INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXAM ONE (CH. 1-5
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is one significant challenge related to the investigation of international relations? (Ch. 1)
a. The activities of international relations are carried out on an uneven playing field.
b. Current technology cannot meet the ever-growing need for statistical data in the study of international
relations.
c. The study of international relations considers every factor that influences human behavior.
d. Historical data has no proven relevance to future actions in the international relations spectrum.
Answer:
c. The study of international relations considers every factor that influences human behavior.
Question:
2. Which two seemingly contradictory tendencies are evident in U.S. foreign policy? (Ch. 1)
a. A desire to work cooperatively with other nations and a need to remain a global power
b. America's tendency to isolate itself and a determination to reform the world in its own image
c. A determination to spread democracy throughout the world at any cost and a desire to help the world's
less fortunate
d. America's strength in military power and its dominance in economic affairs
Answer:
b. America's tendency to isolate itself and a determination to reform the world in its own image
Question:
3. If you have always seen members of the Conservative Party as protecting big business at the expense of
the middle class, you will assume the Conservative Party candidate running for election will not support
your progressive economic agenda. What kind of reasoning is this an example of? (Ch. 1)
a. Inductive
b. Illogical
c. Rational
d. Schematic
Answer:
d. Schematic
Question:
4. What is people's psychological tendency to deny or rationalize away discrepancies between their
existing beliefs and new information known as? (Ch. 1)
a. Mirror images
b. Interdependence
c. Schematic reasoning
d. Cognitive dissonance
Answer:
d. Cognitive dissonance
,Question:
5. Which of the following exemplifies the psychological process of creating a "mirror image"? (Ch. 1)
a. The normalizing of relations between the Soviet Union and the U.S. after the fall of the Berlin Wall
b. The increasing number of interactions between states, including international summits and cultural
exchanges
c. The unified efforts of the U.S., Russia, and Great Britain in defeating the Third Reich
d. The rivalry between Pakistan and India, in which each demonizes the other
Answer:
d. The rivalry between Pakistan and India, in which each demonizes the other
Question:
6. Country A is afraid of aggression by Country B, so it starts to stockpile weapons and ammunition.
Country B sees this and decides to start buying weapons too, because Country A is demonstrating
aggression. What kind of reciprocal hostility is this an example of? (Ch. 1)
a. Perception bias
b. Cognitive dissonance
c. Mirror images
d. Groupthink
Answer:
c. Mirror images
Question:
7. Which of the following interactions is NOT characteristic of states embroiled in an enduring rivalry?
(Ch. 1)
a. One state perceives that it always pursues peace while the other state is still antagonistic.
b. The rival states expect hostility and provoke each other as a result.
c. The states do not share the same goals required to end the conflict.
d. One state always sees itself as being aggressive, regardless of the other state's international activities.
Answer:
d. One state always sees itself as being aggressive, regardless of the other state's international activities.
Question:
8. As a learner who is new to the study of international politics, which of the following practices is most
essential to understanding the work of scholars, policy makers, and the "attentive public"? (Ch. 1)
a. Understand the vocabulary they use.
b. View everything with skepticism.
c. Believe what you see.
d. Ignore the verbiage and find the truth
Answer:
a. Understand the vocabulary they use.
Question:
9. What kind of concepts are Brazil, the United Nations, the Red Cross, China, and the European Union
called in international relations? (Ch. 1)
a. Hegemons
b. Partisans
c. Actors
d. Archetypes
, Answer:
c. Actors
Question:
10. What political concept can be defined as the factors that enable one actor to change another actor's
behavior against its preferences? (Ch. 1)
a. Influence
b. Control
c. Diplomacy
d. Power
Answer:
d. Power
Question:
11. The Peace of Westphalia ushered in a new concept of international relations when leaders no longer
recognized the governing authority of the Roman Catholic Church. What did the treaty establish among the
affected states? (Ch. 1)
a. National identity
b. Anarchy
c. Secular legitimacy
d. State sovereignty
Answer:
d. State sovereignty
Question:
12. What is the main difference between an intergovernmental organization (IGO) and a nongovernmental
organization (NGO)? (Ch. 1)
a. An IGO is always part of the United Nations, while an NGO does not have to be part of the United
Nations.
b. An IGO is an institution created around states' governments, while an NGO is an institution established
around non-state actors.
c. An IGO requires the participation of local governments, while an NGO does not.
d. An IGO needs to be recognized by the American government to have legitimacy.
Answer:
b. An IGO is an institution created around states' governments, while an NGO is an institution established
around non-state actors.
