CHAPTER 14 -15

1.In the 1890s, three Twsana chiefs visited England and negotiated with the
government to be part of a:

a) British Protectorate
b) British Colony
c) British State
d) British Free trade alliance

2. After Colonialism Tswana chiefs passed a law that claims:

a) All diamond wealth was to be private property ,rather than giving the rights to
the goverment.
b) All emerald wealth was to be national property ,rather than giving the rights to
individuals or corporations.
c) All diamond wealth was to be national property ,rather than giving the rights
to individuals or corporations.
d) All emerald wealth was to be private property ,rather than giving the rights to
the goverment.

3. What was the effect of declaring diamond wealth as national property ?

a) The effect was masses of public money which was then used to pay for public
services.
b) The effect was masses of private money which was then used to pay for private
services.
c) The effect was masses of public money which was then used to pay for private
services.
d) The effect was masses of private money which was then used to pay for public
services.
4.What was the political system that was in existence pre-colonialsm in
Botswana ?

a) Inclusive political system

b) Exclusive political system
c) Single party political system
d) Monarchy political system

5. The political system of Botswana was inclusive because :

a) Any individual could rise up to become head of all the various different
chiefdoms in the regin.
b) Only chiefs family could rise up to become head of one of the various different
chiefdoms in the regin.
c) Any individual could rise up to become head of one of the various different
chiefdoms in the regin.
d) Only chiefs family could rise up to become head of all the various different
chiefdoms in the regin.

6.Could any individual rise up to become head of one of the chiefdoms in

Botswana.?

a) Yes, because chiefdom was not hereditory

b) Yes, bcause chiefdom was meritocratic,
c) Yes, because someone could be chief with the will of the people.
d) All of the above
7.In return for protecting Botswana against South African expansionary
policies all Enlgand wanted was :

a) Oil
b) Gold
c) Diamonds
d) Enough land to build a railway in order to open up the intererior of the
country.

8.Within an inclusive institution, the political system will :

a) Favor the input of the people the executives of the society govern.
b) Undermine its people and exclude those that are not within the small circle of
elites that favor this type of dictatorship.
c) Exclude those that are part of the goverment
d) None of the above

9.Nations that have undergone no signficant state centralisation such as

Afghanistan, Somalia and Haiti are:

a) Unlikely to witness development

b) On the way of development
c) Likely to have economic growth
d) Likely to have technological growth
10. Economic growth:

a) Does not necessarily lead to more inclusive political institutions.

b) Does lead to more inclusive political institutions.

c) Does not necessarily lead to less inclusive political institutions.

d) Does lead to less inclusive political institutions.

11.Engineering policy wont work in terms of development , because :

a) Because if a country is politically corrupt, they just subvert the policy changes

b) Privatisation happens, but the people winning the contracts are family or
friends of the goverment for example.

c) Country says it implements a policy but they just carries on as normal

d) All of the above.

12.Any foreign aid money going into a country with extractive institutions will
ultimately :

a) End up being extracted.

b) Be use as public money
c) Be invested
d) All of the above
13. English and US revolutions resulted in institutions becoming:

a) More inclusive
b) More exclusive
c) More Profitable
d) More Free

14. what is required for development ?

a) A plurality of voices demanding to be heard by government and actually being

heard.

b) Imposed development.

c) Becoming more exclusive

d) None of the above

15.Wich of the following afirmations is correct ?

a) when economic institutions take steps towards lesser inclusivity, this can
usher a rapid period of economic growth.

b) when economic institutions take steps towards greater exclusivity, this can
usher a rapid period of economic growth.

c) when economic institutions take steps towards greater inclusivity, this can
usher a rapid period of technologic growth.

d) when economic institutions take steps towards greater inclusivity, this can
usher a rapid period of economic growth.
16.Wich of the following afirmations is correct ?

a) Where political institutions come in, is that inclusive economic institutions can
emerge and encourage growth in the long run but cannot survive in the short
run under extractive political institutions.

b) Where political institutions come in, is that exclusive economic institutions can
emerge and encourage growth in the short run but cannot survive in the long
run under extractive political institutions.

c) Where political institutions come in, is that inclusive economic institutions can
emerge and encourage growth in the short run but cannot survive in the long
run under inclusive political institutions.

d) Where political institutions come in, is that inclusive economic institutions can
emerge and encourage growth in the short run but cannot survive in the long
run under extractive political institutions.

17.Wich of the following afirmations is correct ?

a) Electoral democracy is the same as inclusive political institutions.

b) Electoral democracy isnt the same as inclusive political institutions.
c) Electoral democracy isnt the same as exclusive political institutions.
d) Electoral democracy is the same as exclusive political institutions.

18.Another factor which promoted development to Botswana was the fact that:

a) The English werent particularly interested in Botswana as a colony

b) The English were particularly interested in Botswana as a colony
c) The English were particularly interested in Botswana and their diamond
d) The English were particularly interested in Botswana politic system
19. which of the following regimes have pursued and achieve very rapid
economic growth in the last 60 years

a) Germany, Russia and China

b) Italy, Spain, France
c) Botswana , Somalia and Nigeria
d) Brazil , Argentina , Chile

20. In wich country a national railline was sold off to benefit the countries elite,
which led to economic development.?

a) Botswana
b) China
c) France
d) Sierra Leona