Question 1

Which of the following countries developed the apartheid system?

Accepted Answer

A) Venezuela 
B) Iran 
C) Soviet Union 
D) South Africa 
A) Venezuela 
B) Iran 
C) Soviet Union 
D) South Africa

Question 2

What is gender defined as?

Accepted Answer

A) A socially constructed set of ideas that are attached to genetic and physiological traits 
B) A biological category referring to genetic or physiological traits 
C) An emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction toward others 
D) A self-perceived sexual identity 
A) A socially constructed set of ideas that are attached to genetic and physiological traits 
B) A biological category referring to genetic or physiological traits 
C) An emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectionate attraction toward others 
D) A self-perceived sexual identity

Question 3

What long-held socialist policy has made "a comeback?"

Accepted Answer

A) State ownership of firms 
B) Equalization of incomes 
C) Private control of higher education 
D) Militarization of society 
A) State ownership of firms 
B) Equalization of incomes 
C) Private control of higher education 
D) Militarization of society

Question 4

While postmodern feminists assert that all truth and moral views are socially constructed, other types of feminists believe which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Like postmodern feminists, they agree that all truth and moral views should be questioned. 
B) They argue that postmodernism creates a situation where no one can say anything about truth, so there is no basis for deciding what should be agreed upon. 
C) They claim that truth and morality are ambiguous and impossible to grasp. 
D) They assert that the framing of questions sheds no light on our understanding of international politics. 
A) Like postmodern feminists, they agree that all truth and moral views should be questioned. 
B) They argue that postmodernism creates a situation where no one can say anything about truth, so there is no basis for deciding what should be agreed upon. 
C) They claim that truth and morality are ambiguous and impossible to grasp. 
D) They assert that the framing of questions sheds no light on our understanding of international politics.

Question 5

Karl Marx would be a proponent of which of the following statements about capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Capitalism develops incrementally into an embryonic socialist stage of development. 
B) Capitalism overtakes socialism as a more efficient and robust economic system. 
C) Capitalism needs to be overthrown in a worldwide, violent revolution. 
D) Capitalism will peacefully evolve into communism. 
A) Capitalism develops incrementally into an embryonic socialist stage of development. 
B) Capitalism overtakes socialism as a more efficient and robust economic system. 
C) Capitalism needs to be overthrown in a worldwide, violent revolution. 
D) Capitalism will peacefully evolve into communism.

Question 6

Feminist theory argues that the less desirable feminine characteristics ascribed to women have resulted in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The focus on "feminine" traits in international conflict 
B) The reverence of women 
C) The greater visibility of women 
D) The subordination of women 
A) The focus on "feminine" traits in international conflict 
B) The reverence of women 
C) The greater visibility of women 
D) The subordination of women

Question 7

Which of the following is the fundamental actor in politics according to economic structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A) Class 
B) The state 
C) The individual 
D) The economy 
A) Class 
B) The state 
C) The individual 
D) The economy

Question 8

Which of the following do economic structuralists believe about free trade?

Accepted Answer

A) That it benefits both the bourgeoisie and the proletariat 
B) That it is necessary to increase a country's wealth 
C) That it works well for some countries 
D) That it is a way for owners of capital to increase their power over workers 
A) That it benefits both the bourgeoisie and the proletariat 
B) That it is necessary to increase a country's wealth 
C) That it works well for some countries 
D) That it is a way for owners of capital to increase their power over workers

Question 9

Economics is the driving motivation behind which theory of international relations?

Accepted Answer

A) Realism 
B) Liberalism 
C) Economic structuralism 
D) Constructivism 
A) Realism 
B) Liberalism 
C) Economic structuralism 
D) Constructivism

Question 10

What does the bourgeoisie refer to?

Accepted Answer

A) The owners of capital 
B) The workers 
C) The shopkeepers 
D) The middle class 
A) The owners of capital 
B) The workers 
C) The shopkeepers 
D) The middle class

Question 11

According to economic structuralist theory, why do the owners of capital look abroad for investment purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) In order to exploit additional bourgeois classes 
B) Because, as their domestic economies develop, inflation eats away the value of their currency 
C) Because opportunities to invest profitably at home have been exhausted 
D) In order to make the world a more successful and equitable place 
A) In order to exploit additional bourgeois classes 
B) Because, as their domestic economies develop, inflation eats away the value of their currency 
C) Because opportunities to invest profitably at home have been exhausted 
D) In order to make the world a more successful and equitable place

Question 12

What is economic determinism?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the idea that economics is determined by politics 
B) It is the idea that economics drives political behavior and political outcomes 
C) The idea that class is more important than wealth in determining whether a person will be successful in life 
D) A political determination to lessening social inequality 
A) It is the idea that economics is determined by politics 
B) It is the idea that economics drives political behavior and political outcomes 
C) The idea that class is more important than wealth in determining whether a person will be successful in life 
D) A political determination to lessening social inequality

Question 13

A newer version of the economic structuralist theory, which stresses that rather than being divided into countries or into a first, second, and third world, the world consists of a single economy with a single division of labor, such that the wealth of core states is directly connected to the poverty of states in the periphery, is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) World system analysis 
B) Dependency theory 
C) Modernization theory 
D) Revisionist Marxist theory 
A) World system analysis 
B) Dependency theory 
C) Modernization theory 
D) Revisionist Marxist theory

Question 14

While liberalism and economic structuralism agree to a large extent that there is a large degree of collaboration among states, which of the following points do they fail to agree on?

