
1. "These stages are not merely descriptive. They are not merely a way of generalizing certain factual observations about the sequence of development of modern societies. They have an inner logic and continuity. They have an analytical bone-structure, rooted in a dynamic theory of production." In this quotation, Rostow
~ In this quotation, Rostow promotes the metanarrative of modernization theory.
@ In this quotation, Rostow promotes the metanarrative of modernization theory.
*a. promotes the metanarrative of modernization theory.
b. suggests a teleological vision of historical development.
c. discusses the "Take-Off" stage of growth.
d. makes an idealist conclusion.

2. Which of Rostow's five stages of growth is described in the following quotation? "________________ is one whose structure is developed within limited production functions, based on pre-Newtonian science and technology, and on pre-Newtonian attitudes towards the physical world. Newton is here used as a symbol of that watershed in history when men came widely to believe that the external world was subject to a few knowable laws, and was systematically capable of productive manipulation." 
~ The Traditional Society
@ The Traditional Society
a. The Age of High Mass-Consumption
b. The Preconditions for Take-Off
*c. The Traditional Society
d. The Drive to Maturity

3. In the second stage of Rostow's growth model, the "Preconditions for Take-Off," 
~ In the second stage of Rostow's growth model, the "Preconditions for Take-Off," insights into modern science begin to bring on new production functions in both agriculture and industry.
@ In the second stage of Rostow's growth model, the "Preconditions for Take-Off," insights into modern science begin to bring on new production functions in both agriculture and industry.
a. pre-Newtonian-based science limits productive development.
*b. insights into modern science begin to bring on new production functions in both agriculture and industry.
c. what may be called "maturity" has been gained after "say, forty years."
d. agriculture becomes commercialized and an increasing number of farmers are prepared to accept the new methods and deep changes they bring to ways of life.

4. Modernization theory holds that societies will begin with _____ patterns of life and naturally progress towards _____ patterns of life.
~ Modernization theory holds that societies will begin with "traditional" patterns of life and naturally progress towards "modern" patterns of life.
@ Modernization theory holds that societies will begin with "traditional" patterns of life and naturally progress towards "modern" patterns of life.
a. antiquated, Judeo-Christianized
*b. traditional, modern
c. nomadic, communist
d. industrial, capitalist

5. Based on Rostow's theory, studying societies that have "failed" to "modernize"
~ Based on Rostow's theory, studying societies that have "failed" to "modernize" allows us to analyze the strategic decisions made concerning the disposition of their resources. We could predict and intervene to encourage successful models of development.
@ Based on Rostow's theory, studying societies that have "failed" to "modernize" allows us to analyze the strategic decisions made concerning the disposition of their resources. We could predict and intervene to encourage successful models of development.
a. is not at all of practical value to the historian. Historians should only study societies that successfully modernize.
b. is useful only to provide a comparison with modernized states.
*c. allows us to analyze the strategic decisions made concerning the disposition of their resources.
d. provides a powerful predictive tool as to which contemporary societies will fail to modernize.

6. What did appearance of Henry Ford's moving assembly line and high post-World War II economic growth indicate in the U.S.?
~ The appearance of Henry Ford's moving assembly line and high post-WWII economic growth were both indicators that the U.S. had reached the "Age of High Mass-Consumption."
@ The appearance of Henry Ford's moving assembly line and high post-WWII economic growth were both indicators that the U.S. had reached the "Age of High Mass-Consumption."
a. The U.S. had reached "maturity."
b. The U.S. had entered into the "Take-Off" stage of growth.
c. The U.S. was ready to become a "Traditional Society."
*d. The U.S. had reached the "Age of High Mass-Consumption."

7. Rostow's modernization theory echoes
~ Rostow's modernization theory echoes Enlightenment conceptions of progress, in which societies were understood to be evolving toward progress along a linear path.
@ Rostow's modernization theory echoes Enlightenment conceptions of progress, in which societies were understood to be evolving toward progress along a linear path.
a. Hegelian dialectics, in which forces within society seek freedom, encounter resistance, and resolve at a higher level of development.
*b. Enlightenment conceptions of progress, in which societies were understood to evolve toward progress along a linear path.
c. Marx's dialectical materialism, in which laborers rebel against property owners and establish new economic systems.
d. Croce's theory of history as liberty, in which societies progress unendingly toward greater liberty.

8. According to Rostow, a society will be able to build an effective centralized state during 
~ According to Rostow, a society will be able to build an effective centralized state during the "Take-Off" stage of growth.
@ According to Rostow, a society will be able to build an effective centralized state during the "Take-Off" stage of growth.
a. the "Drive to Maturity" stage of growth.
b. the "Preconditions for Take-Off" stage of growth.
*c. the "Take-Off" stage of growth.
d. the "Age of Mass-Consumption" stage of growth.

9. Generally speaking, economic history implies all of the following EXCEPT
~ Generally speaking, economic history implies all of the following EXCEPT teleology. Economic history does not progress toward a specific, ultimate goal.
@ Generally speaking, economic history implies all of the following EXCEPT teleology. Economic history does not progress toward a specific, ultimate goal.
a. reliance primarily on economic data.
b. economics as a driving force of change.
c. reliance upon economic data as its source and statistics as its analytical method.
*d. teleology.

10. Which of Rostow's five stages of growth does the following quotation describe? "After take-off there follows a long interval of sustained if fluctuating progress, as the now regularly growing economy drives to extend modern technology over the whole front of its economic activity."
~ The Drive to Maturity
@ The Drive to Maturity
a. The Age of High Mass-Consumption
b. The Take-Off
c. The Traditional Society
*d. The Drive to Maturity