Human Rights Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions19
1. Which of the following rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights could be
considered an economic-based right?
A. right to freedom of expression
B. right to equal protection against discrimination
C. right to adequate standard of living
D. right to freedom from arbitrary arrest - ANSWERS C. right to adequate standard of living
2. In arguing for the rights of man, Paine made which of the following claims?
A. Everyone is born equal in rights.
B. The unity of man means that everyone is born with equal natural rights, as every child
derives existence from God.
C. Government should exist to protect the rights of man.
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
3. Modern justifications of rights include all of the following except:
A. Humans share a rational capacity for purposive action.
B. God gave us equal rights so who are we to question God?
C. All humans have equal moral worth.
D. Everyone should have equal respect in the political community. - ANSWERS B. God gave us
equal rights so who are we to question God?
4. The universality of human rights means that
A. These rights ought to be shared by all humans.
,B. These rights are always respected in practice in every country.
C. Rights are culturally relative and some countries should be allowed to violate them.
D. None of the above - ANSWERS A. These rights ought to be shared by all humans.
5. Realism argues that
A. Human rights are real.
B. National leaders show no respect for human rights.
C. Nations will only pursue human rights if they are in the national interest.
D. International institutions can encourage member states to respect human rights. - ANSWERS
C. Nations will only pursue human rights if they are in the national interest.
6. Functions of INGOs include:
A. Serving as information networks
B. Reporting on state compliance with treaties
C. Naming and shaming
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
7. The most common form of military intervention is:
A. Impartial with a limited force such as UN Peacekeepers in Bosnia from 1992-95.
B. Biased with a limited force such as the bombing of Serbia in 1999 to protect Albanians in
Kosovo.
C. Impartial with overwhelming force such as US Peacekeepers in Somalia from 1992-95.
D. Biased with overwhelming force such as no-fly zone in the Kurdish region of Iraq from 1991-
2003. - ANSWERS A. Impartial with a limited force such as UN Peacekeepers in Bosnia from
1992-95.
8. Humanitarian intervention
, A. strives to protect civilians in another country.
B. is always impartial and neutral.
C. has no effect on the balance of power in a conflict.
D. All of the above. - ANSWERS A. strives to protect civilians in another country.
9. The norm of sovereignty
A. prohibits states from interfering in the internal affairs of other states.
B. has been eroded by the Genocide Convention
C. has been eroded by R2P
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
10. All of the following forms of military intervention were tried in Bosnia except:
A. Peacekeepers
B. Establish safe zones in six Bosnian Muslim enclaves
C. Bombing of Serbian military positions in Bosnia
D. Massive invasion of Bosnia by US ground forces - ANSWERS D. Massive invasion of Bosnia by
US ground forces
11. The UN system for monitoring and enforcement of human rights includes all of the following
EXCEPT
A. Human Rights Council
B. Soft lawyers
C. Treaty monitoring bodies
D. Special Rapporteurs - ANSWERS B. Soft lawyers
12. In international law, torture and degrading treatment is addressed by
A. The ICCPR
Complete Solutions19
1. Which of the following rights from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights could be
considered an economic-based right?
A. right to freedom of expression
B. right to equal protection against discrimination
C. right to adequate standard of living
D. right to freedom from arbitrary arrest - ANSWERS C. right to adequate standard of living
2. In arguing for the rights of man, Paine made which of the following claims?
A. Everyone is born equal in rights.
B. The unity of man means that everyone is born with equal natural rights, as every child
derives existence from God.
C. Government should exist to protect the rights of man.
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
3. Modern justifications of rights include all of the following except:
A. Humans share a rational capacity for purposive action.
B. God gave us equal rights so who are we to question God?
C. All humans have equal moral worth.
D. Everyone should have equal respect in the political community. - ANSWERS B. God gave us
equal rights so who are we to question God?
4. The universality of human rights means that
A. These rights ought to be shared by all humans.
,B. These rights are always respected in practice in every country.
C. Rights are culturally relative and some countries should be allowed to violate them.
D. None of the above - ANSWERS A. These rights ought to be shared by all humans.
5. Realism argues that
A. Human rights are real.
B. National leaders show no respect for human rights.
C. Nations will only pursue human rights if they are in the national interest.
D. International institutions can encourage member states to respect human rights. - ANSWERS
C. Nations will only pursue human rights if they are in the national interest.
6. Functions of INGOs include:
A. Serving as information networks
B. Reporting on state compliance with treaties
C. Naming and shaming
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
7. The most common form of military intervention is:
A. Impartial with a limited force such as UN Peacekeepers in Bosnia from 1992-95.
B. Biased with a limited force such as the bombing of Serbia in 1999 to protect Albanians in
Kosovo.
C. Impartial with overwhelming force such as US Peacekeepers in Somalia from 1992-95.
D. Biased with overwhelming force such as no-fly zone in the Kurdish region of Iraq from 1991-
2003. - ANSWERS A. Impartial with a limited force such as UN Peacekeepers in Bosnia from
1992-95.
8. Humanitarian intervention
, A. strives to protect civilians in another country.
B. is always impartial and neutral.
C. has no effect on the balance of power in a conflict.
D. All of the above. - ANSWERS A. strives to protect civilians in another country.
9. The norm of sovereignty
A. prohibits states from interfering in the internal affairs of other states.
B. has been eroded by the Genocide Convention
C. has been eroded by R2P
D. All of the above - ANSWERS D. All of the above
10. All of the following forms of military intervention were tried in Bosnia except:
A. Peacekeepers
B. Establish safe zones in six Bosnian Muslim enclaves
C. Bombing of Serbian military positions in Bosnia
D. Massive invasion of Bosnia by US ground forces - ANSWERS D. Massive invasion of Bosnia by
US ground forces
11. The UN system for monitoring and enforcement of human rights includes all of the following
EXCEPT
A. Human Rights Council
B. Soft lawyers
C. Treaty monitoring bodies
D. Special Rapporteurs - ANSWERS B. Soft lawyers
12. In international law, torture and degrading treatment is addressed by
A. The ICCPR