Accepted Answer

A) The centrality of states as actors 
B) That actors are self-interested 
C) The positive effect of collaboration 
D) The problem created by anarchy 
A) The centrality of states as actors 
B) That actors are self-interested 
C) The positive effect of collaboration 
D) The problem created by anarchy

Question 15

Feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory, and feminist postmodernism are all examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The three basic schools of thought of feminism 
B) The responses to feminism. 
C) The three main critiques of feminism 
D) Feminist structural realism 
A) The three basic schools of thought of feminism 
B) The responses to feminism. 
C) The three main critiques of feminism 
D) Feminist structural realism

Question 16

In 2015, as part of a larger European trend, the Greek's voted the Syriza party into office. What did this party, which stands for "Radical Coalition of the Left" vow to do if elected into office?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduce the influx of migrants from North African countries 
B) Establish benefits such as free college education and universal health care 
C) Stop the rioting and demonstrations caused by protesting youths 
D) Overturn the fiscal austerity measures that had been part of the economic bailout plan 
A) Reduce the influx of migrants from North African countries 
B) Establish benefits such as free college education and universal health care 
C) Stop the rioting and demonstrations caused by protesting youths 
D) Overturn the fiscal austerity measures that had been part of the economic bailout plan

Question 17

Morgenthau treated realism as having universal laws. The feminist critic J. Ann Tickner argues that Morgenthau's theory should have emphasized which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Context and contingency 
B) Unchanging traits of human nature 
C) The constancy of power 
D) Power and identity 
A) Context and contingency 
B) Unchanging traits of human nature 
C) The constancy of power 
D) Power and identity

Question 18

How would each of the major theories discussed in this chapter explain the existence of inequality in society?

Accepted Answer

The major theories discussed in this cha

Question 19

Why do some liberals accept the constructivist argument?

Accepted Answer

A) Because it reinforces the possibility of cooperation in an anarchic world 
B) Because liberals accept the notion of identity 
C) Because liberals support the concept of ideas as the motivating force in world politics 
D) Because liberals are simply "realistic constructivists" 
A) Because it reinforces the possibility of cooperation in an anarchic world 
B) Because liberals accept the notion of identity 
C) Because liberals support the concept of ideas as the motivating force in world politics 
D) Because liberals are simply "realistic constructivists"

Question 20

According to constructivists, what is the U.S.-Israel alliance best explained by?

Accepted Answer

A) By balance of power theory 
B) By each state's domestic politics 
C) By the perception of shared values 
D) By economic interests 
A) By balance of power theory 
B) By each state's domestic politics 
C) By the perception of shared values 
D) By economic interests

Which of the following countries developed the apartheid system?

What is gender defined as?

What long-held socialist policy has made "a comeback?"

While postmodern feminists assert that all truth and moral views are socially constructed, other types of feminists believe which of the following?

Karl Marx would be a proponent of which of the following statements about capitalism?

Feminist theory argues that the less desirable feminine characteristics ascribed to women have resulted in which of the following?

Which of the following is the fundamental actor in politics according to economic structuralism?

Which of the following do economic structuralists believe about free trade?

Economics is the driving motivation behind which theory of international relations?

What does the bourgeoisie refer to?

According to economic structuralist theory, why do the owners of capital look abroad for investment purposes?

What is economic determinism?

While liberalism and economic structuralism agree to a large extent that there is a large degree of collaboration among states, which of the following points do they fail to agree on?

Feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory, and feminist postmodernism are all examples of which of the following?

In 2015, as part of a larger European trend, the Greek's voted the Syriza party into office. What did this party, which stands for "Radical Coalition of the Left" vow to do if elected into office?

Morgenthau treated realism as having universal laws. The feminist critic J. Ann Tickner argues that Morgenthau's theory should have emphasized which of the following?

How would each of the major theories discussed in this chapter explain the existence of inequality in society?

Why do some liberals accept the constructivist argument?

According to constructivists, what is the U.S.-Israel alliance best explained by?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 4: Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

Which of the following countries developed the apartheid system?

What is gender defined as?

What long-held socialist policy has made "a comeback?"

While postmodern feminists assert that all truth and moral views are socially constructed, other types of feminists believe which of the following?

Karl Marx would be a proponent of which of the following statements about capitalism?

Feminist theory argues that the less desirable feminine characteristics ascribed to women have resulted in which of the following?

Which of the following is the fundamental actor in politics according to economic structuralism?

Which of the following do economic structuralists believe about free trade?

Economics is the driving motivation behind which theory of international relations?

What does the bourgeoisie refer to?

According to economic structuralist theory, why do the owners of capital look abroad for investment purposes?

What is economic determinism?

While liberalism and economic structuralism agree to a large extent that there is a large degree of collaboration among states, which of the following points do they fail to agree on?

Feminist empiricism, feminist standpoint theory, and feminist postmodernism are all examples of which of the following?

In 2015, as part of a larger European trend, the Greek's voted the Syriza party into office. What did this party, which stands for "Radical Coalition of the Left" vow to do if elected into office?

Morgenthau treated realism as having universal laws. The feminist critic J. Ann Tickner argues that Morgenthau's theory should have emphasized which of the following?

How would each of the major theories discussed in this chapter explain the existence of inequality in society?

Why do some liberals accept the constructivist argument?

According to constructivists, what is the U.S.-Israel alliance best explained by?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

The Use of Force

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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