Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 48

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions :
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• A)A system in which an emperor retired to a Buddhist monastery but continued to exercise power by controlling his young son on the throne.
• B)A school of Buddhism that emphasized meditation and truths that could not be conveyed in words.
• C)A sect of Buddhism that maintains that the secrets of enlightenment have been secretly transmitted from the Buddha and can be accessed through initiation into the mandalas, mudras, and mantras.
• D)A tool for identifying north using a magnetic needle; it was made useful for sea navigation in Song times when placed in a protective case.
• E)The theory that Chinese reigns go through a predictable cycle from early vigor and growth to subsequent decline as administrators become lax and the well-off find ways to avoid paying taxes, cutting state revenues.
• F)A system of printing in which one piece of type is used for each unique character.
• G)The Japanese general-in-chief.
• H)Literally, the "way of the warrior"; the code of conduct by which samurai were expected to live.
• I)The revival of Confucian thinking that began in the eleventh century, characterized by the goal of attaining the wisdom of the sages, not exam success.
• J)Chinese educated elite that included both scholars and officials. The officials had usually gained office by passing the highly competitive civil service examination.
• K)A method of selecting officials in imperial China based on competitive written tests.
• L)A woman contracted to a man as a secondary spouse; although subordinate to the wife, her sons were considered legitimate heirs.
• M)The practice of fastening the feet of girls with long strips of cloth to keep them from growing large.
• N)A Japanese literary masterpiece about court life written by Lady Murasaki.

Understand the adjustments companies make in their strategies to cater to different international markets.

Acknowledge the criticisms of multinational corporations and how they impact global inequality.

Comprehend how cultural, technological, and regional differences influence international business strategies.

Understand the correlation between stress, emotion, and neurobiological systems.

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Definitions:

Contrapositives

Statements that reverse and negate both the hypothesis and conclusion of another statement to form a logical equivalence.

Obverses

The front or more important side of a coin, medal, or seal, often featuring the head or primary design.

Contrapositive

A logical statement formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of a conditional statement.

Proposition

A statement or utterance that reflects an appraisal or opinion, that could either be true or erroneous.