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. What is meant by 'smart power' in US foreign policy?

Penalizing rogue states through use of force correct incorrect

Combining hard and soft power into a successful strategy correct incorrect

Strict reliance upon unilateralism correct incorrect

Keeping a low profile through isolationism correct incorrect

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. In what way was President Obama's policy towards Libya an example of smart power?

He showed awareness of both hard and soft dimensions of power correct incorrect

Obama's Libya policy was a complete success correct incorrect

The mission was undertaken solely by the United States correct incorrect

It removed Qaddafi, a threat to the international system correct incorrect

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. Which of the following reflects the US government's willingness to expand American soft power?

The establishment of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by John F. Kennedy in 1961 correct incorrect

The Marshall Plan (European Recovery Program of 1947) which helped stabilize post-WWII Europe by providing financial and technical assistance correct incorrect

The American navy's help in providing relief to Indonesia after the tsunami in 2004 correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following doesn't project American soft power abroad?

Scholarships for overseas students to study at US universities correct incorrect

Hollywood movies correct incorrect

Incirlik air base in Turkey correct incorrect

Voice of America correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes a limitation of the realist approach to power in global politics?

Realists tend to reduce power to 'hard power' and thus, overlook the power of ideas, cultural attractiveness, and persuasion in global politics. correct incorrect

Realists tend to overestimate the power of international organizations like the United Nations vis-à-vis nation states. correct incorrect

Realists place more emphasis on milieu goals (democracy, human rights, and an open economic system) and soft power, which leads them to overlook specific goals and the need for hard power. correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is an example of the projection of American 'smart power'?

The Bush administration's military operation in Iraq in 2003 correct incorrect

The Obama administration's military assistance and promotion of democracy and social reform in Egypt. correct incorrect

The release of the US National Security Strategy in 2002 correct incorrect

The non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol correct incorrect

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. Which of the following helps to measure direct effects of American soft power abroad?

Official statistics on student and leadership exchanges correct incorrect

Public opinion surveys correct incorrect

Content analysis correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Which of the following reflects problems in wielding soft power in the global information age?

Paradox of plenty: scarcity of attention due to excessive exposure to multiple sources of information correct incorrect

Risks of disseminating exaggerated claims which might be dismissed as propaganda correct incorrect

Abundance of daily misinterpretation of governmental policies without resorting to censorship correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. How did the end of the Cold War and the September 11 terrorist attacks influence the US leadership's approach to soft power?

Neither the end of the Cold War nor the 9/11 attacks is related to the US leadership's interest in expanding its soft power. correct incorrect

The end of the Cold War led the US leadership to consider expanding its soft power in the world. However, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US administration started to place less emphasis on soft power. correct incorrect

The US government's interest in expanding its soft power declined after the end of the Cold war. However, after the 9/11 attacks, the US leadership rediscovered the importance of investing in soft power. correct incorrect

Both the end of the Cold War and the 9/11 terrorist attacks have prompted the US leadership to renew its interest in expanding American soft power. correct incorrect

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. What does 'new public diplomacy' imply?

A top-down process whereby the US government intends to influence foreign publics through messaging and promotion campaigns correct incorrect

An interactive process through which the US government promotes, rather than controls, civil society initiatives both at home and abroad correct incorrect

Strict governmental control on communication with foreign publics correct incorrect

Confidential interaction with the leading figures of foreign publics behind closed doors correct incorrect