Seçmeli Ara Sınav - Contemporary World Civilizations

Soru 1:

“Big civilizations leave big footprints.” According to the reading, in what ways can anthropological and sociological characteristics not be observed in a civilization?

A) Family formation B) Manners of expression C) Physical appearance D) Patterns of recruitment E) Division of gender roles

Soru 2:

Which development is one of the most important historical events for the first phase of the Islamization of Africa?

A) Conquest of Egypt B) War of Poitiers C) Conquest of pharaonic Egypt D) Emergence of the caravan trade routes E) Integration of south and north Africa

Soru 3:

When did The Cold War between the West and East begin?

A) 1940 B) 1942 C) 1945 D) 1950 E) 1952

Soru 4:

In Hinduism, what is the name given to the creator deity, which is believed to be one of the forms of universal force?

A) Shiva B) Vishnu C) Brahma D) Trimurti E) Dyaus

Soru 5:

Who thinks the Jews do not compose a long-lasting civilization but rather a “fossilized relic” of the Syriac society now extinct, people still far from complete in terms of moral emancipation?

A) Weber B) Nelson C) Toynbee D) Eisenstadt E) Targowski

Soru 6:

Which of the following is correct about Chinese civilization? Buddhism-oriented Chinese civilization has strong impact on Hong Kong sub-civilization Singaporean civilization is included in Chinese civilization Burman or Myanmar Civilization with some Chinese and British influence is included in Chinese civilization

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

Soru 7:

“… directed attention to new scholarship and increased curiosity for beauty and innovations.” What does the following information refer to?

A) The American Revolution B) The French Revolution C) The Italian Renaissance D) Glorious Revolution E) Reformation

Soru 8:

Which of the following statements about the Cold War is false?

A) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1955 in response to the Warsaw Pact. B) As an unanticipated consequence of developments in military aviation, high volume civilian air travel and mass tourism have been developed. C) A space race, triggered by the American and Russian efforts to expand arsenals of long-range nuclear missiles, concluded with the Americans transporting a man to the moon in 1969. D) Cold War led to the placement of many satellites in orbit around the globe, laying the foundations for historic progress in civilian communications and navigation. E) Military enmity also resulted in astonishing developments in electronics and computing, laying the foundations for a revolution in automation in the workplace in the 1980s.

Soru 9:

Which of the following countries cannot be included in the Sinic Sphere?

A) Indonesia B) Taiwan C) Cambodia D) Singapore E) Vietnam

Soru 10:

According to the Chinese belief, what is the utmost power ruling over minor gods and human beings?

A) Tian B) Shangdi C) Tiwaz D) Zhou E) Ji

Soru 11:

According to the Indian caste system................ belong to the Kshatriya caste.

A) soldiers B) peasants C) priests D) scholars E) untouchables

Soru 12:

Which language is a Jewish adaptation of Middle High German?

A) Hebrew B) Aramaic C) Yiddish D) Ladino E) Persian

Soru 13:

Which of the following is NOT a part of the Western-Central civilization?

A) Lithuanian culture B) Polish culture C) Hungarian culture D) Chilean culture E) Slovenian culture

Soru 14:

When Pax Romana started, which Roman Emperor was ruling?

A) Caesar B) Augustus C) Tiberius D) Caligula E) Claudius

Soru 15:

Theravada Buddhism maintains that only a relatively few people can reach the final stage of release from the cycle of birth or rebirth which is also known as.............. .

A) nirvana B) dharma C) karma D) samsara E) moksha

Soru 16:

Which of the following are correct according to the information in the reading about China? It has about 30% of the world’s population. Family planning has been a core state policy since 1978. China is a multiracial state consisting of 56 ethnic groups. Primary school is tuition-free in China. China is the second-largest economy according to the IMF.

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

Soru 17:

Which of the following is the Legacy of Liberal European(English, French) culture?

A) liberty and equality B) state religion C) absolute monarchy D) traditional conservatism E) hereditary privilege

Soru 18:

Which of the following is a reason for grouping Hindu and Buddhist civilizations? They are derived from the same area Their first dispersion was through East Asia They share many of the same concepts They continue to influence other world civilization

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

Soru 19:

Who is the sociologist that saw the Jews entering history as a tribal confederacy of peasants and husbandmen in quest of land and described them as ‘pariah people’?

A) Rabbi Kaplan B) Max Weber C) Arnold Toynbee D) Benjamin Nelson E) S.N. Eisenstadt

Soru 20:

Which of the following achievements is the long-lasting achievement of the Indian culture?

A) Application of astronomy B) Ordinal numbers from 1 to 9. C) Coinage based on weights D) Building of temple E) Development of textile industry