International Studies Practice Exam
Course Introduction
International Studies explores the complex relationships and interactions among countries, cultures, and global systems. This interdisciplinary course examines topics such as international politics, economics, history, law, and culture, providing students with a broad understanding of how global issues like conflict, development, human rights, and environmental challenges affect societies worldwide. Emphasizing critical thinking and cross-cultural analysis, International Studies equips students with the analytical tools and knowledge necessary to understand and address pressing global challenges in a rapidly changing world.
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Essentials of International Relations 7th Edition by Karen A. Mingst
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Chapter 1: Approaches to International Relations
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Q1) Which of the following studies is an example of the behavioral approach to the study of international relations?
A) the Correlates of War project
B) the study of the Greenham Common Peace Camp
C) the Republic
D) History of the Peloponnesian War
E) the Communist Manifesto
Answer: A
Q2) Which theory posits that states generally cooperate?
A) realism
B) liberalism
C) constructivism
D) behavioralism
E) radical theory
Answer: B
Q3) Today's key issues can be easily understood without any reference to history.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: The Historical Context of Contemporary
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Q1) Why, following World War II, did the Soviet Union use its newfound superpower status to solidify control over Eastern European states like Poland and Czechoslovakia?
A) It wanted to support the independence movements of what President Truman called the "free peoples."
B) It wanted to increase its chances of joining the European Union.
C) It feared another invasion from the West and wanted a buffer zone of friendly nations to protect it.
D) It wanted to ensure free elections and capitalism.
E) It wanted to punish countries that had supported Germany.
Answer: C
Q2) In the early 1900s, Britain joined an alliance with Japan (a non-European power) against Russia (a European power).
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: International Relations Theories
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Q1) How would radicals explain the 2003 Iraq War?
A) a failure of international institutions
B) the United States acting in its national interest to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction
C) the United States acting in its economic interest to stabilize and control its oil supply
D) a clash of Christian and Islamic identities
E) a tragic result of elite misperceptions
Answer: C
Q2) The radical perspective places emphasis on which of the following?
A) the balance of power in the international system
B) international institutions
C) sovereignty
D) economic class conflict
E) normative structures
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The International System
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Q1) Following World War II, which of the following major changes occurred in the international system?
A) Germany, with its significant economic and military capabilities, became an even more powerful actor in the international system.
B) Japan, with its significant economic and military capabilities, became an even more powerful actor in the international system.
C) The United Kingdom and France declined in power, while the United States and Soviet Union rose to dominant power positions.
D) The United States rose to a position as the hegemon of the system.
E) The Soviet Union rose to a position as the hegemon of the system.
Q2) How do radicals view the likelihood of change in the international system?
A) Radicals agree that change is impossible.
B) Radicals agree that change is highly likely.
C) Radicals disagree on whether change is possible.
D) Radicals are united in their normative opposition to change in the international system.
E) Radicals expect the spread of communism to change the system.
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Chapter 5: The State
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Q1) ________ diplomacy involves trying to create an overall image that enhances a state's ability to achieve its objectives.
A) Two-level
B) Realist
C) Public
D) Sanctions
E) Open
Q2) The growing integration of the world in terms of politics, economics, and culture is known as
A) sovereignty.
B) globalization.
C) diplomatic expansionism.
D) transnationalism.
E) compellence.
Q3) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Realists believe states have a clear national interest.
B) Liberals believe states have a clear national interest.
C) Radicals believe states have a clear national interest.
D) Constructivists believe states have a clear national interest.
E) Idealists believe states have a clear national interest.
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Chapter 6: The Individual
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Q1) Occasionally, the mass public votes directly on an issue of foreign policy significance, such as when
A) Switzerland voted to leave the United Nations.
B) the United States ratified the Maastricht Treaty.
C) Britain voted on whether the state will remain in the European Union.
D) Germans voted to begin World War II.
E) Russians voted to end the Soviet Union.
Q2) Personality characteristics affect the leadership of ________ more than ________ because the former are less likely to be checked by institutions than the latter.
