Question 1

Which of the following remains a crucial territorial location despite globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Azores. 
B)  The Strait of Hormuz. 
C)  The Cape of Good Hope. 
D)  The Caribbean Sea. 
A)  The Azores. 
B)  The Strait of Hormuz. 
C)  The Cape of Good Hope. 
D)  The Caribbean Sea.

Question 2

Which of the following has a GDP smaller than California?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain. 
B)  China. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Italy. 
A)  Great Britain. 
B)  China. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Italy.

Question 3

What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he wrote of "an end to history"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The victory of status quo forces. 
B)  The triumph of liberal democracy. 
C)  The emergence of the United States as the world's sole superpower. 
D)  The disappearance of tribal and ethnic conflict. 
A)  The victory of status quo forces. 
B)  The triumph of liberal democracy. 
C)  The emergence of the United States as the world's sole superpower. 
D)  The disappearance of tribal and ethnic conflict.

Question 4

What is the most globalized country in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  Great Britain. 
D)  Singapore. 
A)  Ireland. 
B)  The United States. 
C)  Great Britain. 
D)  Singapore.

Question 5

What term is used to describe the gap in the availability of computers in the developed and less-developed worlds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Digital divide. 
B)  Network readiness. 
C)  Computational underdevelopment. 
D)  Informational lag. 
A)  Digital divide. 
B)  Network readiness. 
C)  Computational underdevelopment. 
D)  Informational lag.

Question 6

How did WikiLeaks first rise to prominence?

Accepted Answer

A)  It revealed the names of prominent Britons who voted for their country to leave the European Union. 
B)  It hacked the Democratic National Committee. 
C)  It showed images of the results of Syria's use of poison gas against its citizens. 
D)  It aired a video of a US helicopter killing Iraqis. 
A)  It revealed the names of prominent Britons who voted for their country to leave the European Union. 
B)  It hacked the Democratic National Committee. 
C)  It showed images of the results of Syria's use of poison gas against its citizens. 
D)  It aired a video of a US helicopter killing Iraqis.

Question 7

When does Nayan Chandra believe that globalization began?

Accepted Answer

A)  After World War Two. 
B)  Millennia ago in Africa. 
C)  During the nineteenth century. 
D)  After the beginning of European expansionism in the sixteenth century. 
A)  After World War Two. 
B)  Millennia ago in Africa. 
C)  During the nineteenth century. 
D)  After the beginning of European expansionism in the sixteenth century.

Question 8

What international institution is a particular target of anti-globalizers?

Accepted Answer

A)  The European Union. 
B)  The World Health Organization. 
C)  The United Nations. 
D)  The World Trade Organization. 
A)  The European Union. 
B)  The World Health Organization. 
C)  The United Nations. 
D)  The World Trade Organization.

Question 9

Which of the following describes a globalized world as "Disneyland"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Susan Strange. 
B)  Strong leaders can alter long-term policies. 
C)  Benjamin Barber. 
D)  Samuel Huntington. 
A)  Susan Strange. 
B)  Strong leaders can alter long-term policies. 
C)  Benjamin Barber. 
D)  Samuel Huntington.

Question 10

Which of the following countries is selling state-owned companies to reduce its budget deficits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  China. 
D)  Japan. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  China. 
D)  Japan.

Question 11

Which of the following countries is among the world's least globalized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Somalia. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Uruguay. 
D)  Zambia. 
A)  Somalia. 
B)  Russia. 
C)  Uruguay. 
D)  Zambia.

Question 12

Which of the following is not part of what is called "the race to the bottom"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A search for cheap labor. 
B)  Reduced protection for workers. 
C)  Less democratic participation. 
D)  Lower environmental standards. 
A)  A search for cheap labor. 
B)  Reduced protection for workers. 
C)  Less democratic participation. 
D)  Lower environmental standards.

Question 13

Which of the following institutions do pro-globalizers dislike?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nation-states. 
B)  Nongovernmental organizations. 
C)  Transnational corporations. 
D)  International organizations. 
A)  Nation-states. 
B)  Nongovernmental organizations. 
C)  Transnational corporations. 
D)  International organizations.

Question 14

What is Blackwater?

Accepted Answer

A)  A transnational producer of rare earths. 
B)  An annual meeting of leading corporate executives. 
C)  The world's leading manufacturer of steel. 
D)  US refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol. 
A)  A transnational producer of rare earths. 
B)  An annual meeting of leading corporate executives. 
C)  The world's leading manufacturer of steel. 
D)  US refusal to ratify the Kyoto Protocol.

