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Chapter 1 Quiz . Power is a. the use of military force b. having a lot of weapons c. the ability to get another to do, or not do, something contrary to their will d. the ability to get another to do something that they already want to do e. easy to measure 2. An international system is a. the way power is distributed around the globe b. the way countries are organized internally c. the world government d. the concentration of global power e. the number of minor powers in the international system
3. A bipolar international system a. has no fourth power capable of challenging the other dominant world powers b. characterizes the Cold War period c. has never existed d. has three dominant world powers e. has two blocks of world powers
4. Which of the following are types of power relevant to international relations? a. military b. economic c. cultural d. technological e. all of these
5. Balance-of-power scholars argue that BOP systems a. contain at least four major players b. are more peaceful because states will form alliances to offset the threat of another state(s) c. are more prone to peace because the powerful states have more to lose d. are more peaceful because each state and its allies have a clear chance of winning e. are more prone to war
6. Force is a. the same as power b. the use of military power c. the use of economic and military power d. the first response of all states e. the use of soft power
7. Sovereignty is defined as a. the ability of actor A to get actor B to do as actor A wishes b. the way states are organized c. the lack of an overarching international authority d. countries’ abilities to do as they wish without outside interference e. the presence of an overarching international authority 8. Globalization a. emerged after the end of the Cold War b. is a sign of states’ independence c. means most countries are economic players in a world market d. has promoted state sovereignty e. is inhibited by multinational corporations
9. In his 1993 publication, Samuel Huntington argues that a. the post-Cold War world is divided into eight civilizations b. post-Cold War civilizations are based primarily on religion c. some civilizations reject each other and, as a result, will fight d. the post-Cold War represents the newest phase in armed conflict e. all of these
10. Resource blackmail a. is defined as countries with renewable resources being able to charge whatever they want for those resources and sell to whomever they want b. has influenced Saudi Arabia’s acceptance of U.S. policies that they disagree with c. has made traditionally strong states less powerful, especially in the case of those with petroleum and gas reserves d. is not related to resource wars e. is exemplified in Russia’s shutting down the gas pipeline to Ukraine and Western
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