50
It is currently the world's largest religious group stemming from the life, teachings, and
death of Jesus of Nazareth in the 1st century AD:

Select one:
a.
Hinduism
b.
Christianity
c.
Buddhism
d.
Islam