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