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Soru 1:

Which one is true for the government stated by Augustine in The City of God?

A) Government must be ruled by secularists. B) Government may simply be a tyranny-as a realisation of evil and/or love of self. C) Government exists to organise the cooperation of the state and the citizens. D) Civitas Terrana is a divine, infinite, just state. E) Government is the true God.

Soru 2:

What is the religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself to god and/or spiritual work?

A) Faithfulness B) Monasticism C) Zealotry D) Christianity E) Christening

Soru 3:

According to Averroes, a ruler/imam/Caliph should possesses all of the following qualities EXCEPT,

A) love of learning B) generosity C) desire of wealth D) hatred of falsehood E) knowledge of theoretical sciences

Soru 4:

Which of the following approaches points out the need to conceive universal human condition in an abstract form that aims to evaluate it independently from time and place?

A) Political legitimacy B) Postmodernism C) Straussian approach D) Historicizm E) Contextual Approach

Soru 5:

What is the fundamental aspect which makes room for the existence of the organization of state-or mulk, according to Ibn Khaldûn?

A) ‘Umrân B) Asabiyyah C) Bedâwah D) Khadârah E) Taghallub

Soru 6:

Who is considered to be the founder of sociology together with Karl Marks and Emile Durkheim?

A) Jean-François Lyotard B) Max Weber C) Leo Strauss D) Pericles E) Hobbes

Soru 7:

Based on the chapter, which one of the medieval thinkers is a strong adversary of clerics having power over secular rulers?

A) Thomas Aquinas B) John of Paris C) John of Salisbury D) Marsilius of Padua E) William of Ockham

Soru 8:

Which of the following terms means the final event in the divine plan; the end of the world?

A) Civitas terrana B) Argumentum ad hominem C) Civitas Dei D) Prima facie E) Eschaton

Soru 9:

"Power is defined as a form of such relation which results in compliance of some to some others." In Steven Lukes’ (1974) well-known classification, for which reason is this approach to power criticized?

A) Being determined by canonical texts B) Sticking to an “ought to be” situation of modernity C) Not being able to stand on their own D) Being limited by its sole focus on decision making and behaviour E) Not being equal

Soru 10:

Which major Medieval Political thinker claims that the best form of government is a mixed government combining elements of democracy, aristocracy and kingship?

A) John of Paris B) Marsilius of Padua C) John of Salisbury D) Thomas Aquinas E) William of Ockham

Soru 11:

Which of the following was among the resources of inspiration for Al-Farabi?

A) The Quran B) The Perfect State C) The Political Regime D) The principles of Being E) Republic

Soru 12:

Which of the following cannot be about ideology?

A) It refers to the production of meanings, symbols, and ideas to be drawn on whilst interpreting various dimensions of the social reality. B) It can be defined as the imaginary relation that we have with the actual life conditions. C) It is used both to refer to the material production of ideas, and the ideas that not only signify the social conditions and experiences but also promote the interests of social groups D) It means steering a ship and implies that the path taken by the society and the state is determined by those who govern. E) Disregarding it as false belief or false consciousness will be a grave mistake.

Soru 13:

The canon of political thought relied on a series of thinkers and their ideas on some issues to evaluate and understand political developments and transformations. Which of the following is NOT among these issues?

A) Society B) Power C) History D) Environment E) Justice

Soru 14:

Which one of the followings is compatible with the idea that Christianity is agreed to be indifferent to the matters of slavery?

A) Ancient Greek thought B) Ancient Roman Political Thought C) Islamic Political Thought D) Political Thought of the late Roman Era E) Political Thought of the late 7th Century

Soru 15:

All of the following are essential in modern democracy EXCEPT,

A) The separation of powers B) The rule of law C) Parliament having more power than judiciary D) A system of checks and balances E) Government is bound by law

Soru 16:

Which of the following is the name of the work where Averroes’s fundamental assumption on the relation between philosophy and religion is expressed?

A) Al-Ahkam Al Sultaniyyah B) Nasihat Al-Muluk C) The Cure D) Fasl al-Maqal E) The Political Regime

Soru 17:

Which is NOT TRUE about Aristotle?

A) He rather preferred to follow an empiricist methodology. B) He constructed his philosophy on experimental and observational conclusions. C) He reversed the order of ideal and material worlds of Plato. D) According to Aristotle, politics was on the top of the other sciences as well as being inclusive. E) For Aristotle, the structure of the being can be understood just regarding external appearance.

Soru 18:

Which one of the followings is identified as one of the virtues that the ruler has in order to make room for the good of everyone in Averroes' thought?

A) Optimism B) Good intention C) Education D) Wisdom E) Coercion

Soru 19:

Which of the following is not political idea in the Bible concerning obedience?

A) The ruled distribute the bad deeds of the rulers B) Kings are quite often evil and enemies of God C) The kingship of King David is a model D) Subjects must obey rulers, even the wicked E) It is wrong to disobey the ruler

Soru 20:

Which of the following terms requires the people’s approval and conceiving the government as rightful to govern?

A) Rightfulness B) Sovereignty C) Legitimacy D) The rule of law E) Separation of powers