A) democratic leaders; dictators
B) dictators; democratic leaders
C) Republicans; Democrats
D) Democrats; Republicans
E) males; females
Q3) Satisficing, the tendency for groups to search for a "good enough" solution to a problem rather than the optimal one, means that states do not always use the rational decision-making model of foreign policy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Intergovernmental Organizations, International
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Q1) Over the life of the United Nations the sovereignty of states has eroded.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a success of the League of Nations?
A) Its demarcation of the German-Polish border.
B) Its actions against the aggression of Japan in the 1930s.
C) The fact that it delayed the outbreak of World War II.
D) Its actions against the aggression of Italy in the 1930s.
E) Its ability to convince the United States to join in its collective security actions.
Q3) Neoliberal institutionalists argue IGOs help states by
A) requiring states to lessen sovereignty.
B) reducing cheating by monitoring states and punishing rule breakers.
C) giving all states an equal vote.
D) pooling resources to create a world police force.
E) taxing individuals and companies.
Q4) Compare and contrast the realist, liberal, radical, and constructivist views of NGOs. Which of these perspectives do you think best explain the role of NGOs in the international system today? Provide examples to back up your argument.
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Chapter 8: War and Strife
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Q1) When national leaders resort to external conflict in order to build internal cohesion and to distract citizens from economic problems it is called
A) external balancing.
B) collective security.
C) diversionary war.
D) proliferation.
E) asymmetric warfare.
Q2) Realist approaches to managing insecurity place less faith in ________ and more faith in ________ than do liberal approaches.
A) international courts; the international community
B) individual state power; strong leaders
C) the international community; individual state power
D) strong leaders; international institutions
E) individual state power; international courts
Q3) Just war tradition argues that for a war to be a just one it must have a just cause, such as self-defense, and that in the conduct of the war noncombatants must be protected from harm as much as possible.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: International Political Economy
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Q1) During the 2008-2009 global financial crisis
A) the countries of Africa all suffered significant financial setbacks.
B) African countries were set back in their access to international markets.
C) U.S. and European investments in African countries such as Ghana and Kenya increased.
D) Investment in African countries such as Ghana and Kenya from emerging economies like China and India increased.
E) African countries did not experience any change in foreign investments.
Q2) The idea that rescuing states from the consequences of reckless economic behavior actually encourages future reckless behavior is called
A) hedging.
B) portfolio investment.
C) derivative investing.
D) sovereign wealth funds.
E) moral hazard.
Q3) What does sustainable development mean? Compare and contrast the different approaches theories have put forth to prescribe what states need to do to develop in a sustainable way. Which approach do you think is most likely to be successful and why?
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Chapter 10: Human Rights
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Q1) Are dramatic NGO reports and videos, such as Invisible Children's KONY 2012 video, positive developments because they bring attention to abuses or negative developments because they may be overly simplified portrayals of the case or call for overly harsh tactics such as the use of force?
Q2) Which of the following is an example of civil and political rights?
A) freedom from torture
B) state sovereignty
C) rejection of government policies that cause suffering
D) freedom of speech
E) protection of the social group
Q3) Which statement is True about the abolition movement?
A) The movement was led by slaves in South America.
B) International law banned all slavery in the early 1800s.
C) Individual countries adopted their own laws abolishing slavery.
D) Freed slaves immediately enjoyed full rights.
E) The Catholic Church led abolition efforts stressing religious morality.
Q4) While most states repress civil rights when state security is at risk, this is not True of democracies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Transnational Issues: the Environment, World
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Q1) Through various structures and processes, international actors can coordinate their interests and needs, although there is no unifying political authority. This is the belief underlying
A) human rights.
B) environmental sustainability.
C) global governance.
D) epistemic communities.
E) anarchy.
Q2) Which actors have responded to the AIDS crisis?
A) only individual states
B) states and NGOs
C) states, NGOs, and intergovernmental organizations
D) states, NGOs, intergovernmental organizations, and individuals
E) There has been no widespread response, hence the prevalence of AIDS today.
Q3) Accelerated demand for natural resources is occurring only in the developing world.
A)True
B)False
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