* not completed

. The subject-matter of International Relations covers ________.

a) diplomacy between sovereign states correct incorrect

b) economic relations between states correct incorrect

c) the behaviour of transnational corporations correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. The 1933 Montevideo Convention established that ________.

a) states should not interfere with each other's domestic politics correct incorrect

b) only Western countries have some right to interfere in the domestic affairs of other states correct incorrect

c) every state has a duty to resist dictatorships correct incorrect

d) video piracy was a serious crime correct incorrect

* not completed

. It is possible to question the name "United Nations" because ________.

a) nations are usually in conflict rather than united correct incorrect

b) the organization is completely ineffectual correct incorrect

c) the organization contains representatives of states rather than nations correct incorrect

d) some nations have much more influence than others correct incorrect

* not completed

. Empires are ________.

a) entirely voluntary associations of states, with freely-chosen central authorities correct incorrect

b) relatively large-scale political entities made up of a number of smaller ones, with a central controlling power correct incorrect

c) large-scale political entities always held together by force alone correct incorrect

d) relatively large-scale political entities held together by fear of other states correct incorrect

* not completed

. It has been argued that the world is now dominated by new Empires based on ________.

a) the military power of the US correct incorrect

b) the English language correct incorrect

c) Christianity correct incorrect

d) transnational corporations correct incorrect

* not completed

. In 1500, ________ was arguably the most innovative civilization in the world.

a) the United States correct incorrect

b) the Soviet Union correct incorrect

c) China correct incorrect

d) Britain correct incorrect

* not completed

. In Medieval Europe, the most potent source of unity was ________.

a) the Catholic Church correct incorrect

b) membership in NATO correct incorrect

c) the Church of England correct incorrect

d) the European Commission correct incorrect

* not completed

. The traditional doctrine of state sovereignty holds that ________.

a) there should be a single source of ultimate power within a state correct incorrect

b) every state should be ruled by a monarch correct incorrect

c) every government should follow the will of the people correct incorrect

d) warfare is the natural condition in international society correct incorrect

* not completed

. ________ was an early theorist of sovereignty.

a) Jean-Paul Sartre correct incorrect

b) Jean Bodin correct incorrect

c) Jean Brodie correct incorrect

d) Jeanne d'Arc correct incorrect

* not completed

. The Concert of Europe was ________.

a) a specially-commissioned musical extravaganza celebrating the triumphs of the European Union correct incorrect

b) a series of nineteenth century diplomatic conferences to resolve diplomatic problems in Europe correct incorrect

c) another name for the Napoleonic Empire correct incorrect

d) an attempt to unite Western Europe against the Soviet threat correct incorrect

* not completed

. The contemporary British state is made up of ________.

a) