Question 1: What is the term used to describe an organization in which positions are awarded based on one's ability and skill?

A. Bureaucracy

B. Oligarchy

C. Meritocracy

D. Corporation

Question 2: What is the ideology supporting the concept that a society's ruler is God's direct representative on earth to administer justice and punish evil doers? The pursuit of happiness

A. Might makes right

B. The divine right of kings

C. The reality principle

Question 3: What are the two most striking characteristics of the British class system?

A. Language and education

B. Race and income

C. Occupational prestige and wealth

D. Family background and official title

Question 4: What was the primary purpose behind colonialism as it was practiced during the 18th and 19th centuries by the nations of Europe?

A. To educate and modernize the underdeveloped world

B. To bring Christianity to the primitive people of the world

C. To establish economic colonies and exploit the people and resources

D. To develop military and industrial allies