Question 1

'Globalists' believe that globalization is a primary source of disruptive change in world politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Among the most significant transformations associated with globalization is the transformation from…

Accepted Answer

A)  Global politics to international politics. 
B)  State-centric international politics to geocentric global politics. 
C)  Cold war to post-cold war. 
D)  None of the options given are correct. 
A)  Global politics to international politics. 
B)  State-centric international politics to geocentric global politics. 
C)  Cold war to post-cold war. 
D)  None of the options given are correct. B

Question 3

The transformation from intergovernmentalism to global governance, associated with globalization, is characterized by…

Accepted Answer

A)  The sovereign power and authority of national government- the entitlement of states to rule within their own territorial space-being transformed, but in no meaningful sense eroded. 
B)  A real dilemma: in return for more effective public policy and meeting their citizens' demands, states' capacity for self-governance-that is state autonomy-is compromised. 
C)  The need to deal with a proliferation of 'trans-boundary issues', from climate change to migration, which are a direct or indirect product of globalization and the systemic interdependencies or systemic risks/vulnerabilities it creates. 
D)  All of the options given are correct. 
A)  The sovereign power and authority of national government- the entitlement of states to rule within their own territorial space-being transformed, but in no meaningful sense eroded. 
B)  A real dilemma: in return for more effective public policy and meeting their citizens' demands, states' capacity for self-governance-that is state autonomy-is compromised. 
C)  The need to deal with a proliferation of 'trans-boundary issues', from climate change to migration, which are a direct or indirect product of globalization and the systemic interdependencies or systemic risks/vulnerabilities it creates. 
D)  All of the options given are correct. D

Question 4

Which wave of globalization is associated with a new epoch of global connectivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth 
A)  First 
B)  Second 
C)  Third 
D)  Fourth

Question 5

'World government' is a more fanciful idea than 'global governance'.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Economic globalization is measured by each of the following, except…

Accepted Answer

A)  Global flows of capital. 
B)  Global flows of trade. 
C)  Global flows of production. 
D)  Global flows of people. 
A)  Global flows of capital. 
B)  Global flows of trade. 
C)  Global flows of production. 
D)  Global flows of people.

Question 7

Which of the following factors is not considered an 'engine' of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economics 
B)  Environment 
C)  Technics 
D)  Politics 
A)  Economics 
B)  Environment 
C)  Technics 
D)  Politics

Question 8

The global recycling trade…

Accepted Answer

A)  Is in crisis following China's 2017 decision to ban the import of all recycled waste. 
B)  Transfers rubbish from North to South and West to East. 
C)  Has generated resistance across Asia, Europe, and the US from the village, local, and national levels to the global level. 
D)  All of the options given are correct. 
A)  Is in crisis following China's 2017 decision to ban the import of all recycled waste. 
B)  Transfers rubbish from North to South and West to East. 
C)  Has generated resistance across Asia, Europe, and the US from the village, local, and national levels to the global level. 
D)  All of the options given are correct.

Question 9

According to this chapter, globalization…

Accepted Answer

A)  Is not experienced uniformly across the world. 
B)  Is indicative of an unfolding structural change in the scale of human social and economic organization. 
C)  Is associated with the process of deterritorialization: as social, political, or economic activities are organized at the global or transnational levels, they become in a significant sense disembedded or detached from their place or locale. 
D)  All of the options given are correct. 
A)  Is not experienced uniformly across the world. 
B)  Is indicative of an unfolding structural change in the scale of human social and economic organization. 
C)  Is associated with the process of deterritorialization: as social, political, or economic activities are organized at the global or transnational levels, they become in a significant sense disembedded or detached from their place or locale. 
D)  All of the options given are correct.

Question 10

Globally, the dominant form of populism today is that of the left.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which interpretation holds that we are seeing a return to a dystopian world without a rules-based order, and one in which might is right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberal 
B)  Transformationalist 
C)  Sceptical 
D)  None of the answers given are correct. 
A)  Liberal 
B)  Transformationalist 
C)  Sceptical 
D)  None of the answers given are correct.

Question 12

The current era of globalization is characterized by global populist revolt, a rejection of authoritarianism, and the return of great power rivalry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Realist sceptics of globalization believe that globalization (or more accurately, internationalization) is a product of hegemonic power and does not alter the basic structures of world politics, nor the centrality of states and state power to national security and survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The 2008 financial crisis can be used to highlight…

Accepted Answer

A)  The decreasing interconnectedness of international politics. 
B)  The irrelevance of the idea of globalization. 
C)  The idea that with globalization power increasingly is organised and exercised at a distance from those it affects. 
D)  The irrelevance of financial institutions in international politics. 
A)  The decreasing interconnectedness of international politics. 
B)  The irrelevance of the idea of globalization. 
C)  The idea that with globalization power increasingly is organised and exercised at a distance from those it affects. 
D)  The irrelevance of financial institutions in international politics.

Question 15

Contemporary globalization is associated intimately with the revolutions in…

Accepted Answer

A)  Transport 
B)  Communications technologies 
C)  Transport and communication technologies 
D)  Labour 
A)  Transport 
B)  Communications technologies 
C)  Transport and communication technologies 
D)  Labour

Exam 1: Globalization and Global Politics

'Globalists' believe that globalization is a primary source of disruptive change in world politics.

Among the most significant transformations associated with globalization is the transformation from…

The transformation from intergovernmentalism to global governance, associated with globalization, is characterized by…

Which wave of globalization is associated with a new epoch of global connectivity?

'World government' is a more fanciful idea than 'global governance'.

Economic globalization is measured by each of the following, except…

Which of the following factors is not considered an 'engine' of globalization?

The global recycling trade…

According to this chapter, globalization…

Globally, the dominant form of populism today is that of the left.

Which interpretation holds that we are seeing a return to a dystopian world without a rules-based order, and one in which might is right?

The current era of globalization is characterized by global populist revolt, a rejection of authoritarianism, and the return of great power rivalry.

Realist sceptics of globalization believe that globalization (or more accurately, internationalization) is a product of hegemonic power and does not alter the basic structures of world politics, nor the centrality of states and state power to national security and survival.

The 2008 financial crisis can be used to highlight…

Contemporary globalization is associated intimately with the revolutions in…

The Rise of Modern International Order

International History of the Twentieth Century

From the End of the Cold War to a New World Dis-Order

Rising Powers and the Emerging Global Order

Liberal Internationalism

Marxist Theories of International Relations

Realism

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Postcolonial and Decolonial Approaches

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International Ethics

War and World Politics

International and Global Security

Global Political Economy

Gender

Race in World Politics

International Law

International Organisations in World Politics

The United Nations

Ngos in World Politics

Regionalism in International Affairs

Environmental Issues

Refugees and Forced Migration

Poverty, Hunger, and Development

Global Trade and Global Finance

Terrorism and Globalisation

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