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POLS 121 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
According to the PBS Newshour (2013) video "On Syria, U.S.
Must Weigh Risks of Involvement....." what does Murhaf Jouejati
("The Day After" project and Professor of Middle East Studies),
and what does Joshua Landis (Director of the Center for ME
studies at the University of Oklahoma) suggest?
A. Jouejati suggests to provide some support to the Assad
government and Landis suggests to limit U.S. involvement
B. Jouejati suggests to provide some support to the Syrian rebels,
and Landis suggests to limit U.S. involvement
C. Jouejati suggests to limit U.S. involvement, and Landis
suggests to focus only on ISIS
D. Jouejati suggests U.S. airstrikes and "boots on the ground,"
while Landis is in favor of airstrikes only - ANSWER-b
What does Historian Stephen Kotkin (2022) say about Vladimir
Putin, the autocrat?
A. He may or may not get input from others
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B. He likely thinks he knows better than everyone else
C. He likely believes his own propaganda
D. He likely isn't receiving any news he does not want to hear
E. All of the above - ANSWER-e
In his interview with the New Yorker (2022), what does Historian
Stephen Kotkin (2022) say about Russia's efforts to keep up with
the West?
A. Russia has resorted to coercion
B. Russia has favored a heavy state-centric approach
C. Russia has been able to keep up with the West effortlessly
D. Both the first and second answer choice - ANSWER-d
According to the BBC (2022) article "What sanctions are being
imposed on Russia...," the EU obtains what percentage of its gas
imports from Russia?
A. 35%
B. 55%
C. 40%
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D. 60%
E. 25% - ANSWER-c
In the PBS Newshour (2010) video "Examining the Effects of
Economic Sanctions on Iran" who argued that Iran is "not a
normal nation state making ...a conventional assessment based
upon cost-benefit analysis?"
A. Ray Takeyh with the Council of Foreign Relations
B. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey
C. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
D. The Iranian Supreme Leader - ANSWER-a
According to the BBC (2022) article on sanctions adopted toward
Russia, many goods can no longer be exported to Russia, but this
does not include luxury goods
True
False - ANSWER-false
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According to the 2013 PBS Newshour video "On Syria, the U.S.
must weigh risks...," Murhaf Jouejati argues the U.S. should
intervene in Syria on what grounds?
A. Moral
B. Strategic
C. both the first and second answer choices
D. Jouejati argues the U.S. should NOT intervene in the Syrian
conflict - ANSWER-c
In the 2013 PBS Newshour video "On Syria, the U.S. must weigh
risks...," Murhaf Jouejati argues?
A. The Syrian conflict is strictly a civil war and therefore the U.S.
should not intervene
B. The U.S. can assist the free and democratic movement in Syria
in order to level the playing field
C. There is hardly any chance that radical Islamic elements would
gain control of chemical weapons
D. The US cannot fix the crisis in Syria - ANSWER-b
POLS 121 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
According to the PBS Newshour (2013) video "On Syria, U.S.
Must Weigh Risks of Involvement....." what does Murhaf Jouejati
("The Day After" project and Professor of Middle East Studies),
and what does Joshua Landis (Director of the Center for ME
studies at the University of Oklahoma) suggest?
A. Jouejati suggests to provide some support to the Assad
government and Landis suggests to limit U.S. involvement
B. Jouejati suggests to provide some support to the Syrian rebels,
and Landis suggests to limit U.S. involvement
C. Jouejati suggests to limit U.S. involvement, and Landis
suggests to focus only on ISIS
D. Jouejati suggests U.S. airstrikes and "boots on the ground,"
while Landis is in favor of airstrikes only - ANSWER-b
What does Historian Stephen Kotkin (2022) say about Vladimir
Putin, the autocrat?
A. He may or may not get input from others
,2|Page
B. He likely thinks he knows better than everyone else
C. He likely believes his own propaganda
D. He likely isn't receiving any news he does not want to hear
E. All of the above - ANSWER-e
In his interview with the New Yorker (2022), what does Historian
Stephen Kotkin (2022) say about Russia's efforts to keep up with
the West?
A. Russia has resorted to coercion
B. Russia has favored a heavy state-centric approach
C. Russia has been able to keep up with the West effortlessly
D. Both the first and second answer choice - ANSWER-d
According to the BBC (2022) article "What sanctions are being
imposed on Russia...," the EU obtains what percentage of its gas
imports from Russia?
A. 35%
B. 55%
C. 40%
,3|Page
D. 60%
E. 25% - ANSWER-c
In the PBS Newshour (2010) video "Examining the Effects of
Economic Sanctions on Iran" who argued that Iran is "not a
normal nation state making ...a conventional assessment based
upon cost-benefit analysis?"
A. Ray Takeyh with the Council of Foreign Relations
B. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey
C. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
D. The Iranian Supreme Leader - ANSWER-a
According to the BBC (2022) article on sanctions adopted toward
Russia, many goods can no longer be exported to Russia, but this
does not include luxury goods
True
False - ANSWER-false
, 4|Page
According to the 2013 PBS Newshour video "On Syria, the U.S.
must weigh risks...," Murhaf Jouejati argues the U.S. should
intervene in Syria on what grounds?
A. Moral
B. Strategic
C. both the first and second answer choices
D. Jouejati argues the U.S. should NOT intervene in the Syrian
conflict - ANSWER-c
In the 2013 PBS Newshour video "On Syria, the U.S. must weigh
risks...," Murhaf Jouejati argues?
A. The Syrian conflict is strictly a civil war and therefore the U.S.
should not intervene
B. The U.S. can assist the free and democratic movement in Syria
in order to level the playing field
C. There is hardly any chance that radical Islamic elements would
gain control of chemical weapons
D. The US cannot fix the crisis in Syria - ANSWER-b
