Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Introduction to International Relations

Soru 1:

Which will not be among the main concerns of international relations in the future according to optimistic expectations?

A) Ways wiil be found to avoid conflicts entirely or minimize them B) Climate change pollution will continue to be a valid issue C) Cultural diversity will become more tolerated D) Wealth will be redistributed,so there will be more equity E) Huntington's "clash of civilisations" will turn into a third World war.

Soru 2:

Which of the following is false about the Cold War?

A) It was a standoff between the Eastern and Western bloc states. B) There was a heated war between the Eastern and Western blocs. C) It roughly extended from 1947 through 1991. D) Diplomatic maneuvering and espionage occurred between the superpowers. E) The collapse of the Soviet Union heralded the end of the Cold War.

Soru 3:

Why is anarchy considered one of the defining characteristics of the international system?

A) Because, as Hobbes, assumed, all men are equal. B) Because all men interact in anarchy. C) Because anarchy no longer exists today. D) Because anarchy means the absence of a worldwide government. E) Because there are behavioral and institutional controlling influences over states.

Soru 4:

Which is untrue about the World War II and its outcomes?

A) Liberal and communist states allied to defeat the fascist regimes like the ones in Germany and Italy B) A series of satallite communist governments were installed in some European and Baltic states C) Europe was ideologically divided into Eastern and Western blocks D) The USA started a financial aid program to restore the democratic Western European countries E) Germany, France and the UK signed an official pact to control the competition between The USA and SU

Soru 5:

to build peace through global cooperation to protect all from harm and terror to foster mutual survival and safety Which of the above indicate(s) the purpose of international security?

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

Soru 6:

Which of the following are among the characteristics of a failed state? I. no guarantee of protection II. low chance of employment III. interethnic conflict IV. existence of natural sources V. civil war VI. high rate of corruption

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

Soru 7:

to prevent future wars to cooperate when dealing with threats (military, principally) posed against its members by outside aggression to consider when the use of force is permissible to consider when peaceful attempts to make change appropriate to prevent sovereign states from arbitrarily using force against each other Which of the above indicate the purpose of the United Nations?

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

Soru 8:

What did the most well-known group of critical theorists form?

A) The Frankfurt School B) The English School C) Social Constructivism D) Classical Liberalism E) Neorealism

Soru 9:

Dominance Reciprocity Identity Coalition Alliances Which of the above are three basic principles in the context of cooperation which address potential solutions to uncooperative relations among countries?

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

Soru 10:

Which of the followings cannot be associated with international norms, which regulate international relations for proper conduct ?

A) War B) Armed combat C) Nation-building D) Genocide E) Foreign aid

Soru 11:

Which of the following countries became the center for new political ideas in the eighteenth century?

A) Prussia B) The United States C) Great Britain D) France E) Russia

Soru 12:

Which is the essential condition for the examination of international relations?

A) Law B) Ethics C) States D) Peace E) Democracy

Soru 13:

Which one of the followings is not among the critical theorists forming the Frankfurt School in Germany?

A) Max Horkheimer B) Peter Katzenstein C) Theodor Adorno D) Erich Fromm E) Walter Benjamin

Soru 14:

Which explains best the alliance between the US and USSR during the World War II?

A) Balance of power B) Bandwagoning C) Polarity D) Security dilemma E) Anarchy

Soru 15:

One scholar writes that the world in fact “ is the image that states and others choose to make of it. ” To which of the following theories does this phrase refer?

A) Realism B) Liberalism C) English School D) Critical theory E) Constructivism

Soru 16:

Which one is a crucial element in examination of international relations and the related theories?

A) Armies B) States C) Churches D) Academicians E) Politicians

Soru 17:

Idiosyncratic Analysis Parsimony Occam’s Razor Interdependence Groupthink Which of the terms above are in conformity with each other?

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

Soru 18:

Which one is basic and emphasized by Realism?

A) Reason and progress B) Equality before the law C) Power and security D) Long term mutual gains E) Open-market economy

Soru 19:

Which of the concepts below can be defined as "an agreement between two or more states to work together on mutual security issues"

A) Alliance B) Dominance C) Reciprocity D) Identity E) Sovereignty

Soru 20:

Marx, who based his views on _________, advocated that workers free themselves from the burdens placed upon them by those who control the means of production. Which of the followings completes the blank above?

A) Materialism B) Anarchy C) Mercantilism D) Bandwagoning E) Polarity