Question 1

What European city was twice unsuccessfully besieged by the Ottomans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris. 
B)  Warsaw. 
C)  Rome. 
D)  Vienna. 
A)  Paris. 
B)  Warsaw. 
C)  Rome. 
D)  Vienna. D

Question 2

What sixteenth-century French political thinker contributed to the development of the concept of sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Bodin. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  Jacques Derrida. 
A)  Jean Bodin. 
B)  Thomas Hobbes. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  Jacques Derrida. A

Question 3

Who conquered all of Europe except Great Britain and Russia in the early nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis XIV. 
B)  Napoleon Bonaparte. 
C)  Gustavus Adolphus. 
D)  The Duke of Wellington. 
A)  Louis XIV. 
B)  Napoleon Bonaparte. 
C)  Gustavus Adolphus. 
D)  The Duke of Wellington. B

Question 4

Who was the great Florentine political realist of the Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Hobbes. 
B)  Francesco Guicciardini. 
C)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
D)  Francesco da Rimini. 
A)  Thomas Hobbes. 
B)  Francesco Guicciardini. 
C)  Niccolò Machiavelli. 
D)  Francesco da Rimini.

Question 5

What country thought of itself as the "balancer" in eighteenth-century Europe's balance of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  England. 
A)  France. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  England.

Question 6

For much of its history, what type of political system existed in China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Imperial. 
B)  Democratic. 
C)  Theocratic. 
D)  Tribal. 
A)  Imperial. 
B)  Democratic. 
C)  Theocratic. 
D)  Tribal.

Question 7

What was "dynastic sovereignty"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rule by the people. 
B)  Rule by the Church. 
C)  Rule by kings. 
D)  Rules by guilds and banks. 
A)  Rule by the people. 
B)  Rule by the Church. 
C)  Rule by kings. 
D)  Rules by guilds and banks.

Question 8

What was the Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The global Islamic community. 
B)  A council of Muslim imams. 
C)  Islamic jurists with authority to issue fatwas. 
D)  The Muslim empire after the Prophet's death. 
A)  The global Islamic community. 
B)  A council of Muslim imams. 
C)  Islamic jurists with authority to issue fatwas. 
D)  The Muslim empire after the Prophet's death.

Question 9

What was the levee en masse?

Accepted Answer

A)  A new French artillery piece. 
B)  Universal conscription in France. 
C)  The new French national anthem. 
D)  The mobilization of French industry for war. 
A)  A new French artillery piece. 
B)  Universal conscription in France. 
C)  The new French national anthem. 
D)  The mobilization of French industry for war.

Question 10

What treaty granted princes new powers under the principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("he who governs the territory decides its religion")?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Westphalia. 
B)  Treaty of Augsburg. 
C)  Treaty of Paris. 
D)  Treaty of Utrecht. 
A)  Treaty of Westphalia. 
B)  Treaty of Augsburg. 
C)  Treaty of Paris. 
D)  Treaty of Utrecht.

Question 11

What international meeting in 1814-1815 redrew the map of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Versailles Conference. 
B)  The Concert of Europe. 
C)  The Congress of Vienna. 
D)  The Council of Trent. 
A)  The Versailles Conference. 
B)  The Concert of Europe. 
C)  The Congress of Vienna. 
D)  The Council of Trent.

Question 12

Who was China's greatest philosopher and political thinker?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sun Tzu. 
B)  Confucius. 
C)  Mencius. 
D)  Laozi. 
A)  Sun Tzu. 
B)  Confucius. 
C)  Mencius. 
D)  Laozi.

Question 13

Which group of theorists are most likely to see the state as an obstacle to peace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Postmodernists. 
A)  Liberals. 
B)  Realists. 
C)  Constructivists. 
D)  Postmodernists.

Question 14

What do we call the legal, political, and social system of medieval Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capitalism. 
B)  Feudalism. 
C)  Socialism. 
D)  Tribalism. 
A)  Capitalism. 
B)  Feudalism. 
C)  Socialism. 
D)  Tribalism.

