Final Sınavı - Polıtıcal Thought

Soru 1:

Who is one of The Pacifist Anarchists?

A) Errico Malatesta B) Max Stirner C) Leo Tolstoy D) Mikhail Bakunin E) Peter Kropotkin

Soru 2:

Which of the following notions is not true about Marx’s thoughts on social classes in general?

A) There are two main social classes in all stratified societies, these are a ruling class and a subject class. B) The ruling class owns and controls the means of production such as land, capital, labor, buildings and machinery. C) There is not a fundamental contradiction or a conflict of interest between the two classes. D) The ruling class exploits and oppresses the subject class in order to maintain and reinforce its advantages. E) The institutions of superstructure (social institutions such as religion, law, political system etc.) serve to the ruling class and function as tools for the ruling class domination.

Soru 3:

Which of the following are defined in Thomas More’s Utopia? Total economic equality Collective happiness Property that is monopolized and absolute Authoritarian and hierarchical society

A) I, II B) I, III C) I, II, III D) I, II, IV E) I, II, III, IV

Soru 4:

According to Montesquieu, why do people living in the South cannot develop a regular and strong union?

A) Because every southern has a different idea and strongly defends it. B) Because there like to judge each other a lot. C) Because they are too disciplined. D) Because they don't like being monotonous. E) Because warm climate pushes people to be lazy.

Soru 5:

I. Equality II. Freedom III. Rationalism IV. Property Which of these define John Locke's nature?

A) I and II B) II and III C) III and IV D) I, III and IV E) I, II and III

Soru 6:

I. Hierarchical, II. Authoritarian, III. Patriarchal, IV. Competitive. Which of the ones listed above is among the characteristics of the model of society in More's Utopia ?

A) I & III. B) II, III & IV. C) I, II & III. D) I & II. E) II & IV.

Soru 7:

According to Ibn Khaldûn, for the materialization of justice, whose responsibility is it to make ethical codes set forth through fıqh applicable in public space, via incentive and deterrent executions of law?

A) Ruler(s) B) Free Citizen(s) C) Noble(s) D) Theologist(s) E) Philosopher(s)

Soru 8:

Which of the following is not true about "libertarian view"?

A) Libertarian view puts forward its own conceptualization on social justice around individual responsibility and entitlement B) Libertarian view rejects the intervention to the spontaneous order of market C) If a person earns much more than others through drawing on equal rights, they should be interfered by the state D) The main characteristic of just society is considered as the one in which everyone is equally entitled to the rights of acquisition E) If a person earns much more than others through drawing on such equal rights, this is a legitimate inequality

Soru 9:

Who is is commonly accepted as the founder of modern anarchism?

A) Leo Tolstoy B) William Godwin C) Mikhail Bakunin D) Peter Kropotkin E) Errico Malatesta

Soru 10:

According to T. More, what is the only way to distribute the wealth of the country equally and fairly and to make people happy?

A) Encouraging all the social classes to be politically active B) Obeying the laws C) Eliminating the ownership of property D) Educating the society E) Involve everyone in production

Soru 11:

What is Bodin’s preference for the best form of government?

A) Democracy B) Monarchy C) Aristocracy D) Theocracy E) Totalitarianism

Soru 12:

Which of the following is not criteria to name 16th century capitalism as commercial capitalism?

A) Exchange value increasingly gained importance B) It became a means of making a living for masses C) Money was going beyond a thing that met humans’ needs D) Cities were in the front line of a new economic growth E) The legal authority of the church disappeared

Soru 13:

Which of the following statements about anarchists is incorrect ?

A) Anarchists think that state should be totally or partly eliminated. B) All anarchists adopt a leftist ideology and aim for the total elimination of state and the collapse of order. C) Some anarchists do not regard local level administrations such as villages, communes, syndicates as obstructive structures. D) All of the anarchists advocate that government is an obstacle that hinders human flourishing and progress. E) Leftist anarchists claim that the ruling class uses the state as a tool to dominate and restrict the progress of the governed people.

Soru 14:

I. The revolution is the overthrown of the state. II. Social and economic context of the society shape people. III. Organization and political leadership are necessary for working class. IV. Working class has potential to destroy capitalism and create a classless society. Which of the following above can be considered as a similarity between Marxism and Anarchism?

A) I and III B) II and III C) I, II and IV D) I, III and IV E) II and IV

Soru 15:

Which term refers to the rational and scientific reorganization of political and social relations?

A) Scholasticism B) Laicism C) Enlightenment D) Conventionality E) Traditionalism

Soru 16:

Which of the below is one of the leading names of the French Enlightenment?

A) Francis Hutcheson B) Helvetius C) David Hume D) Adam Smith E) Adam Ferguson

Soru 17:

Which of the following is the basis of the libertarian understanding of justice?

A) right of the might B) moral duties C) virtue D) aggregative interest E) inalienable rights

Soru 18:

Which of the following approach, freedom based judgements of individual's welfare are considered as the focal point of justice?

A) Capability approach B) Townsend's approach C) Utilitarian approach D) Fraser's approach E) Honneth's approach

Soru 19:

According to Machiavelli, what is the main means of The Prince?

A) Diplomacy B) Intimidation C) Religion D) Violence E) Poverty

Soru 20:

Who is the founder of modern anarchism?

A) Pierre Joseph Proudhon B) Peter Kropotkin C) Mikhail Bakunin D) Leo Tolstoy E) William Godwin