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Theory of international relations Chapter 6-10

Question 1 of 50

1

The lineage of classical realism is said to have begun with:

Select one of the following:

  • Niccolo Machiavelli.

  • Thucydides.

  • Hans Morgenthau.

  • Kenneth Waltz.

Explanation

Question 2 of 50

1

The code of conduct that state leaders should follow in their foreign affairs is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • survival

  • Self-help

  • raison d'être.

  • raison d'état.

Explanation

Question 3 of 50

1

The condition of the international system, having no overarching central authority above the individual collection of sovereign states, is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • anarchy.

  • political community.

  • international system.

  • sovereignty

Explanation

Question 4 of 50

1

Classical realism represents power politics as a result of:

Select one of the following:

  • International relations.

  • state sovereignty

  • human behaviour

  • anarchy

Explanation

Question 5 of 50

1

Defensive realism proposes that states are generally more concerned with:

Select one of the following:

  • security.

  • zero-sum game.

  • absolute gains.

  • relative gains.

Explanation

Question 6 of 50

1

A branch of modern realism that sees institutions as playing an important role is called:

Select one of the following:

  • rational choice realism.

  • neo-classical realism.

  • neo-liberalism.

  • neo-realism.

Explanation

Question 7 of 50

1

Kenneth Waltz tries to overcome the problem of realism's weak definition of the meaning of power by shifting the focus from power to:

Select one of the following:

  • capabilities.

  • relative gains.

  • sovereignty.

  • cooperation.

Explanation

Question 8 of 50

1

Which of the following is not a pillar of essential realism?

Select one of the following:

  • Statism

  • Sovereignty

  • Survival

  • Self-help

Explanation

Question 9 of 50

1

The idea that the “strong do as they will and the weak accept what they must” comes from:

Select one of the following:

  • Schweller.

  • Machiavelli.

  • game theory.

  • Thucydides

Explanation

Question 10 of 50

1

Kenneth Waltz argues that the key difference between domestic and international orders lies in their:

Select one of the following:

  • wealth distribution.

  • ideology.

  • structure.

  • security.

Explanation

Question 11 of 50

1

Which of the following is not considered a key liberal value?

Select one of the following:

  • Tolerance

  • Freedom

  • Order

  • Constitutionalism

Explanation

Question 12 of 50

1

Liberals see the causes of war located in (amongst others):

Select one of the following:

  • anarchy

  • human nature

  • self-determination

  • imperialism

Explanation

Question 13 of 50

1

In the 1990s Western state leaders proclaimed:

Select one of the following:

  • A New World Order

  • the end of History

  • that liberalism was a redundant ideology

  • an age of Realism

Explanation

Question 14 of 50

1

Liberalism is a theory of both:

Select one of the following:

  • freedom and authority.

  • government within states and good governance between them.

  • sovereignty and equality.

  • tolerance and balance of power.

Explanation

Question 15 of 50

1

The writings of Bentham and Kant contain the seeds of core liberal ideas, particularly that:

Select one of the following:

  • nations can get along.

  • wealth is the best means to bring about justice.

  • justice breeds freedom.

  • reason can deliver freedom and justice in international relations.

Explanation

Question 16 of 50

1

Which of the following is not a definitive article of Kant's 'Perpetual Peace'?

Select one of the following:

  • The Civil Constitution of Every State shall be Republican

  • The Democratic Franchise shall be extended to each Citizen Equally

  • The Right of Nations shall be based on a Federation of Free States

  • Cosmopolitan Right shall be limited to Conditions of Universal Hospitality

Explanation

Question 17 of 50

1

Which word is missing from the following sentence: Richard Cobden's belief that _____ would create a more peaceful world order is a core idea of 19th century liberalism.

Select one of the following:

  • freedom

  • justice

  • free trade

  • tolerance

Explanation

Question 18 of 50

1

What was the primary organ of the Idealist inter-war order?

Select one of the following:

  • The League of Nations

  • The United Nations

  • The Concert of Europe

  • The hegemonic influence of the US

Explanation

Question 19 of 50

1

What concept supposes that liberal states will not go to war with one another?

Select one of the following:

  • Sovereign equality of states

  • Balance of power

  • Democratic peace thesis

  • Republican constitutionalism

Explanation

Question 20 of 50

1

Those liberals who place great importance on the civilizing capacity of global society are often known as:

Select one of the following:

  • classical liberals.

  • neo-liberals.

  • reform liberals.

  • radical liberals.

Explanation

Question 21 of 50

1

For neo-liberal institutionalists, the core research question is:

Select one of the following:

  • to understand the role of non-state actors in globalization.

  • how to promote cooperation in an anarchic, competitive international system.

  • how to assess the relative capabilities of the Great Powers.

  • how to design effective international institutions.

Explanation

Question 22 of 50

1

For neo-realists, the most critical problem presented by anarchy is:

Select one of the following:

  • survival

  • conflict

  • cheating

  • security

Explanation

Question 23 of 50

1

Defensive neo-realists suggest that our assumptions of a state's relations with other states depend on:

Select one of the following:

  • their status within the international system.

  • whether or not they are liberal states.

  • their relative capabilities.

  • their security.

Explanation

Question 24 of 50

1

For offensive neo-realists, the most important thing to states is:

Select one of the following:

  • absolute power.

  • security

  • relative power

  • sovereignty

Explanation

Question 25 of 50

1

For 'security neo-realists', the 2003 Iraq War was unnecessary because:

Select one of the following:

  • America had their chance to topple Saddam Hussein in 1991.

  • thousands of civilians would be killed.

