A. grateful
B. selective in borrowing
C. nonselective in borrowing
D. gullible and impressionable
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The Industrial Revolution was based on……………?
A. the invention of basic machines
B. the discovery of new material
C. new sources power
D. all of the above
The Industrial Revolution began with……………..?
A. the invention of a few basic machines
B. the overthrow of the British
C. the founding of Sony in Japan
D. the proletariat in Russia
Today physicians the clergy and lawyers have difficulty dealing with test tube babies and surrogate motherhood We could say that they are grappling with……………..?
A. cultural advancement
B. cultural change
C. cultural lag
D. cultural conflict
The privileged position of the modern industrial nations was attained because of……………?
A. a change in the economy from agrarian to industrial
B. a change in the population distribution from rural to urban
C. the discovery of natural resources
D. both urbanization and industrialization
The factory system……………..?
A. was introduced when it became convenient to house both workers and machinery under one roof
B. gave more power to the employers called entrepreneurs
C. was an American invention popularized through cultural diffusion
D. resulted from BOTH the convenience of housing workers and equipment together and gave more power to the entrepreneurs
The first technological revolution…………….?
A. took place in 1750
B. began with the invention of the steam engine
C. turned people from food gatherers to food producers
D. occurred in England
Futurist Alvin Toffler called his concept……………?
A. future shock
B. culture shock
C. myocardial shock
D. static shock
The rate of change for most of human history has been…………….?
A. slow until the Industrial Revolution then rapid
B. rapid since the beginning of history
C. unchanged
D. slow because people are creatures of habit
Which of the following brings about cultural change……………..?
A. scientific discoveries
B. technological invention
C. new art forms
D. all of the above