1.Question : Domestic water carriers have received two
major forms of federal promotion.
They are:
Student
Answer: research that led to bigger and
more powerful tugboats
subsidies to plants that located on rivers to
use barges
the work done by the Corp of Engineers and the
Coast Guard
exempting water carrier from
regulation and ice breakers on the Mississippi River
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2. Question
: What is the formal method used
by Congress to influence national transportation?
Student
Answer: congressional committees
appointment of the heads of the STB and FMC
formulating laws
standing committees
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 3. Question
: Which technology is used to
locate specific trailer and even pallets?
Student
Answer: RFID
GPS
ERP
GIS
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question
: The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) was created to:
Student Answer: pay subsidies to U.S. flag carriers who were
having difficulty competing against foreign carriers.
be certain that there would be employment for
U.S. sailors and mariners
prevent the economic decline of the U.S. flag
ocean carriers
in response to ship lines and builders wanting
federal aid.
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5. Question
: Amtrak was created to:
Student
Answer: relieve the railroads of the burden non profitable passenger business
allow federal
planners to create a balanced system without the profit motive of the private
sector
as a first step towards nationalization of the
modes of transportation
relieve the pressure of
automobile traffic on the highways by providing an alternate mode of transport.
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6. Question
: Please pick the correct
formula for elasticity:
Student
Answer: % change in quantity / change in
price
price/quantity
% change in price / % change in quantity
% change in quantity / % change in price
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7. Question
: What law allowed collective
rate making by the transportation carriers?
Student
Answer: The Sheman anti-trust act of
1890
The Clayton Act of 1914
The Reed-Bulwinke Act of 1948
The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8. Question
: Which mode of has lost volume
of freight between 1990 and 2006?
Student
Answer: Air
Pipeline
Rail
Water
Points
Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 9. Question
: What was the primary reason
for the creation of the U.S. interstate road way system?
Student
Answer: commerce
defense
create depression era jobs
promote manufacturing
Points
Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 10. Question
: Who determines which
transportation services are available?
Student
Answer: government
consumer
the service providers
manufacturers
