Test Bank for Global Marketing 4th Edition – Gillespie Practice Questions & Verified Answers PDF (Latest Update 2026)

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Chapter 1—Introduction to Global Marketing
TRUE/FALSE
1. When practicing international marketing, a company becomes more involved in
local marketing
environments than it does in export marketing.
ANS: T
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 7

2. Regional and political integration favor a pan-regional marketing strategy.
ANS: T
PTS: 1
NAT: Analytic | Diversity

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 7-8

3. The formation of NAFTA encourages more multinational companies to adopt
multidomestic
strategies.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
NAT: Analytic | Diversity

DIF: Difficult

REF: p. 8

4. The volume of international trade is decreasing due to globalization.
ANS: F
PTS: 1
NAT: Analytic | Diversity

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 9-10

5. Companies pursue foreign markets to increase sales and profits.
ANS: T
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 5

6. Competition is becoming increasingly domestic.
ANS: F
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1




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DIF: Easy

REF: p. 2

7. Ebay discovered that entering Asian markets was relatively difficult.
ANS: T
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Moderate

REF: p. 2

8. Coca-Cola offering life insurance to small retailers in Mexico is an example of
adapting to local
markets.
ANS: T
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Difficult

REF: p. 10

9. Coca-Cola offering life insurance to small retailers in Mexico is an example of
standardizing services
across markets.
ANS: F

PTS: 1

DIF: Difficult

REF: p. 10

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NAT: Analytic
10. Coca-Cola offering life insurance to small retailers in Mexico is an example of
product globalization.
ANS: F
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Difficult

REF: p. 10

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Marketing aimed at a firm's home market is known as ____ marketing.
a. international
b. global
c. domestic
d. introductory
ANS: C
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 7

2. When multinational firms use different strategies, each one tailored to a
particular local market, they
are said to adopt a
a. foreign policy.
b. local strategy.
c. domestic strategy.
d. multidomestic strategy.
ANS: D
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 7

3. A pan-regional marketing strategy can be used for which of the following pairs
of countries?
a. Britain and China
b. Japan and India
c. United States and Canada
d. South Africa and Germany
ANS: C
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Moderate

REF: p. 8-9

4. A global marketing strategy involves a




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a. single strategy for the global market with minor adaptations.
b. different strategy for each market.
c. significant product adaptation across markets.
d. None of the above.
ANS: A
NAT: Analytic

PTS: 1

DIF: Easy

REF: p. 9-10

5. Vakko, a Turkish apparel producer, makes silk scarves in Istanbul. The scarves
are sold to clothing
distributors in Germany and the United Arab Emirates who, in turn, sell the scarves
to clothing
retailers in their respective countries. This is an example of
a. domestic marketing.
b. export marketing.
c. joint venture marketing.
d. international marketing.
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