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In the documentary Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond argues that the origins of human
__________________________ began 13,000 years ago. This phenomenon can be explained by
geographic factors, especially the types of __________________________ and
__________________________ available in a region because these qualities determine the ease
with which a society can produce __________________________ and invest in the development
of __________________________.
a) inequality; cultures; religions; surpluses; specialists.
b) culture; minerals; grains; surpluses; specialists.
c) inequality; grains; domesticated animals; surpluses; specialists.
d) culture; grains; domesticated animals; superior cultural values; specialists.
e) none of the above. |
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An adherent of the global primacy perspective will argue that humanitarian problems located
within sovereign states, such as the Syrian civil war ought to be __________________________,
and that __________________________ only inhibits problem-solving of tough issues.
a) avoided by external participants (i.e. other states); sovereignty.
b) solved by outside intervention from other states; sovereignty.
c) avoided by external participants (i.e. other states); human rights.
d) solved by outside intervention from other states; human rights.
e) none of the above. |
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A proponent of modernization theory will argue that __________________________
development precedes __________________________ development. They believe that
__________________________ leads to __________________________, and that states
__________________________.
a) economic; political; democracy; capitalism; invest in social welfare.
b) political; economic; capitalism; democracy; invest in social welfare.
c) economic; political; capitalism; democracy; invest in infrastructure.
d) political; economic; democracy; capitalism; invest in infrastructure
e) none of the above. |
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The dominant definition of development is synonymous with __________________________,
which is a combination of two forces: __________________________ and
__________________________.
a) globalization; democracy; capitalism.
b) globalization; consolidation of the state system; industrialization.
c) modernity; democracy; capitalism.
d) a good quality of life; Grand Theft Auto V; McDonald’s
e) none of the above. |
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An ethnicity is also a nationality if and only if __________________________ seeks
to__________________________. This is because nationality, unlike ethnicity, is a
__________________________.
a) an ethnic groups; rule itself; political identity
b) a national group; impose taxes on itself; political identity.
c) an ethnic group; impose taxes on itself; cultural identity.
d) a national group; impose taxes on itself; a cultural identity.
e) none of the above. |
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The primary goal of political science is to __________________________. Political science is in
the business of __________________________, not __________________________.
a) eloquently argue for democracy; editorial opinions; analytical arguments.
b) illuminate the causes of political outcomes; editorial opinions; analytical arguments.
c) eloquently argue for democracy; analytical arguments; editorial opinions.
d) illuminate the causes of political outcomes; analytical arguments; editorial opinions.
e) none of the above. |
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The __________________________ is considerably more democratic than the
__________________________ because at least in the __________________________ decisions
are made by the rule of one-country, one vote.
a) UN; IMF; Doha Round.
b) IMF; UN; Doha Round.
c) IMF; UN; General Assembly.
d) UN; IMF; General Assembly.
e) none of the above. |
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In all likelihood, the UN will only have the capacity to invade the United States when the
following conditions are met: the United States loses __________________________; the UN
gains __________________________; and the UN increases the size of its
__________________________ significantly.
a) veto power on the Security Council; a powerful leader that hypnotizes the world; budget.
b) veto power on the Security council; a standing army; budget.
c) the World Cup; faster-than-light spaceships; annual Hawaiian shirt party guest list.
d) the election for Secretary General; a standing army; budget.
e) none of the above. |
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Someone living in relative poverty is unlikely to have as much __________________________
as wealthier citizens. Someone living in absolute poverty is unable to
__________________________.
a) participate politically, meet basic needs.
b) opportunity; meet basic needs.
c) opportunity; participate politically.
d) political and economic influence; meet basic needs. (Explanation: Opportunity is social
mobility – or the ability to move up into different economic classes – it is not the same thing as
political influence, especially in a democracy. The answer to this question comes directly from the
slide defining absolute and relative poverty.)
e) none of the above. |
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When delivering a lecture to undergraduates, it is as important to be well-prepared as it is to
__________________________.
a) leave Skype on.
b) totally ignore the fact that Skype is on.
c) – what? Someone’s messaging me? #&%*!!!
d) TURN SKYPE OFF BEFORE LECTURE STARTS! (This is the correct answer, but I gave everyone
2 extra credit points for having to put up with my silly question.)
e) none of the above. |
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What economic development is not based purely on economic factors?
a) GDP
b) GNP
c) GINI
d) HDI
e) none of the above. |
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Of the five attributes that define the state, which one is also definitive of the Westphalian
System?
a) international recognition
b) population
c) legitimacy
d) sovereignty
e) none of the above. |
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Of the five attributes that define the state, which one contributes most to political stability?
a) territory
b) population
c) sovereignty
d) legitimacy |
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Why is Nunavut special?
a) It’s a Canadian Province in Canada inhabited by Canadian citizens.
b) It is governed by Mounties and William Shatner.
c) A 400-foot tall ice wall surrounds it and is guarded by the Night Watch who will take no
wives, father no children, and hold no lands, and who protect the rest of Canada from the
forces of darkness, Wildlings, and polar bears.
d) It is a semi-autonomous region with an indigenous government.
e) none of the above. |
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In all likelihood, the UN will only have the capacity to invade the United States when the
following conditions are met: the United States loses __________________________; the UN
gains __________________________; and the UN increases the size of its
__________________________ significantly.
a) veto power on the Security Council; a powerful leader that hypnotizes the world; budget.
b) veto power on the Security council; a standing army; budget.
c) the World Cup; faster-than-light spaceships; annual Hawaiian shirt party guest list.
d) the election for Secretary General; a standing army; budget.
