University of California, Davis

ARE 140

Quiz 1

1)In ARE 140 Lesson 1, the economic study of farmers in Punjab, Pakistan found that farmers :

1. 1. that had the lowest rent and depreciation were the most successful.
   2. made the most net income when they quickly adopted new technologies.
   3. who did all the labor themselves were the most successful.
   4. who substituted labor and management for purchased inputs tended to have higher net incomes.
2. Identify the one correct statement below taken from “The Century of Self”:
   1. Edward Bernays substituted the words “public relations” for “propaganda,” and thereby launched a whole new profession that sought to influence mass culture in the USA.
   2. People make rational choices about goods and services and mostly buy things that they need.
   3. President Herbert Hoover said that the key to economic progress was a healthy farm economy.
   4. George Gallup developed public opinion polls to influence voters on what were the important issues.
3. Identify the one statement below that conflicts with Sharyl Attkisson in her TED talk:
   1. A hallmark of astroturfing is the use of extreme epitaphs such as nutty, quack or crank directed against the person bringing up a dissenting opinion.
   2. Astroturfing is a fake grassroots effort on such media as Facebook, Twitter, websites, blogs or newspapers.
   3. Astroturfing can make you feel your opinion is not widely held, or that you are a outsider, when in fact the astroturfing has influenced you into a false impression of the facts.