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Quiz for the Past Living Now: Container Shipping

1. How have standardized shipping containers contributed to the globalization of economic production?

Standardized shipping containers lowered the cost of labor in many countries.

Standardized shipping containers allowed exporters to use smaller vessels and travel to smaller ports.

Standardized shipping containers encouraged a similar standardization of manufactured goods.

Standardized shipping containers contributed to the dramatic lowering of transport costs.

Correct. The answer is d. Lower transport costs increased the economic feasibility of the global distribution of goods and materials.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Lower transport costs increased the economic feasibility of the global distribution of goods and materials.

2. Which of these was an advantage of amphoras?

They were easy and cheap to produce.

They added to the prestige of the goods stored in them.

They were designed specifically for storing wine.

The Greeks had a monopoly on their production.

Correct. The answer is a. In addition, they were surprisingly durable and could be reused easily.

Incorrect. The answer is a. In addition, they were surprisingly durable and could be reused easily.

3. Which of these features of amphoras provides scholars with clues about the nature of global trade during the Hellenistic period?

The variations in their size and the design of their handles

The holes in them that indicated the number of times each amphora had been used

The fact that they were used exclusively in the Mediterranean

The marks on them indicating where they were made, where they were going, and what they contained

Correct. The answer is d. These marks provide valuable information about the patterns of international trade.

Incorrect. The answer is d. These marks provide valuable information about the patterns of international trade.