e) none of the above. |
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Someone living in relative poverty is unlikely to have as much __________________________
as wealthier citizens. Someone living in absolute poverty is unable to
__________________________.
a) participate politically, meet basic needs.
b) opportunity; meet basic needs.
c) opportunity; participate politically.
d) political and economic influence; meet basic needs. (Explanation: Opportunity is social
mobility – or the ability to move up into different economic classes – it is not the same thing as
political influence, especially in a democracy. The answer to this question comes directly from the
slide defining absolute and relative poverty.)
e) none of the above. |
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When delivering a lecture to undergraduates, it is as important to be well-prepared as it is to
__________________________.
a) leave Skype on.
b) totally ignore the fact that Skype is on.
c) – what? Someone’s messaging me? #&%*!!!
d) TURN SKYPE OFF BEFORE LECTURE STARTS! (This is the correct answer, but I gave everyone
2 extra credit points for having to put up with my silly question.)
e) none of the above. |
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What economic development is not based purely on economic factors?
a) GDP
b) GNP
c) GINI
d) HDI
e) none of the above. |
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Of the five attributes that define the state, which one is also definitive of the Westphalian
System?
a) international recognition
b) population
c) legitimacy
d) sovereignty
e) none of the above. |
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Of the five attributes that define the state, which one contributes most to political stability?
a) territory
b) population
c) sovereignty
d) legitimacy |
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Why is Nunavut special?
a) It’s a Canadian Province in Canada inhabited by Canadian citizens.
b) It is governed by Mounties and William Shatner.
c) A 400-foot tall ice wall surrounds it and is guarded by the Night Watch who will take no
wives, father no children, and hold no lands, and who protect the rest of Canada from the
forces of darkness, Wildlings, and polar bears.
d) It is a semi-autonomous region with an indigenous government.
e) none of the above. |
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Many former colonies suffer from a deficit of what fundamental attribute of the state that helps
create internal political stability?
a) Sovereignty.
b) Legitimacy.
c) Territory.
d) Population.
e) International recognition |
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The devastation wrought by the horrors of World War I and World War II created the impetus
for increased:
a) Economic integration.
b) Political integration.
c) Liberalism.
d) Socialism.
e) Imperialism. |
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Which of the following is not a member of the UN Security Council?
a) China.
b) Russia.
c) Germany.
d) France.
e) United Kingdom |
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Which of the following is not a Bretton Woods Institution?
a) WTO
b) IMF
c) World Bank
d) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
e) all of the above. |
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Which of the following international protocols is influenced by Just war doctrine?
a) Doha Round
b) GATT
c) Geneva Convention |
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) In the documentary Life & Debt, which factors most contributed to the collapse of the Jamaican
dairy industry?
a) US dairy subsidies
b) Loan conditionality requiring Jamaica to open its market to foreign trade
c) Bill Clinton
d) a & b
e) a, b, & c |
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) For the production of good scientific research, accurate description is to comprehensive
explanation as:
a) integration and liberalization is to globalization.
b) industrialization and the consolidation of the state is to modernity.
c) milk and cocoa is to chocolate milk.
d) Tony Stark and an awesome metallic suite is to Iron Man.
e) all of the above. |
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The UN General Assembly is to the IMF decision-making process as:
a) a democratic election is to a quota
b) a quota is to a democratic election
c) a quota is to a consensus
d) a consensus is to a quota
e) none of the above |
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Free trade is to the Bretton Woods Institutions as:
a) individualism is to liberalism
b) individualism is to social democracy
c) Democrats are to liberalism
d) Republicans are to liberalism
e) all of the above |
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Binding decisions are to government as:
a) sovereignty is to the Westphalian system
b) chocolate is to a chocolate cake
c) mountains are to Colorado
d) hobbits are to the movie “The Hobbit”
e) all of the above |
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According to modernization theory, capitalism is to democracy as:
a) a chicken is to an egg
b) a chainsaw is to a fish
c) the refraction of light through a prism is to a rainbow
d) pizza delivery is to cars
e) none of the above |
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) An LDC is to the Global North as:
a) an orphan is to a family.
b) a golf cart is to a staircase.
c) a citizen is to a state.
d) a library card holder is to a library.
e) a beard is to a hipster. |
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High probability of success is to Just War as:
a) sugar is to a cake
b) chocolate is to a chocolate bar
c) superheroes are to the Avengers
d) walls are to houses
e) all of the above |
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The two countries with the largest Muslim populations are:
a. Inside the Middle East.
b. Outside of the Middle East.
c. Iran and Saudi Arabia.
d. Indonesia and India.
e. b & d. |
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) One of the most significant sources of Arab resentment towards the West is:
a. Democracy.
b. Freedom. 2
c. The creation of Israel and the Palestinian refugee crisis.
d. Christianity.
e. Liberated women and Western values. |
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The author of “Conversion of a climate change skeptic” now believes humans are almost entirely the cause
of climate change because:
a. Environmentalists are more rhetorically eloquent than skeptics.
b. The data available, the explanation of man-made climate change best accounts for all the evidence.
c. The data provided by the Berkley Earth Surface Temperature project the author founded with his
daughter.
d. b & c.
e. none of the above. |
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At the end of World War I, the McMahon-Hussein agreement promised independent
_____________________________ and the Balfour Declaration provided for an independent
_____________________________ on the same piece of land, thus complicating
_____________________________.
a. Jewish state; Arab control; Middle East politics
b. Arab control; Jewish state; Middle East politics
c. Arab control; Jewish state; religious warfare
d. Jewish state; Arab control; religious warfare
e. none of the above |
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| Fatah is secular or islamist? |
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| Hamas is secular or islamist? |
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