QUESTION The Andean Community now operates as a(n): A. common market. B. economic union. C. customs union. D. command economy. E. political union. ANSWER C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The international monetary system refers to a system to regulate fixed exchange rates before the introduction of the euro. Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ANSWER FALSE The international monetary system refers to the institutional arrangements that govern exchange rates.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is true of Alexander Yeats’s criticism of the Andean Pact? A. He pointed out that the slowest growing items in intra-Mercosur trade were cars, buses, agricultural equipment, and other capital-intensive goods. B. He believed that the trade creation effects of Mercosur outweighed its trade diversion effects. C. He felt that […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following refers to a pact that originated in 1988 to establish a free trade area now including Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay? A. ASEAN B. NAFTA C. Mercosur D. CARICOM E. CAFTA ANSWER C
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is a reason why Mercosur was temporarily suspended in 2001? A. The dotcom bust in Paraguay B. An economic crisis in Argentina C. The exit of Uruguay from the group D. The devaluation of the Mexican peso E. The Venezuelan financial crisis ANSWER B
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following led to the collapse of the Central American Common Market in 1969? A. Devaluation of the Brazilian currency by 40 percent B. A coup in Nicaragua that led to the overthrow of the incumbent regime C. War between Honduras and El Salvador after a riot at a soccer match between […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following refers to a trade pact among Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, which began in the early 1960s but collapsed in 1969 due to war? A. Central American Common Market B. Free Trade Area of the Americas C. Caribbean Single Market and Economy D. Mercosur E. CARICOM […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The agreement of the member-states of the Central American Common Market joined by the Dominican Republic to trade freely with the United States is known as the: A. Central American Free Trade Agreement. B. Central American Common Market. C. Free Trade Area of the Americas. D. CARICOM. E. Caribbean Single Market and Economy. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following refers to an association of English-speaking Caribbean states that are attempting to establish a customs union? A. CARICOM B. Central American Free Trade Agreement C. Central American Common Market D. Free Trade Area of the Americas E. Caribbean Single Market and Economy ANSWER A
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which of the following is true of the criteria to qualify for membership to the European Union? A. The applicants were not required to privatize state assets. B. The applicants were not required to adopt EU laws. C. The applicants were required to tame inflation. D. The applicants were required to refrain from restructuring […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
