Question 1

What ideology did the Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberal nationalism. 
B)  National socialism. 
C)  Social Darwinism. 
D)  Liberal interventionism. 
A)  Liberal nationalism. 
B)  National socialism. 
C)  Social Darwinism. 
D)  Liberal interventionism. A

Question 2

Which of the following theorists argues, "To have an identity is simply to have certain ideas about who one is in a given situation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Wendt. 
B)  Kenneth Waltz. 
C)  Robert Keohane. 
D)  J. Ann Tickner. 
A)  Alexander Wendt. 
B)  Kenneth Waltz. 
C)  Robert Keohane. 
D)  J. Ann Tickner. A

Question 3

What did Vladimir Lenin consider World War I to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  A conflict among capitalists. 
B)  A war to help France regain Alsace-Lorraine. 
C)  A conflict to prevent Germany from overthrowing the balance of power. 
D)  A war to achieve national self-determination for all peoples. 
A)  A conflict among capitalists. 
B)  A war to help France regain Alsace-Lorraine. 
C)  A conflict to prevent Germany from overthrowing the balance of power. 
D)  A war to achieve national self-determination for all peoples. A

Question 4

What ethnic group uses the Cyrillic alphabet?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavs. 
B)  Magyars. 
C)  Flemish. 
D)  Slovenes. 
A)  Slavs. 
B)  Magyars. 
C)  Flemish. 
D)  Slovenes.

Question 5

What 1979 event was a milestone advance in the spread of Muslim fundamentalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The overthrow of Iran's monarchy by the Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  The assassination of Iraq's king by followers of Saddam Hussein. 
C)  The election of Islamic militants. in Algeria. 
D)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
A)  The overthrow of Iran's monarchy by the Ayatollah Khomeini. 
B)  The assassination of Iraq's king by followers of Saddam Hussein. 
C)  The election of Islamic militants. in Algeria. 
D)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Question 6

Which of the following nationalities has held a referendum regarding whether they wish independence from Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Welsh. 
B)  English. 
C)  Scottish. 
D)  Northern Irish. 
A)  Welsh. 
B)  English. 
C)  Scottish. 
D)  Northern Irish.

Question 7

What was the ultranationalist ideology that took hold in Italy in the 1920s and Spain in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fascism. 
B)  Communism. 
C)  Corporatism. 
D)  Nazism. 
A)  Fascism. 
B)  Communism. 
C)  Corporatism. 
D)  Nazism.

Question 8

What is the best known political identity in international relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Feminism. 
B)  Religion. 
C)  Class. 
D)  Nationalism. 
A)  Feminism. 
B)  Religion. 
C)  Class. 
D)  Nationalism.

Question 9

What is the name given to the provocative annual parade of Northern Ireland's Protestants to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Orange Walk. 
B)  St. Stephen's Day. 
C)  The St. Patrick's Day Parade. 
D)  The Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade. 
A)  The Orange Walk. 
B)  St. Stephen's Day. 
C)  The St. Patrick's Day Parade. 
D)  The Apprentice Boys of Derry Parade.

Question 10

What issue was decided in the case of Korematsu v. United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The legality of interning Japanese-Americans. 
B)  The legality of suspending habeas corpus in wartime. 
C)  The rights of illegal combatants captured in Afghanistan. 
D)  The internment of Iraqi civilians. 
A)  The legality of interning Japanese-Americans. 
B)  The legality of suspending habeas corpus in wartime. 
C)  The rights of illegal combatants captured in Afghanistan. 
D)  The internment of Iraqi civilians.

Question 11

Who was Shamil Basayev?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia's president. 
B)  A leader of the Bosnian Serbs. 
C)  The first president of independent Georgia. 
D)  A military leader of Chechnya's separatists. 
A)  Russia's president. 
B)  A leader of the Bosnian Serbs. 
C)  The first president of independent Georgia. 
D)  A military leader of Chechnya's separatists.

Question 12

What identity did Machiavelli praise as helping to make a strong state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnicity. 
B)  Religion. 
C)  Race. 
D)  Class. 
A)  Ethnicity. 
B)  Religion. 
C)  Race. 
D)  Class.

Question 13

What do we call someone or some group that is unjustly blamed for someone else's actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sucker. 
B)  Dupe. 
C)  Victim. 
D)  Scapegoat. 
A)  Sucker. 
B)  Dupe. 
C)  Victim. 
D)  Scapegoat.