Question 15

Who accomplished the unification of Germany?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wilhelm II. 
B)  Otto von Bismarck. 
C)  Klemens von Metternich. 
D)  Frederick the Great. 
A)  Wilhelm II. 
B)  Otto von Bismarck. 
C)  Klemens von Metternich. 
D)  Frederick the Great.

Question 16

What is meant by the "external face" of sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  The sovereign's authority over subjects and citizens. 
B)  The state's boundaries. 
C)  The legal equality of sovereigns. 
D)  A state's capacity to project force. 
A)  The sovereign's authority over subjects and citizens. 
B)  The state's boundaries. 
C)  The legal equality of sovereigns. 
D)  A state's capacity to project force.

Question 17

What is needed for a state to come into existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  A capital city. 
B)  Recognition by other states. 
C)  A national army. 
D)  Dispatch of ambassadors overseas. 
A)  A capital city. 
B)  Recognition by other states. 
C)  A national army. 
D)  Dispatch of ambassadors overseas.

Question 18

What was the model European state during the era of dynastic sovereignty?

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Spain. 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Spain.

Question 19

What was the most important single event in the onset of "popular sovereignty"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Glorious Revolution. 
B)  The French Revolution. 
C)  The American Revolution. 
D)  The Russian Revolution. 
A)  The Glorious Revolution. 
B)  The French Revolution. 
C)  The American Revolution. 
D)  The Russian Revolution.

Question 20

Which of the following was characteristic of eighteenth-century wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  The religious fervor of leaders. 
B)  Mass armies that lived off the land. 
C)  Limited aims of combatants. 
D)  Passionate nationalism of soldiers. 
A)  The religious fervor of leaders. 
B)  Mass armies that lived off the land. 
C)  Limited aims of combatants. 
D)  Passionate nationalism of soldiers.

What European city was twice unsuccessfully besieged by the Ottomans?

What sixteenth-century French political thinker contributed to the development of the concept of sovereignty?

Who conquered all of Europe except Great Britain and Russia in the early nineteenth century?

Who was the great Florentine political realist of the Italian Renaissance?

What country thought of itself as the "balancer" in eighteenth-century Europe's balance of power?

For much of its history, what type of political system existed in China?

What was "dynastic sovereignty"?

What was the Caliphate?

What was the levee en masse?

What treaty granted princes new powers under the principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("he who governs the territory decides its religion")?

What international meeting in 1814-1815 redrew the map of Europe?

Who was China's greatest philosopher and political thinker?

Which group of theorists are most likely to see the state as an obstacle to peace?

What do we call the legal, political, and social system of medieval Europe?

Who accomplished the unification of Germany?

What is meant by the "external face" of sovereignty?

What is needed for a state to come into existence?

What was the model European state during the era of dynastic sovereignty?

What was the most important single event in the onset of "popular sovereignty"?

Which of the following was characteristic of eighteenth-century wars?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 3: The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

What European city was twice unsuccessfully besieged by the Ottomans?

What sixteenth-century French political thinker contributed to the development of the concept of sovereignty?

Who conquered all of Europe except Great Britain and Russia in the early nineteenth century?

Who was the great Florentine political realist of the Italian Renaissance?

What country thought of itself as the "balancer" in eighteenth-century Europe's balance of power?

For much of its history, what type of political system existed in China?

What was "dynastic sovereignty"?

What was the Caliphate?

What was the levee en masse?

What treaty granted princes new powers under the principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("he who governs the territory decides its religion")?

What international meeting in 1814-1815 redrew the map of Europe?

Who was China's greatest philosopher and political thinker?

Which group of theorists are most likely to see the state as an obstacle to peace?

What do we call the legal, political, and social system of medieval Europe?

Who accomplished the unification of Germany?

What is meant by the "external face" of sovereignty?

What is needed for a state to come into existence?

What was the model European state during the era of dynastic sovereignty?

What was the most important single event in the onset of "popular sovereignty"?

Which of the following was characteristic of eighteenth-century wars?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

Globalization: The New Frontier

Great Issues in Contemporary Global Politics

Causes of War

Technology and the Changing Face of War

International Law and Organization and the Quest for Peace

Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters