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Question 21

1. Which of the following would be an example of "biopower?"

	a.	A government's use of temperature taking drones to collect information about individuals possibly infected with COVID-19
	b.	An individual choosing to go to an urgent care rather than an emergency room
	c.	A chiropractor offering a patient acupuncture treatment as an alternative to surgery
	d.	A doctor ordering a strep test for a sick child

8 points

Question 22

1. Which of the following BEST describes neoliberalism?

	a.	A set of beliefs and policies posited by new members of the Democratic party
	b.	A set of policies that attempts to reign in the free market because it contributes to social problems such as unemployment and homelessness
	c.	A highly contentious ideology that divides people between the conservative and liberal political spectrum in the United States
	d.	A set of ideologies and policies that views unfettered capitalism and an unregulated market as the best solution to social problems

8 points

Question 23

1. All of the following are examples of neoliberal policies and practices, EXCEPT for

	a.	The deregulation of industry
	b.	The declining power of organized labor
	c.	The dismantling of the state welfare system
	d.	Public investment in social goods, such as education and housing

8 points

Question 24

1. Which of the following people was a main supporter of neoliberalism?

	a.	Karl Marx
	b.	Pierre Bourdieu
	c.	Margaret Thatcher
	d.	Bernie Sanders

8 points

Question 25

1. What is neoliberalism's attitude regarding personal accountability?

	a.	welfare is an essential government expenditure
	b.	society needs to care for its most vulnerable citizens
	c.	individuals are personally responsible for their own actions and well-being
	d.	the government should intervene in homelessness by creating affordable housing

Answer 1

21 Option A

It relates to the practice of modern nation states and their regulation of their subjects through "an explosion of numerous and diverse techniques for achieving the subjugations of bodies and the control of populations

22.Option D

Neoliberalism is contemporarily used to refer to market-oriented reform policies such as eliminating price controls, deregulating capital markets, lowering trade barriers and reducing state influence in the economy, especially through privatization and austerity.

23 Option D

It involves cutting public expenditure for social services like education and health care and even maintenance of roads, bridges, water supply -- again in the name of reducing government's role. Of course, they don't oppose government subsidies and tax benefits for business.

24 Option C

Most recently, neoliberalism has been famously—or perhaps infamously—associated with the economic policies of Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom and Ronald Reagan in the United States.