CQ Press, 2020
Test Bank for A Novel Approach to Politics 6th
Edition Van Belle
, Van Belle, A Novel Approach to Politics, 6e
CQ Press, 2020
Chapter 1: Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus
the Real
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Idealism is to realism as campaigning for political office is to ______.
A. voting
B. holding office
C. fundraising
D. lobbying
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify the difference between reality and what you think you
know.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. The struggles that torment the characters in films such as Star Wars are reflective of
our own struggles between ______.
A. idealism and realism
B. good and evil
C. rich and poor
D. Black and White
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify the difference between reality and what you think you
know.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. In Plato’s Republic, Thrasymachus is an example of a(n) ______.
A. realist
B. idealist
C. oracle
D. dreamer
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Identify the difference between reality and what you think you
know.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Classical Theory, Modern Reality, and Stuff
Difficulty Level: Medium