Final Sınavı - Contemporary World Civilizations

Soru 1:

In the Charzdom of Russia, what is the period called between the demise of Feodor, the last Czar of the Rurik dynasty, in 1598 and the accession to the throne of Michael Romanov in 1613?

A) The Time of Ruthlessness B) The Time of Troubles C) The Time of Muscovite D) The Time of Ivan the Terrible E) The Time of Peter the Great

Soru 2:

Who established the Russian Empire in 1721?

A) Prince Vladimir B) Ivan III C) Vasily III D) Czar Ivan IV E) Peter I

Soru 3:

Which Russian leader initiated the Great Purge, which resulted in lots of people’s being sentenced to hard labor in correctional labor camps or to death?

A) Khrushchev B) Brezhnev C) Stalin D) Lenin E) Nicholas II

Soru 4:

Which is not true for "Bloody Sunday"?

A) It was in 1905. B) It was the massacre of a peaceful demonstration. C) It paralyzed the economy. D) It took place in Radical Phase. E) It triggered nationwide strikes.

Soru 5:

Which one is not one of the characteristics of Islamic civilization from other civilizations?

A) It has a universal dimension B) It is an open civilization C) It is a well-balanced civilization D) It will last as long as Islam exists E) Islamic Civilization is based on the polytheistic Islamic faith

Soru 6:

Which match is correct about Turkic families? Turkmenistan – Oghuz Turkic family Uzbekistan – Karluk Turkic family Kazakh – Karluk Turkic family Kyrgyz – Kipchak Turkic family.

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

Soru 7:

What made Islam a medium of social engineering?

A) the iqta system B) feudalism C) the non-racist system D) tolerance toward non-Muslims E) the tax system

Soru 8:

Which one is one of the extreme challenges the world faces today? Probable Clash of Civilizations The transformation from Western Civilization to Global Civilization A new great crisis The development of Virtual Civilization

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

Soru 9:

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic rules of Islam known as Five Pillars?

A) Declaration of faith B) Five compulsory daily prayers C) Welfare-contribution D) Pilgrimage to Mecca E) Animal sacrifice

Soru 10:

Which one is among the main trends of the global and virtual civilizations? Birth of Global Civilization with its own forms of religion, society, culture and infrastructure. The global economy via the Internet resulted in the rapid growth, on a vast scale, of the outsourcing of manufacturing to countries offering cheap labor. The future of world civilization is not as predictable as it once was. The Internet allowed for the development of online communities which eventually evolved in the major social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

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 11:

Which one is correct about the Turks? Turk refers to a people that originated in the harsh north Central Asian steps They fought each other They were nomads They interacted with the Slavs with the Ottoman Empire

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

Soru 12:

What was the name of the buildings that most of the Soviet urban population huddled?

A) kolkhozy B) khrushchyovkas C) sovkhozy D) serfs E) collectivization

Soru 13:

Which Turko-Islamic text is full of advice for aspiring rulers?

A) Divan-i Lughat al-Turk B) Kutadgu Bilig C) the Book of Dede Korkut D) Muhakemat al-Lughateyn E) Muhayyelat

Soru 14:

When was the packet-switching network invented?

A) 1993 B) 1989 C) 1983 D) 1971 E) 1961

Soru 15:

Which one of the following terms refers to the electronization of the emerging information culture in computer network storage sites (in what is today called “the cloud” - rented cyberspace) which has been rapidly developing in the 21st century?

A) Virtual culture B) Virtual reality C) Vitual doctrine D) Cyber security E) Virtual life

Soru 16:

When did Youtube, a video-sharing website, go live?

A) 2001 B) 2002 C) 2003 D) 2004 E) 2005

Soru 17:

When did Turkish women get the right to vote?

A) 1920 B) 1923 C) 1928 D) 1934 E) 1960

Soru 18:

Who was also the first Turkic leader to convert to Islam?

A) Bilge Kul Khagan B) Bumin Khagan C) Istemi Khagan D) Muqan E) Saltuq Bughra Khan

Soru 19:

What event is taken base as the beginning date for the Muslim calendar?

A) When the Hijrah was completed. B) When the Hijrah was started C) When the Revelations were delivered. D) When the Truce of Hudaybiyyah was signed. E) The Declaration of Immunity.

Soru 20:

When were the current borders of Turkey and Iraq with Iran drawn?

A) in 1501 B) in 1526 C) in 1639 D) in 1610 E) in 1683