Political Science 007 - Contemporary World Affairs » Spring 2022 » Midterm

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Question #1
According to lecture, what is the main question the study of international relations seeks to solve?
A.   How to predict state behavior
B.   How to create peace between nations
C.   How to solve the collective action problem
D.   How to gain a comparative advantage over other states
Question #2
According to lecture, the first manifestation of a state system took place in
A.   The United States
B.   Greece
C.   Rome
D.   Persia
Question #3
The concept of the modern nation state emerged from what historic event?
A.   The Peace of Westphalia
B.   The 7 Years War
C.   The 50 Years War
D.   The Peace of West Germany
Question #4
What is hegemony?
A.   A conflict between two minor states, sponsored by larger states
B.   A balance of power between nations
C.   A bi-polar regional system
D.   The dominance of one country over others
Question #5
Which seminal event is attributed with creating 100 years of peace in Europe?
A.   WWII
B.   The Congress of Vienna
C.   WWI
D.   The French Revolution
Question #6
According to lecture, what is a nation state?
A.   A hierarchy of power
B.   A sovereign state whose citizens or subjects are relatively homogeneous in factors such as language or common descent
C.   A sovereign territory controlled by a government
D.   None of these are correct
Question #7
The Medieval Era is best classified as a time of
A.   Clearly defined borders
B.   Democracy
C.   The emergence of the modern nation state
D.   Few clearly defined territories
Question #8
Which country spends the most on its military budget?
A.   Russia
B.   France
C.   China
D.   The United States
Question #9
In today’s political system, border sovereignty is always respected
A.   False
B.   True
Question #10
In the years leading up to WWI, we would classify the international system as
A.   Bi-polar
B.   Tri-polar
C.   Multi-polar
D.   Uni-polar
Question #11
Realist believe that states are motivated by
A.   Vanity
B.   Self interest
C.   Military Size
D.   Money
Question #12
Realpolitik might also be defined as
A.   liberalism
B.   self help
C.   Pragmatism
D.   constructivism
Question #13
Who wrote the Melian Dialogue?
A.   Thomas Hobbes
B.   Machiavelli
C.   Thucydides
D.   Hans Morgenthau
Question #14
Who would you classify as the realists in the Melian Dialogue?
A.   The Athenians
B.   The Melians
C.   The Spartans
D.   The Romans
Question #15
According to Machiavelli, what is the most important goal of the state?
A.   Power
B.   Preserving natural rights
C.   Independence
D.   Wealth
Question #16
Machiavelli thought that Christian principles, while untrue, were useful and moral for state leaders to follow
A.   False
B.   True
Question #17
Which enlightenment philosopher thought that human beings were nasty, cruel, and brutish in the state of nature?
A.   John Locke
B.   Machiavelli
C.   Thomas Hobbes
D.   John Lennon
Question #18
Classical realism maintains that states simply react to changes in the international system
A.   True
B.   False
Question #19
In a zero-sum game
A.   One country must be destroyed
B.   There can only be two winners
C.   Everyone loses
D.   There can only be one winner
Question #20
Concerning the international system, Neorealism maintains that
A.   there is no international system
B.   states rise or fall on the merit of their international decision making
C.   states simply react to changes in the international system
D.   a state’s position in the international system is purely luck
Question #21
According to lecture, who is often called the father of liberalism?
A.   Machiavelli
B.   John Locke
C.   Thomas Hobbes
D.   Emanuel Kant
Question #22
According to Fukuyama, the remaining challenges to liberalism are
A.   Religion and Democratic Socialism
B.   Religion and Nationalism
C.   Nationalism and Democratic Socialism
D.   Communism and Socialism
Question #23
Another term for soft power would be
A.   Cultural influence
B.   Unmeasured military factors
C.   Unknown powers
D.   The resolve of the people
Question #24
In the international system, liberalism tends to focus on
A.   Who has the biggest military
B.   Who has the largest population
C.   The system itself
D.   The actors in the system
Question #25
Democratic Peace theory states that
A.   Democracies do not go to war with one another
B.   Non-democratic countries are more likely to declare war on democratic countries
C.   Democracies are less likely to go to war
D.   Democracies are more likely to go to war
Question #26
What political scientist stated that we have reached “the end of history” after the fall of the Soviet Union?
