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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Supported Resolution 970 because it prevented the free exchange of seeds among farmers
B Views farmers’ rights as part of a larger struggle against imperialism and neocolonialismYouth advocate groups such as United We Dream have been among the most vocal
C Is very supportive of Resolution 3168 as a replacement for Resolution 970
D Is supportive of policies requiring farmers to certify their seeds
Question #2
A Soy and Corn
B Cotton and Maize
C No answer text provided.
D Soy and Cotton
E Maize and Corn
Question #3
A Is focused on protecting yellow corn which is used primarily as animal feed
B established English as the city’s only official language
C Has connections throughout Mexico but has not yet spread to other countries
D The connections with other organizations are centered on the importance of place and the symbolic role of maize
E Focuses solely on indigenous rights related to corn production
Question #4
A Is no longer important for rural livelihoods
B Has significant cultural meaning
C Is grown mostly for export to the US
D Is not currently challenged by GM varieties
E Was largely a reaction to the Mexican peso devaluation of the 1980s
Question #5
A Has been the most successful in Latin America
B Has been spearheaded by supporters of neoliberalism
C Has raised attention to the impact of GMOS on human health and the environment*
D Has been supported by medium- and large-sized agricultural companies
Question #6
A It improved the profit-margins for small-scale farmers throughout the country
B Argentina was slow to adopt because it is an expensive crop to plant
C It allowed Argentina to become more self-sufficient in food
D “Operation Wetback” during the 1950s deported more than four million Mexicans
E It led to an expansion of small- and medium-sized farms
Question #7
A the livelihoods of small-scale farmers
B The production of non-traditional agricultural exports
C Corporate farming
D The adaptation of technology from the Global North
Question #8
A The rise of genetic engineering
B Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports
C A, B and C are all part of the contemporary food regime
D The consolidation of agribusiness
Question #9
A It was not relevant in the post-World War II period
B It first emerged as a concept during the Neoliberal period in the 1980s
C It has little to do with small-scale farmers
D It has linkages to colonialism
E No answer text provided.
Question #10
A No answer text provided.
B Is highly regulated by the US Department of Agriculture
C Inserts foreign genes into plants
D Is very similar to conventional plant breeding
E Modifies gene function in a more targeted manner