Question 14

What organization was founded in Egypt in 1928 to promote Islamic identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Muslim Brotherhood. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  Hamas. 
D)  The Justice and Development Party. 
A)  The Muslim Brotherhood. 
B)  Hezbollah. 
C)  Hamas. 
D)  The Justice and Development Party.

Question 15

Which of the following describes a "fifth columnist"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subversives working on behalf of a foreign country. 
B)  Traitors fighting against one's own nation-state. 
C)  Spies who steal a country's secrets. 
D)  Mercenaries who fight for profit. 
A)  Subversives working on behalf of a foreign country. 
B)  Traitors fighting against one's own nation-state. 
C)  Spies who steal a country's secrets. 
D)  Mercenaries who fight for profit.

Question 16

What symbol of Islam has become controversial in the West?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Koran. 
B)  Mosques. 
C)  Headscarves. 
D)  Turbans. 
A)  The Koran. 
B)  Mosques. 
C)  Headscarves. 
D)  Turbans.

Question 17

What is a "theocracy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  A government of the wealthiest citizens. 
B)  A government based on religion. 
C)  A totalitarian state. 
D)  An ethnically divided society. 
A)  A government of the wealthiest citizens. 
B)  A government based on religion. 
C)  A totalitarian state. 
D)  An ethnically divided society.

Question 18

In what context was the term "genocide" first used?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Holocaust in World War II. 
B)  The murder of Tutsis by Hutus in Rwanda in 1994. 
C)  The "killing fields" of Cambodia in the 1970s. 
D)  The murder of British civilians in the "Black Hole" of Calcutta in 1756. 
A)  The Holocaust in World War II. 
B)  The murder of Tutsis by Hutus in Rwanda in 1994. 
C)  The "killing fields" of Cambodia in the 1970s. 
D)  The murder of British civilians in the "Black Hole" of Calcutta in 1756.

Question 19

Where do most Muslims if France trace their national origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morocco. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Turkey. 
A)  Morocco. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Turkey.

Question 20

What country contains a Catalan minority?

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Greece. 
A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Greece.

What ideology did the Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini advocate?

Which of the following theorists argues, "To have an identity is simply to have certain ideas about who one is in a given situation"?

What did Vladimir Lenin consider World War I to be?

What ethnic group uses the Cyrillic alphabet?

What 1979 event was a milestone advance in the spread of Muslim fundamentalism?

Which of the following nationalities has held a referendum regarding whether they wish independence from Great Britain?

What was the ultranationalist ideology that took hold in Italy in the 1920s and Spain in the 1930s?

What is the best known political identity in international relations?

What is the name given to the provocative annual parade of Northern Ireland's Protestants to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne?

What issue was decided in the case of Korematsu v. United States?

Who was Shamil Basayev?

What identity did Machiavelli praise as helping to make a strong state?

What do we call someone or some group that is unjustly blamed for someone else's actions?

What organization was founded in Egypt in 1928 to promote Islamic identity?

Which of the following describes a "fifth columnist"?

What symbol of Islam has become controversial in the West?

What is a "theocracy"?

In what context was the term "genocide" first used?

Where do most Muslims if France trace their national origin?

What country contains a Catalan minority?

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

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

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

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Exam 12: Identity Politics: Nationalism and Ethnicity

What ideology did the Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini advocate?

Which of the following theorists argues, "To have an identity is simply to have certain ideas about who one is in a given situation"?

What did Vladimir Lenin consider World War I to be?

What ethnic group uses the Cyrillic alphabet?

What 1979 event was a milestone advance in the spread of Muslim fundamentalism?

Which of the following nationalities has held a referendum regarding whether they wish independence from Great Britain?

What was the ultranationalist ideology that took hold in Italy in the 1920s and Spain in the 1930s?

What is the best known political identity in international relations?

What is the name given to the provocative annual parade of Northern Ireland's Protestants to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne?

What issue was decided in the case of Korematsu v. United States?

Who was Shamil Basayev?

What identity did Machiavelli praise as helping to make a strong state?

What do we call someone or some group that is unjustly blamed for someone else's actions?

What organization was founded in Egypt in 1928 to promote Islamic identity?

Which of the following describes a "fifth columnist"?

What symbol of Islam has become controversial in the West?

What is a "theocracy"?

In what context was the term "genocide" first used?

Where do most Muslims if France trace their national origin?

What country contains a Catalan minority?

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

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

International Political Economy

Human Rights

Human Security

The Environment: a Global Collective Good

Filters