Final Sınavı - Contemporary World Civilizations

Soru 1:

Which one of the following is not among the extreme challenges the world encounters today?

A) The transformation from Western Civilization to Global Civilization B) The development of Virtual Civilization C) A new great crisis, especially seen in the Western and the Eastern Civilizations D) The possible Clash of Civilizations E) The climate change and its effect on food

Soru 2:

What is the name given to the wave of demonstrations and civil unrest which surged first in Kiev and then in other cities of Ukraine in 2013?

A) Orange Revolution B) Great Revolution C) Movement of 1921 D) Euromaidan E) Bloody Sunday

Soru 3:

Which one is among the religious faiths Turks practiced? Manichaeism Zoroastrianism Buddhism Christianity

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

Soru 4:

What is the most prominent cause of the crisis in education?

A) Clash of civilizations B) Migration crisis C) Crisis of business and public administration D) Political crisis E) Culture and trust crisis

Soru 5:

Which one or ones can be grouped in the five Central Asian countries and called “Turkic”? Tajikistan Uzbekistan Kyrgyzstan

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

Soru 6:

What was the vehicle for Russia’s expansion starting from the 16 th century?

A) transportation B) production C) industrialization D) religious beliefs E) technological developments

Soru 7:

What did the Turks name other Turks who had been assimilated too much into the Chinese culture?

A) Uighur B) Xiongnu C) Kipchak D) Xinjiang E) Tabgach

Soru 8:

Which of the following is not true about the Huns?

A) They first defeated the Ostrogoths. B) They were defeated by the Ostrogoths and the Gepidae. C) Their greatest leader was Attila. D) Attila decided not to sack Rome at the request of the Bishop of Rome. E) They caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

Soru 9:

Which of the following distinguishes Islamic civilization from other civilizations?

A) It is polytheistic. B) It is regional. C) It is closed civilization. D) It permits no extremism. E) It is partial.

Soru 10:

Which of the following statements about Kievan Rus is false?

A) Prince Vladimir’s son, Yaroslav the Wise converted his subjects into the Orthodox Christian faith in 988. B) The contemporary nations of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus perceive Kievan Rus as their cultural forerunner. C) This powerful East Slavic state thrived under the reign of the Ruriks from the 9th to the 13th century. D) The Mongol invasion in the first half of the 13th century devastated Kiev. E) The Kievan principality declined due to succession disputes and conflicts between regional princes along with the collapse of commercial ties between Byzantium and Europe.

Soru 11:

Which one of the following Turkish scientists was interested in medicine?

A) Takiyuddin B) Hezarfen Ahmed Celebi C) Piri Reis D) Serafeddin Sabuncuoğlu E) Ibrahim Efendi

Soru 12:

Which branch of science was Pirir Reis interested in?

A) Geography B) Aviation C) Medicine D) Astronomy E) Physics

Soru 13:

Which one of the following was the capital of the Russian Empire during the reign of Peter the Great?

A) Saint Petersburg B) Kiev C) Moscow D) Novgorod E) Minsk

Soru 14:

Which poet below wrote poems in Divan style?

A) Karacaoglan B) Gevheri C) Fuzuli D) Kaygusuz Abdal E) Aşık Veysel

Soru 15:

Which information below is not true for the Soviet Union?

A) The Soviet Union existed from 1915 to 1998. B) After Lenin's death, dictatorial powers were assumed by Stalin. C) Stalin introduced his own crude version of Marxism-Leninism. D) The nation underwent a period of rapid industralization. E) There was brutal collectivization of peasants.

Soru 16:

Which of the following is one of the early Muslim caliphates?

A) The Arabs B) The Indonesians C) The Malaysians D) The Bangladeshis E) The Pakistanis

Soru 17:

Which of the following is not true about the Xiongnu?

A) The first notable leader of the Xiongnu was Touman (Teoman). B) Chinese kingdoms had a hard time defending against the Xiongnu. C) By 59 BCE, Xiongnu divided into two. D) They ate both meat and vegetables. E) They have descended from various Turkic peoples known as Xianyun, Xunyu and Hongyu.

Soru 18:

Which one of the following is correct about Chinese education system in the 21 st century? Chinese citizens must attend school for at least five years. Chinese education system is tuition-free. Chinese children start their formal education at age two. “Traditional” Chinese characters were switched to “simplified” form of writing.

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

Soru 19:

Which one of the following is not one of the rules that virtuality doctrine is based on?

A) Printed books, journals, gazettes, and magazines should be replaced by e-publications to increase readership and decrease costs. B) Face-to-face communication is too personal. C) The elimination of governmental regulations is necessarily beneficial since that encourages freedom of speech. D) Intellectual property is an old concept which should be eliminated. E) The offshore outsourcing of manufacturing products saves costs and therefore is good for consumers.

Soru 20:

Who was the last emperor of Romanov dynasty when its 300-year of rule ended?

A) Nicholas I B) Alexander I C) Alexander II D) Nicholas II E) Peter II