  • America was in danger of over-extending itself.

  • containment of Iraq was working effectively.

Explanation

Question 26 of 50

1

Which of the following is not a variety of contemporary Liberalism?

Select one of the following:

  • Constitutional

  • Commercial

  • Republican

  • Sociological

Explanation

Question 27 of 50

1

The roots of neo-liberal institutionalism are found in:

Select one of the following:

  • the writings of Immanuel Kant.

  • the functional integration scholarship of the 1940s and 1950s.

  • realism

  • Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points.

Explanation

Question 28 of 50

1

Neo-liberals believe the greatest obstacle to cooperation among states is:

Select one of the following:

  • arms build-up.

  • weak institutions.

  • cheating (non-compliance).

  • cultural and linguistic misunderstandings.

Explanation

Question 29 of 50

1

The liberal institutional scholarship of the 1970s that suggested that the world had become more pluralistic in terms of actors involved in international interactions is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • neo-liberal institutionalism.

  • commercial liberalism.

  • pluralism

  • complex interdependence.

Explanation

Question 30 of 50

1

While neo-realism and neo-liberalism have a lot in common, neo-realism tends to focus more on:

Select one of the following:

  • security and military issues.

  • environmental issues.

  • economic issues.

  • human rights.

Explanation

Question 31 of 50

1

The vast bulk of Marx’s theoretical efforts consisted of a painstaking analysis of capitalism as a:

Select one of the following:

  • world economics system.

  • mode of production.

  • theory of hegemony.

  • tool of emancipation.

Explanation

Question 32 of 50

1

The scholar who deals with globalization theory is

Select one of the following:

  • Rosenberg

  • Waltz

  • Marz

  • Gramsci

Explanation

Question 33 of 50

1

The Marxist approach is often known as:

Select one of the following:

  • Communist theory

  • imperialist doctrine

  • historical materialism

  • the base-superstructure model

Explanation

Question 34 of 50

1

Modern Marxist analyses of international relations aim to reveal the hidden workings of:

Select one of the following:

  • the relations of production.

  • the means of production.

  • the superstructure.

  • global capitalism

Explanation

Question 35 of 50

1

According to Marx, the central dynamic to be understood is the tension between the means of production and relations of production that together form:

Select one of the following:

  • the economic base of a given society.

  • capitalism.

  • the mode of production.

  • the political system of a given society.

Explanation

Question 36 of 50

1

In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels famously argued that ‘the history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of:

Select one of the following:

  • war and peace' .

  • class struggle .

  • survival.

  • ideasl

Explanation

Question 37 of 50

1

Marx was committed to the cause of which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Communism.

  • The ' global South' .

  • Emancipation.

  • The proletariat.

Explanation

Question 38 of 50

1

According to Gramsci, the mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationships between the socio-economic relations and political and cultural practices that together underpin a given order is known as which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Hegemonic order.

  • World system

  • Mode of production.

  • Historic bloc.

Explanation

Question 39 of 50

1

According to this chapter, the adoption of neo-liberal policies is the result or an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • the effect of capitalims

  • American hegemonic power

  • the core-periphery distinction

  • the theory of contradictions

Explanation

Question 40 of 50

1

The main body of Critical Theory has emerged from which school of international relations?

Select one of the following:

  • The Frankfurt School

  • The Italian School

  • The English School

  • The Oxford University School

Explanation

Question 41 of 50

1

What term is not generally associated with constructivist thought?

Select one of the following:

  • Structuration

  • Individualism

  • Reflectivism

  • Social theory

Explanation

Question 42 of 50

1

To explain its differences with the ‘neos’, constructivism has sometimes been contrasted with:

Select one of the following:

  • rational choice.

  • social theory.

  • individualism and norms.

  • historical materialism.

Explanation

Question 43 of 50

1

According to constructivists, what shapes the identity and interests of actors such as states?

Select one of the following:

  • Normative structure

  • Anarchy

  • Level of capabilities (i.e., military)

  • International treaties and institutions

Explanation

Question 44 of 50

1

The three stages of the life cycle of norms, according to Finnemore and Sikkink are:

Select one of the following:

  • Norm emergence, Norm cascade and Norm internalization.

  • Norm beginning, Norm middle and Norm end.

  • Norm emergence, Norm development and Norm internalization.

  • None of the above is correct.

Explanation

Question 45 of 50

1

What is the core observation of constructivism?

Select one of the following:

  • The constraints of anarchy on the society of states

  • The social construction of reality

  • The constitutive nature of world order

  • The shaping of ideational forces

Explanation

Question 46 of 50

1

Constructivists argue that knowledge shapes how actors interpret and construct their:

Select one of the following:

  • World

  • Norms

  • social reality

  • normative structures

Explanation

Question 47 of 50

1

______ offered the timeless insight that ‘… we are cultural beings with the capacity and will to take a deliberate attitude toward the world and lend it significance.’

Select one of the following:

  • Max Weber

  • John Ruggie

  • Kenneth Walt

  • Alexander Wendt

Explanation

Question 48 of 50

1

Constitutive theory is a particular sort of:

Select one of the following:

  • social theory.

  • critical theory.

  • explanatory theory

  • causal theory

Explanation

Question 49 of 50

1

Rational choice treats actors as:

Select one of the following:

  • social

  • pre-social

  • material

  • ideational.

Explanation

Question 50 of 50

1

For constructivists, actors follow.

Select one of the following:

  • paths determined by strategic interaction

  • the logic of consequences

  • the logic of appropriateness

  • irrational courses of action

Explanation