Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Listening to the Past: A Brazilian Band on Globalization

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1. For Mundo Livre, what does Naiq embody?

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Correct: The answer is a. Mundo Livre presents Naiq as the all-powerful god of a religion centered on the consumption of material goods.
Incorrect: The answer is a. Mundo Livre presents Naiq as the all-powerful god of a religion centered on the consumption of material goods.
1. For Mundo Livre, what does Naiq embody?

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2. From the perspective of the members of Mundo Livre, who are the real villains in the modern world?

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Correct: The answer is d. Mundo Livre depicts a world in which all existing institutions have been coopted by multinational corporations that have no concern for human dignity or human rights.
Incorrect: The answer is d. Mundo Livre depicts a world in which all existing institutions have been coopted by multinational corporations that have no concern for human dignity or human rights.
2. From the perspective of the members of Mundo Livre, who are the real villains in the modern world?

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3. From the perspective of the members of Mundo Livre, who are the real heroes in the modern world?

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Correct: The answer is c. For Mundo Livre, the real heroes are the outsiders, the “maladjusted forerunners” who live at the margins of society.
Incorrect: The answer is c. For Mundo Livre, the real heroes are the outsiders, the “maladjusted forerunners” who live at the margins of society.
3. From the perspective of the members of Mundo Livre, who are the real heroes in the modern world?

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4. Which of these did Mundo Livre describe as the “fuel” that keeps “forerunners” going?

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Correct: The answer is b. Mundo Livre saw music as an essential part of the struggle against globalization. They were careful to differentiate, however, between authentic music and “the contaminated kind/Which the housewives compete for.”
Incorrect: The answer is b. Mundo Livre saw music as an essential part of the struggle against globalization. They were careful to differentiate, however, between authentic music and “the contaminated kind/Which the housewives compete for.”
4. Which of these did Mundo Livre describe as the “fuel” that keeps “forerunners” going?