Question 15

From what agency did Edward Snowden leak classified information?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  Department of Homeland Security. 
C)  National Security Agency. 
D)  Defense Intelligence agency. 
A)  Central Intelligence Agency. 
B)  Department of Homeland Security. 
C)  National Security Agency. 
D)  Defense Intelligence agency.

Question 16

What is the "Black Bloc"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of anarchists. 
B)  A group of Marxists. 
C)  A group of Islamic terrorists. 
D)  A group of civil rights advocates. 
A)  A group of anarchists. 
B)  A group of Marxists. 
C)  A group of Islamic terrorists. 
D)  A group of civil rights advocates.

Question 17

Which theoretical approach argues that globalization increases inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Realism. 
B)  Liberalism. 
C)  Constructivism. 
D)  Marxism. 
A)  Realism. 
B)  Liberalism. 
C)  Constructivism. 
D)  Marxism.

Question 18

By which measure of globalization does Singapore rank highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology. 
B)  Personal contact. 
C)  Economic integration 
D)  Political engagement. 
A)  Technology. 
B)  Personal contact. 
C)  Economic integration 
D)  Political engagement.

Question 19

According to Paul Krugman, what even marked "the end of Pax Americana"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia's invasion of Georgia. 
B)  The war in Afghanistan. 
C)  Russia's annexation of Crimea. 
D)  China's territorial claims in the South China Sea. 
A)  Russia's invasion of Georgia. 
B)  The war in Afghanistan. 
C)  Russia's annexation of Crimea. 
D)  China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

Question 20

What is the central claim of those whom we call "skeptics" in regard to globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regional trading blocs are likely to disappear in time. 
B)  States are no longer key factors in global politics. 
C)  The role of the national interest in making policy is less than in earlier centuries. 
D)  The world is less interdependent than it was in the nineteenth century. 
A)  Regional trading blocs are likely to disappear in time. 
B)  States are no longer key factors in global politics. 
C)  The role of the national interest in making policy is less than in earlier centuries. 
D)  The world is less interdependent than it was in the nineteenth century.

Which of the following remains a crucial territorial location despite globalization?

Which of the following has a GDP smaller than California?

What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he wrote of "an end to history"?

What is the most globalized country in the world?

What term is used to describe the gap in the availability of computers in the developed and less-developed worlds?

How did WikiLeaks first rise to prominence?

When does Nayan Chandra believe that globalization began?

What international institution is a particular target of anti-globalizers?

Which of the following describes a globalized world as "Disneyland"?

Which of the following countries is selling state-owned companies to reduce its budget deficits?

Which of the following countries is among the world's least globalized?

Which of the following is not part of what is called "the race to the bottom"?

Which of the following institutions do pro-globalizers dislike?

What is Blackwater?

From what agency did Edward Snowden leak classified information?

What is the "Black Bloc"?

Which theoretical approach argues that globalization increases inequality?

By which measure of globalization does Singapore rank highest?

According to Paul Krugman, what even marked "the end of Pax Americana"?

What is the central claim of those whom we call "skeptics" in regard to globalization?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

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 7: Globalization: The New Frontier

Which of the following remains a crucial territorial location despite globalization?

Which of the following has a GDP smaller than California?

What did Francis Fukuyama mean when he wrote of "an end to history"?

What is the most globalized country in the world?

What term is used to describe the gap in the availability of computers in the developed and less-developed worlds?

How did WikiLeaks first rise to prominence?

When does Nayan Chandra believe that globalization began?

What international institution is a particular target of anti-globalizers?

Which of the following describes a globalized world as "Disneyland"?

Which of the following countries is selling state-owned companies to reduce its budget deficits?

Which of the following countries is among the world's least globalized?

Which of the following is not part of what is called "the race to the bottom"?

Which of the following institutions do pro-globalizers dislike?

What is Blackwater?

From what agency did Edward Snowden leak classified information?

What is the "Black Bloc"?

Which theoretical approach argues that globalization increases inequality?

By which measure of globalization does Singapore rank highest?

According to Paul Krugman, what even marked "the end of Pax Americana"?

What is the central claim of those whom we call "skeptics" in regard to globalization?

Prologue

An Introduction to Global Politics: Change and Continuity

The Evolution of the Interstate System and Alternative Political Systems

The World Wars

The Cold War

Decolonization and the Global South

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