Question 1

According to the text, Wight identified which three traditions in the study of international relations theory?

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A)  Machiavellian, Grotian, and Kantian 
B)  Hobbesian, Lockian, and Kantian 
C)  Machiavellian, Grotian, and Marxist 
D)  Realist, liberal, and constructivist

Question 2

What is the impact of global actors on our understanding of international relations?

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Question 3

A state's history, traditions, and political structures are examples of the _______ level of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  national attributes 
C)  systemic 
D)  global

Question 4

What are the ways in which you are linked to globalization?

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Question 5

A "theory" is a

Accepted Answer

A)  formal model with hypotheses and assumptions, rather than a personal worldview. 
B)  law that has been accepted as a definitive explanation for human behavior. 
C)  deception to get citizens to reach an unpopular decision. 
D)  simplifying device that helps the analyst decide which facts matter and which facts do not.

Question 6

What are the three kinds of hypotheses?

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A)  Causal, relational, and impact 
B)  War, peace, and economics 
C)  Global, systemic, and national attributes 
D)  Marxist, liberal, and realist

Question 7

A scholar asserts that movement of capital and environmental problems explain an outcome. This is an example of the _______ level of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  national attributes 
C)  systemic 
D)  global

Question 8

A _______ theorist believes that ideas about the world are not fixed but change over time.

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A)  liberal 
B)  realist 
C)  Marxist 
D)  constructivist

Question 9

The firm that makes a key component of the iPhone outsources production of it to India and Taiwan because

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A)  although the firm did not want to do this, Apple Computer insisted. 
B)  economies of scale neglect the human costs of capital transitions. 
C)  the part can be made cheaply, and the firm spends the savings on research and development. 
D)  it seeks to eliminate jobs in its home state.

Question 10

How do ideas about globalization shape our understanding of the trend?

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Question 11

Why do theories matter?

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Question 12

One result of globalization is

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A)  a reduced need for international cooperation. 
B)  "Northtoxification." 
C)  that everything has a "Made in someplace" label, often from a nation-state in the developing world. 
D)  a lessening of tensions about personal income levels.

Question 13

The social theory suggesting all actors make decisions with fixed preferences and seek to maximize benefits and minimize costs is called

Accepted Answer

A)  neoclassical realism theory. 
B)  rational choice theory. 
C)  neoliberal theory. 
D)  neorealism.

Question 14

Which three academic theories of international relations were the primary focus of the 1980s interparadigm debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructivism, Castells' four crises, Marxism 
B)  Realism, liberalism, Marxism 
C)  Hobbesian, realism, liberalism 
D)  Liberalism, Marxism, Castells' four crises

Question 15

The writer Manuel Castells maintains that if the leaders of nation-states want to respond effectively to the four crises he discusses, they must

Accepted Answer

A)  establish tighter border controls because illegal immigration is undermining states of all kinds. 
B)  strive to make their countries economically self-sufficient because globalization is stealing jobs from productive countries. 
C)  confront the cold reality that life is changing and there is nothing to be done; the era of independent nation-states is over. 
D)  create collaborative networks with nongovernmental organizations and other nonstate actors, a recommendation that sounds paradoxical given the problems of the four crises.

Question 16

A _______ theorist believes that state is the result of class forces.

Accepted Answer

A)  liberal 
B)  Marxist 
C)  realist 
D)  constructivist

Question 17

Why might some scholars view globalization as a "myth"?

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A)  There is no evidence that the world is becoming more interconnected. 
B)  Globalization exclusively affects late-stage capitalist economies. 
C)  The increase in wealth is too one-sided to be considered global. 
D)  There is an abundance of historical evidence on the nature of "globalization."

Question 18

What entity exercises the monopoly of legal force within its territorial bounds?

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A)  The state 
B)  The nation 
C)  The international system 
D)  The government

Question 19

Respecting the sovereignty of states and following the rule of international law are examples of the _______ level of analysis.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual 
B)  national attributes 
C)  systemic 
D)  global

Question 20

A civil actor from one country who has dealings with actors in other countries or with an international organization is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  international artifice. 
B)  transhumance actor. 
C)  transnational actor. 
D)  transformative actor.

Exam 1: Introduction to Global Politics

According to the text, Wight identified which three traditions in the study of international relations theory?

What is the impact of global actors on our understanding of international relations?

A state's history, traditions, and political structures are examples of the _______ level of analysis.

What are the ways in which you are linked to globalization?

A "theory" is a

What are the three kinds of hypotheses?

A scholar asserts that movement of capital and environmental problems explain an outcome. This is an example of the _______ level of analysis.

A _______ theorist believes that ideas about the world are not fixed but change over time.

The firm that makes a key component of the iPhone outsources production of it to India and Taiwan because

How do ideas about globalization shape our understanding of the trend?

Why do theories matter?

One result of globalization is

The social theory suggesting all actors make decisions with fixed preferences and seek to maximize benefits and minimize costs is called

Which three academic theories of international relations were the primary focus of the 1980s interparadigm debate?

The writer Manuel Castells maintains that if the leaders of nation-states want to respond effectively to the four crises he discusses, they must

A _______ theorist believes that state is the result of class forces.

Why might some scholars view globalization as a "myth"?

What entity exercises the monopoly of legal force within its territorial bounds?

Respecting the sovereignty of states and following the rule of international law are examples of the _______ level of analysis.

A civil actor from one country who has dealings with actors in other countries or with an international organization is called a(n)