Lesson 4.4.3

4.4.3 Controlling multinational corporations Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Business, Unit 4

20 questions

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The 20 questions

  1. Which method allows host governments to exert political control over MNC operations?

    • Brand boycotts
    • Taxation policy
    • Mass protests
    • Social media campaigns

  2. Laws preventing MNCs from abusing dominant market positions are known as what?

    • Employment law
    • Competition law
    • Copyright law
    • Contract law

  3. What type of organisation campaigns publicly to influence MNC decisions and government policies?

    • Trade union
    • Executive board
    • Pressure group
    • Public limited company

  4. How can consumers quickly damage an MNC's corporate image following an ethical scandal?

    • Viral social media
    • Tax audits
    • Legal injunctions
    • Tariff increases

  5. What political incentive might a government offer to attract MNC investment to a region?

    • Consumer boycotts
    • Tax concessions
    • Public protests
    • Viral campaigns

  6. What main threat do pressure group campaigns pose to non-compliant multinationals?

    • Unlimited liability
    • Lower tax rates
    • Reputational damage
    • Dividend growth

  7. What type of control is mandatory country-by-country tax reporting by a government?

    • Political influence
    • Pressure group
    • Social media
    • Legal control

  8. How does social media primarily exert control over multinational corporations?

    • Reputational risk
    • Statutory fines
    • Legal prosecution
    • Tariff increases

  9. A country sets a tax rate of 19% on profits of 50 million. How much tax is due?

    • 9.5 million
    • 50 million
    • 2.6 million
    • 19 million

  10. Why is legal control of multinationals often difficult for a single national government?

    • High tariffs
    • Fixed exchange rates
    • Lack of media
    • Cross-border operations

  11. Which action represents political influence by a host government on a multinational?

    • Consumer boycotts
    • Shareholder protests
    • Viral campaigns
    • Investment conditions

  12. What is the primary method pressure groups use to control multinational behaviour?

    • Passing legislation
    • Setting tax rates
    • Imposing tariffs
    • Public campaigns

  13. Which action can consumers use as a stakeholder group to influence an MNC?

    • Import tariffs
    • Statutory audit
    • Product boycott
    • Tax legislation

  14. What is an MNC's most likely response to a viral campaign against misleading labelling?

    • Relocating production
    • Ignoring consumers
    • Raising prices
    • Label correction

  15. Which organisation provides international guidelines to encourage responsible multinational conduct?

    • CMA
    • ASA
    • Ofcom
    • OECD

  16. Issuing a financial penalty to an MNC for tax avoidance is an example of what?

    • Pressure group
    • Legal control
    • Political influence
    • Social media

  17. Unlike legal control, political influence mainly relies on which process?

    • Court rulings
    • Binding legislation
    • Negotiation
    • Statutory law

  18. What is the main objective of a pressure group organising a consumer boycott?

    • Increase tariffs
    • Change laws
    • Reduce sales
    • Raise taxes

  19. What feature of social media makes it effective at exposing supply chain issues?

    • Tax penalties
    • Viral reach
    • Import controls
    • Legal enforcement

  20. What makes single-country regulation of multinational corporations ineffective?

    • Global mobility
    • Local competition
    • High inflation
    • Consumer boycotts

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