Deck 11: Contemporary Slavery

Question 1

According to the text, there are probably more slaves in the world today than at any time in history.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which kind of slave labor can be found in the United States today?

A) Sex slaves
B) Field workers
C) Domestic workers
D) All of these

Answer 2

D

Question 3

According to the text, the most common form of slavery in the United States today is:

A) Sex trafficking
B) Restaurant work
C) Construction work
D) None of these

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Compared with slavery of the past, in modern slavery:

A) There are higher profits
B) There is an effort to avoid legal ownership
C) Ethnicity is no longer as important in determining who will become a slave
D) All of these

Question 5

Which form of slavery is most like old slave systems in the United States?

A) Chattel slavery
B) Debt bondage
C) Contract slavery
D) All of these are the same.

Question 6

Which form of slavery is most common in the world today?

A) Chattel slavery
B) Debt bondage
C) Contract slavery
D) All of these are the same.

Question 7

Mauritania, a northern African country:

A) Is the only nation to have successfully banned all forms of slavery
B) Is known for the large number of slaves held by debt bondage
C) Probably has the world's largest concentration of chattel slaves today
D) Is known for its kind treatment of slaves

Question 8

In Pakistan's feudal system, which group is lowest in status, and is thus often a target for violence?

A) Muslims whose ancestors can be traced to Muhammad
B) War lords
C) Converts to Islam
D) Christians

Question 9

In Pakistan, most slaves are used:

A) In the sex trade
B) As domestic workers
C) To make bricks
D) To harvest coca for chocolate

Question 10

Slavery in Pakistan:

A) Is part of a feudal system
B) Has a relatively low profit margin
C) Is generally supported by the political system
D) All of these

Question 11

The caste system in India supports a system of slavery by debt bondage.

Question 12

How has the government of India responded to the problem of debt bondage in that country? It has:

A) Completely ignored the problem
B) Changed the law to make debt bondage legal
C) Required the debt holders (slave owners) to register with the government and pay a special registration fee for the right to hold slaves
D) Tried to free debt slaves and give them money to start lives as free people

Question 13

What is true about slavery in Brazil?

A) Many slaves work making charcoal
B) Brazil has done more than any other country to end slavery
C) Brazil has relatively little poverty and relatively few slaves
D) It is specifically allowed in the country's constitution

Question 14

Sex slavery in Thailand most often takes the form of:

A) Chattel slavery
B) Debt bondage
C) Contract slavery
D) These are all the same.

Question 15

In general, the international community has been slow to confront the problem of modern slavery.

Question 16

Slavery seems to exist best in countries:

A) With a tradition of feudalism and the sharply drawn class lines that accompany it
B) That lack democracy
C) Where official corruption is common
D) All of these