Polıtıcal Thought Çıkmış Sorular, Online Deneme Sınavları, Çalışma, Dersler, Sınava Hazırlanma, vize, final

Soru 1:

Which of the following classes made the cities the main places of the conflict between old and new the social classes in the 16th century?

A) Peasants B) Aristocrats C) Religious masters D) Urban middle class E) Bourgeoisie

Soru 2:

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

A) Dictatorship B) Federal System C) Democracy D) Monarchy E) Aristocracy

Soru 3:

According to Machiavelli, what was the reason for his state to decline and were dominated by external powers?

A) Unproductivity B) Instability C) Unauthorized D) Inaccurate E) Unconstitutional

Soru 4:

Which political thinker stated that a ruler must be both a lion and a fox at the same time: he must know in which case cunning and trick yield better results than directly using violence?

A) Machiavelli B) Martin Luther C) Jean Calvin D) Jean Bodin E) Thomas More

Soru 5:

"Like ..........................., Spinoza sought to understand relations of political power practically, scientifically, and dispassionately." Which one of the following philosophers' name should be placed in the blank given above?

A) Nicola Machiavelli B) David Hume C) Jean Calvin D) John Locke E) Jean Bodin

Soru 6:

Humans have passed through four historical stages, all of which had particular economic (the foundation) and political (superstructure) systems. Which of the following shows the correct order of these stages?

A) Primitive communism-Empire-Feudalism-Capitalism B) Feudalism-Empire- Primitive communism-Capitalism C) Primitive communism-Capitalism-Feudalism- Empire D) Empire-Primitive communism-Feudalism-Capitalism E) Feudalism- Primitive communism-Capitalism-Empire

Soru 7:

I. J. Bentham II. R. Nozick III. F. Hayek Which of the above thinkers is/are among the main proponents of the contemporary libertarian idea of justice?

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

Soru 8:

Which of the following philosophers mention the state as a political power (the princes), who uses force in order to maintain the order and its being legitimacy is in the presence of God?

A) Jean Calvin B) Jean Bodin C) Martin Luther D) David hume E) John Locke

Soru 9:

Monarchy Aristocracy Oligarchy Democracy According to Rousseau, which ones are among the basic forms of government?

A) 1-2 B) 1-3 C) 1-2-3 D) 1-2-4 E) 2-3-4

Soru 10:

According to Marx, which of the following is one of the causes of alienation?

A) Pressure between two classes B) Making profit and accumulating capital C) Physically disturbing working conditions D) Monopolizing the means of production E) Non-material institutions in the society

Soru 11:

When did Jean Jacques Rousseau write "The Social Contract"?

A) 1760 B) 1783 C) 1767 D) 1790 E) 1763

Soru 12:

Which of the following is not a true statement about Marxism and Anarchism?

A) They both accept Marx’s theory which suggests that labor creates value B) Both Anarchists and Marxists have their roots in the Age of Enlightenment C) They both accept Marx’s theory which suggests that much of value is seized by capitalists D) They both believe that working class has potential to destroy capitalism E) They both believe that working class has potential to create a classless society

Soru 13:

Modernity is a process that has been started in the West since the _________ and it has undergone a radical transformation of political, social and economic institutions.

A) 14th century B) 15th century C) 16th century D) 17th century E) 18th century

Soru 14:

Which of the following is a reason why the French Enlightenment is often criticized?

A) The French Enlightenment gave way to an authoritarian rule B) The ruling elite avoided putting pressure on people C) The French Revolution gave positive impression about the French Enlightenment D) It has some assumptions, such as spontaneous order and market economy E) The French Enlightenment is far more advanced in terms of individual rights

Soru 15:

Machiavelli's personal objective was to return to his active duty in the state. What was his second objective?

A) Free Italy from secular rule B) Free Italy from religious rule C) Free Italy from external control D) Rise to power E) Invade Spain

Soru 16:

"Poverty must be regarded as a general form of relative deprivation which is the effect of maldistribution of resources." Which of the following scholars is described by the text given above?

A) Ronald Dworkin B) Axel Hometh C) Nancy Fracer D) Peter Townsend E) Amartya Sen

Soru 17:

Which of the following is not true according to the analytical framework that Sen proposes to assess social justice?

A) The analytical framework is also known as the capability approach in the literature. B) The individuals’ capability, or freedom, should be the basis of assessment regarding justice. C) This framework provides a promising way to overcome the problem that is related to people’s differentiated social and personal characteristics D) The primary objective of social arrangements should be based on the expansion of people’s capabilities or their substantive freedoms. E) Focal point of justice in the capability approach is based on whether a person has the knowledge to do things.

Soru 18:

Which of the followings is NOT true about anarchy?

A) It is typically defined as a society without state. B) It aims to eliminate the state and liberate people from political domination and economic exploitation. C) The roots of anarchism can be found in the thoughts of Taoists in ancient China, Greek philosophers, rioters in Middle Age Europe, and the leftists in the English Revolution. D) It has become a clear ideology after Second World War. E) Anarchism emerged at the end of the 18th century.

Soru 19:

Which of the following is NOT found in both early and Roman stoicism?

A) fatalism B) monotheism C) mercifulness D) ethics E) equality

Soru 20:

___________ is defined as the process through which the workers become foreign to their labor, species, and themselves. Which of the following should be placed in the blank part?

A) Revolution B) Anarchism C) Marxism D) Ideology E) Alienation