A.   Immanuel Kant
B.   Bill Nye, The Science Guy
C.   Joseph Nye
D.   Frances Fukuyama
Question #27
Which of the following is not a potential solution to the collective action problem?
A.   Identity
B.   Dominance
C.   Reciprocity
D.   Submission
Question #28
Which type of liberalism states that liberal states should intervene in other sovereign states to pursue liberal objectives
A.   Classical liberalism
B.   Liberal internationalism
C.   Republican liberalism
D.   Commercial liberalism
Question #29
Which of the following is not a key to peace, according to Immanuel Kant
A.   Collective Security
B.   Strict state control of industry
C.   Economic Interdependence
D.   Democracy
Question #30
The idea that alliances make war less likely because actors defend each other against aggression is called
A.   Democratic peace theory
B.   Collective security
C.   Economic interconnectivity
D.   Warhawkism
Question #31
According to Marx, what group controlled the means of production?
A.   Foreign dictators
B.   The proletariat
C.   The bourgeoisie
D.   The dregousis
Question #32
Marx believed that capitalism was ultimately progress
A.   False
B.   True
Question #33
Constructivists believe that the international system is influenced
A.   Primarily by the system itself
B.   Only by the United States
C.   By random events
D.   By state’s view of the international system
Question #34
Concerning the concept of international anarchy, Constructivists would most likely conclude that
A.   Only the United States is anarchic, not the entire international system
B.   Anarchy is growing
C.   Anarchy exists
D.   Anarchy is a human construct
Question #35
What is the Marxist view on international organizations?
A.   They are essential to maintain peace and prosperity
B.   They do not exist
C.   They are tools of wealthy countries to exploit poor countries
D.   They are essential for trade
Question #36
Historically, countries that implement Communism most commonly have what type of government?
A.   Republic
B.   Democratic
C.   Authoritarian
D.   Aristocracy
Question #37
In International Marxism, wealthy countries are labeled as
A.   Egregious countries
B.   First world countries
C.   Core countries
D.   Periphery countries
Question #38
Mao Zedong’s “Great Leap Forward” contributed to great economic growth in China
A.   True
B.   False
Question #39
Constructivists would most likely believe that Democracies do not go to war with one another because
A.   They are busy exploiting poor countries
B.   They have common identities
C.   They team together to fight communism
D.   They never go to war at all
Question #40
According to Marx, the proletariat
A.   Exploit the Bourgeoisie
B.   Are exploited for their labor
C.   Control the means of production
D.   Live comfortable, wealthy, lives
Question #41
Grand strategy is best defined as
A.   Overall national strategy to achieve goals
B.   the result of diplomatic efforts
C.   A countries goals, what a state wants to achieve
D.   the specific tools used to try and achieve a goal
Question #42
Using political policy tools would most likely include
A.   military intervention
B.   sanctions
C.   creating alliances, institutions, and negotiations
D.   an embargo
Question #43
Successful policy targets are geared towards
A.   your own people
B.   the people of a foreign state
C.   Both the people and government of a foreign state
D.   the government of a foreign state
Question #44
Using economic policy tools might include
A.   sanctions
B.   military intervention
C.   full scale war
D.   creating alliances, institutions, and negotiations
Question #45
Which of the following is not a decision-making model we discussed in lecture?
A.   Governmental bargain model
B.   Diplomatic model
C.   Rational model
D.   Organizational process model
Question #46
The rational model is best described as
A.   standard operating procedures
B.   using norms and practices to assume behavior
C.   compromise between government agencies
D.   a cost benefit analysis
Question #47
What is a political echo chamber?
A.   When you attack a person’s character instead of their ideas
B.   When there is a lack of dissenting opinion in a group
C.   When new ideas are considered under harsh scrutiny
D.   When the “true Scotsman” fallacy is used
Question #48
What is a bureaucracy?
A.   A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials, rather than by elected representatives
B.   The belief that government agencies, corporations, and research institutes work together to benefit from military spending
C.   The use of the military industrial complex
D.   An organization that tries to influence what the government does in order to advance their agenda
Question #49
According to lecture, balancing and containment are examples of
A.   National Tools
B.   Policy Tools
C.   Policy
D.   Grand Strategy
Question #50
What is the greatest band of all time?
A.   Scorpions
B.   The Bee Gees
C.   The Beatles
D.   Motown

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