Question 1

Of the following, which state was independent in 1800?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) Egypt 
C) Italy 
D) Syria 
E) Nepal 
A) Mexico 
B) Egypt 
C) Italy 
D) Syria 
E) Nepal

Question 2

What was the general effect of the Industrial Revolution on colonialism in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of internal development. 
B) Countries put more energy into imperial expansion to provide their new industries with raw materials. 
C) Countries put more energy into imperial expansion to provide their new industries with cheap labor. 
D) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of fighting wars among themselves. 
E) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of building merchant and fishing fleets. 
A) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of internal development. 
B) Countries put more energy into imperial expansion to provide their new industries with raw materials. 
C) Countries put more energy into imperial expansion to provide their new industries with cheap labor. 
D) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of fighting wars among themselves. 
E) Countries downgraded outward expansion in favor of building merchant and fishing fleets.

Question 3

Which of the following is a frequent obstacle to state building in LDCs?

Accepted Answer

A) Holdover colonial officials control too much of the wealth. 
B) Holdover colonial officials lack the skills to teach new local bureaucrats. 
C) Wealthy elites tend to sympathize too much with the poor. 
D) Poverty means that people have no interest in a new state. 
E) Poverty means that there is no existing wealth or income to tax. 
A) Holdover colonial officials control too much of the wealth. 
B) Holdover colonial officials lack the skills to teach new local bureaucrats. 
C) Wealthy elites tend to sympathize too much with the poor. 
D) Poverty means that people have no interest in a new state. 
E) Poverty means that there is no existing wealth or income to tax.

Question 4

Which African country experienced the most dramatic, positive political change in the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) Angola 
B) South Africa 
C) Botswana 
D) Zimbabwe 
E) Mali 
A) Angola 
B) South Africa 
C) Botswana 
D) Zimbabwe 
E) Mali

Question 5

On what are most LDCs' economies dependent?

Accepted Answer

A) Oil 
B) Agriculture 
C) Heavy industry 
D) Tourism 
E) Natural gas 
A) Oil 
B) Agriculture 
C) Heavy industry 
D) Tourism 
E) Natural gas

Question 6

What are the three most prevalent languages of India ?

Accepted Answer

A) Punjabi, Sanskrit, and Tamil 
B) Urdu, Gujarati, and Punjabi 
C) Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati 
D) English, Hindi, and Urdu 
E) English, Hindi, and Gujarati 
A) Punjabi, Sanskrit, and Tamil 
B) Urdu, Gujarati, and Punjabi 
C) Hindi, Urdu, and Gujarati 
D) English, Hindi, and Urdu 
E) English, Hindi, and Gujarati

Question 7

What are two major problems affecting Nigeria in the last fifteen years ?

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural failure and Boko Haram 
B) Political corruption and agricultural failure 
C) Military coups and Christian fundamentalist terrorism 
D) Military coups and underpopulation 
E) Political corruption and Boko Haram 
A) Agricultural failure and Boko Haram 
B) Political corruption and agricultural failure 
C) Military coups and Christian fundamentalist terrorism 
D) Military coups and underpopulation 
E) Political corruption and Boko Haram

Question 8

What is the largest religious branch in Afghanistan ?

Accepted Answer

A) Hanafi Islam 
B) Sufi Islam 
C) Ismaeli Islam 
D) Sunni Islam 
E) Shi'a Islam 
A) Hanafi Islam 
B) Sufi Islam 
C) Ismaeli Islam 
D) Sunni Islam 
E) Shi'a Islam

Question 9

What are three things that LDCs generally lack?

Accepted Answer

A) Good government, strong ethnic and religious communities, and political parties 
B) Access to education, ties to former colonial powers, and bureaucracies 
C) Internet connections, strong family ties, and political parties 
D) Good government, strong ethnic and religious communities, and health care 
E) Access to education, jobs, and health care 
A) Good government, strong ethnic and religious communities, and political parties 
B) Access to education, ties to former colonial powers, and bureaucracies 
C) Internet connections, strong family ties, and political parties 
D) Good government, strong ethnic and religious communities, and health care 
E) Access to education, jobs, and health care

Question 10

Examine the leadership of Narendra Modi. What has been his single most important achievement as prime minister of India, and what has been his biggest failure? Explain your reasoning fully.

Accepted Answer

Narendra Modi's leadership as the Prime

Of the following, which state was independent in 1800?

What was the general effect of the Industrial Revolution on colonialism in the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following is a frequent obstacle to state building in LDCs?

Which African country experienced the most dramatic, positive political change in the early 1990s?

On what are most LDCs' economies dependent?

What are the three most prevalent languages of India ?

What are two major problems affecting Nigeria in the last fifteen years ?

What is the largest religious branch in Afghanistan ?

What are three things that LDCs generally lack?

Examine the leadership of Narendra Modi. What has been his single most important achievement as prime minister of India, and what has been his biggest failure? Explain your reasoning fully.

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Transition Systems: Yesterday and Today

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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Exam 9: Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Of the following, which state was independent in 1800?

What was the general effect of the Industrial Revolution on colonialism in the early nineteenth century?

Which of the following is a frequent obstacle to state building in LDCs?

Which African country experienced the most dramatic, positive political change in the early 1990s?

On what are most LDCs' economies dependent?

What are the three most prevalent languages of India ?

What are two major problems affecting Nigeria in the last fifteen years ?

What is the largest religious branch in Afghanistan ?

What are three things that LDCs generally lack?

Examine the leadership of Narendra Modi. What has been his single most important achievement as prime minister of India, and what has been his biggest failure? Explain your reasoning fully.

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Transition Systems: Yesterday and Today

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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