Question:
13. Which political concept implies a convergence between territorial states and the psychological
identification of people within them? (Ch. 1)
a. Nation-state
b. Political entity
c. Sovereignty
d. Monarchy
Answer:
a. Nation-state
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. What is one significant challenge related to the investigation of international relations? (Ch. 1)
a. The activities of international relations are carried out on an uneven playing field.
b. Current technology cannot meet the ever-growing need for statistical data in the study of international
relations.
c. The study of international relations considers every factor that influences human behavior.
d. Historical data has no proven relevance to future actions in the international relations spectrum.
Answer:
c. The study of international relations considers every factor that influences human behavior.
Question:
2. Which two seemingly contradictory tendencies are evident in U.S. foreign policy? (Ch. 1)
a. A desire to work cooperatively with other nations and a need to remain a global power
b. America's tendency to isolate itself and a determination to reform the world in its own image
c. A determination to spread democracy throughout the world at any cost and a desire to help the world's
less fortunate
d. America's strength in military power and its dominance in economic affairs
Answer:
b. America's tendency to isolate itself and a determination to reform the world in its own image
Question:
3. If you have always seen members of the Conservative Party as protecting big business at the expense of
the middle class, you will assume the Conservative Party candidate running for election will not support
your progressive economic agenda. What kind of reasoning is this an example of? (Ch. 1)
a. Inductive
b. Illogical
c. Rational
d. Schematic
Answer:
d. Schematic
Question:
4. What is people's psychological tendency to deny or rationalize away discrepancies between their
existing beliefs and new information known as? (Ch. 1)
a. Mirror images
b. Interdependence
c. Schematic reasoning
d. Cognitive dissonance
Answer:
d. Cognitive dissonance
,Question:
5. Which of the following exemplifies the psychological process of creating a "mirror image"? (Ch. 1)
a. The normalizing of relations between the Soviet Union and the U.S. after the fall of the Berlin Wall
b. The increasing number of interactions between states, including international summits and cultural
exchanges
c. The unified efforts of the U.S., Russia, and Great Britain in defeating the Third Reich
d. The rivalry between Pakistan and India, in which each demonizes the other
Answer:
d. The rivalry between Pakistan and India, in which each demonizes the other
Question:
6. Country A is afraid of aggression by Country B, so it starts to stockpile weapons and ammunition.
Country B sees this and decides to start buying weapons too, because Country A is demonstrating
aggression. What kind of reciprocal hostility is this an example of? (Ch. 1)
a. Perception bias
b. Cognitive dissonance
c. Mirror images
d. Groupthink
Answer:
c. Mirror images
Question:
7. Which of the following interactions is NOT characteristic of states embroiled in an enduring rivalry?
(Ch. 1)
a. One state perceives that it always pursues peace while the other state is still antagonistic.
b. The rival states expect hostility and provoke each other as a result.
c. The states do not share the same goals required to end the conflict.
d. One state always sees itself as being aggressive, regardless of the other state's international activities.
Answer:
d. One state always sees itself as being aggressive, regardless of the other state's international activities.
Question:
8. As a learner who is new to the study of international politics, which of the following practices is most
essential to understanding the work of scholars, policy makers, and the "attentive public"? (Ch. 1)
a. Understand the vocabulary they use.
b. View everything with skepticism.
c. Believe what you see.
d. Ignore the verbiage and find the truth
Answer:
a. Understand the vocabulary they use.
Question:
9. What kind of concepts are Brazil, the United Nations, the Red Cross, China, and the European Union
called in international relations? (Ch. 1)
a. Hegemons
b. Partisans
c. Actors
d. Archetypes
, Answer:
c. Actors
Question:
10. What political concept can be defined as the factors that enable one actor to change another actor's
behavior against its preferences? (Ch. 1)
a. Influence
b. Control
c. Diplomacy
d. Power
Answer:
d. Power
Question:
11. The Peace of Westphalia ushered in a new concept of international relations when leaders no longer
recognized the governing authority of the Roman Catholic Church. What did the treaty establish among the
affected states? (Ch. 1)
a. National identity
b. Anarchy
c. Secular legitimacy
d. State sovereignty
Answer:
d. State sovereignty
Question:
12. What is the main difference between an intergovernmental organization (IGO) and a nongovernmental
organization (NGO)? (Ch. 1)
a. An IGO is always part of the United Nations, while an NGO does not have to be part of the United
Nations.
b. An IGO is an institution created around states' governments, while an NGO is an institution established
around non-state actors.
c. An IGO requires the participation of local governments, while an NGO does not.
d. An IGO needs to be recognized by the American government to have legitimacy.
Answer:
b. An IGO is an institution created around states' governments, while an NGO is an institution established
around non-state actors.
Question:
13. Which political concept implies a convergence between territorial states and the psychological
identification of people within them? (Ch. 1)
a. Nation-state
b. Political entity
c. Sovereignty
d. Monarchy
Answer:
a. Nation-state
