Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Polıtıcal Thought

Soru 1:

Which of the followings is NOT among Al-Mâwardi’s requirements for being a caliph?

A) Good in overall health-especially in terms of sight, hearing and speech B) Having a blood tie with the family of Quraish (ibid) C) Physically sound and not disabled from movement D) Good in administration E) Brave and courageous enough to declare war and fight against enemies

Soru 2:

Which of the following information is TRUE?

A) Polismembers include women B) Thepolisof Sparta became was more open to change C) Polismembers are called polites D) In a classicalpoliceagorawas known as city walls E) Thepolisof Sparta did not have any class distinctions

Soru 3:

Which one of the following works is known as the magnum opus of the Ibn Khaldun?

A) Fasl al-Maqal B) Al-Ahkam Al-Sultaniyyah C) The Muqaddimah D) Nasihat Al-Muluk E) Nasihatname

Soru 4:

Which below is a work of Al-Farabi?

A) Nicomachean Ethics B) Republic C) Ars Poetica D) The Perfect State E) Politics

Soru 5:

Which political approach stresses the need to historicize the works of political theory in order to understand the particular historical moment and its impact upon political thinking?

A) The Straussian Approach B) The Contextual Approach C) The Greek Approach D) The Philosophy Approach E) The Mediterranean Approach

Soru 6:

Classical political economists feeding upon the classical liberal conceptions proposed ........... situation in which the state and markets were clearly demarcated. Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

A) as a "debatable" B) a "thoughtful" C) a "win win" D) a "can be" E) an "ought to be"

Soru 7:

What does the statement "The Platonic ideal “philosopher-king” turns into “prophet-king” in the hands of Al-Fârâbî" imply about Al-Farabi?

A) Al-Farabi was not a very religious man. B) Al-Farabi was influenced by Greek philosophy. C) Al-Farabi collaborated with Plato while writing his works. D) Al-Farabi considered philosophers above all other people. E) Al-Farabi was a politician.

Soru 8:

Which one of the following statements can be considered true about the nature of the political thoughts?

A) Political thoughts are descriptive B) Political thoughts aim to find out how things are C) Political thoughts are normative perspectives D) Political thoughts aim to convince us how things are E) Political thoughts attempt to persuade how things are

Soru 9:

Which below cannot be said about Al-Farabi?

A) It is possible to claim he was influenced by Platon and Aristoteles. B) He argues that the philosophy has its origins in Greece. C) He believes collaboration is a key for happiness for humans. D) Happiness is one of the key concepts of his thought. E) One of his influential works is Politics.

Soru 10:

Which idea was NOT proposed by the medieval thinkers?

A) A distinction among kinds of laws, namely natural law (ius naturale), law of nations (ius gentium), and civil law (i.e., the law of a particular community). B) “The one liberty of all men”, i.e., the idea that human beings are basically equal andthat slavery is contrary to natural law. C) The doctrine that the source of political authority is the emperor or some other ruler D) The doctrine that either the pope or emperor (or both) has a “fullness of power" E) A notion of rights, including natural rights (currently, “human rights”), which may be attributed to individuals.

Soru 11:

Cicero... .

A) wanted to turn back to old aristocratic days B) believed egoism was an indispensable part of nature C) was strongly supporting the rule of majority D) believed that public and republic were different E) believed that state was a result of political differentiation

Soru 12:

The human civilization, its classes and the places occupied by those civilizations on earth The rural societies and their civilizations An analysis of the idea(s) of state, dynasties, caliphate, rulership and the stages in the organization of state as well as positions in bureaucracy and their duties The elaboration of the urban societies and their civilizations –i.e. ‘khadarî ‘umrân’, as well as cities and sedentary cultures The theory of economics; and the majority of the chapter consists of the ways of making a living, in both stages of ‘umrân An analysis of the sciences, how they are acquired, and transferred to posterity through education Which of the above are among the chapters of The Muqaddimah written by Ibn Khaldûn?

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

Soru 13:

According to Plato, an ideal society has all of the following virtues EXCEPT

A) administration B) moderation C) wisdom D) justice E) bravery

Soru 14:

Which of the following reflects William of Ockham’s view? Clergy can become involved in secular affairs when necessary. The powers of the secular ruler should be limited. The pope, as the successor of Peter, has supreme power in the Church. Sovereignty does not guarantee a better government.

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

Soru 15:

Which of the following thinkers indicates that individuals acquire property under human law?

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

Soru 16:

Who was the most influential Christian theologians of late antiquity?

A) John of Paris B) Aquinas C) Augustine D) John of Salisbury E) Marsilius of Padua

Soru 17:

According to Al-Farabi, which of the following is not one of the requirements of common knowledge among the members of the perfect state?

A) The balance between man and animal B) The immaterial existents-including the active intellect C) The celestial substances D) The first ruler E) The first cause and all its qualities

Soru 18:

Nicomachean Ethics Republic Politics The Perfect State The Political Regime The Principles of Beings When political philosophy is the case, which of the above are Al-Fârâbî’s direct resources of inspiration?

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

Soru 19:

Which one of the following perspectives constitutes its theory on discourse and its formation rather than sticking to an "ought to be" situations of modernity?

A) Modernist Perspective B) Post-modernist perspective C) Critical theory D) Contextual perspective E) Straussian perspective

Soru 20:

Who is known as the founder of the "academia" that is considered as the first academic institution of Europe in Ancient Greece?

A) Plato B) Socrates C) Aristotle D) Xenophon E) Epicures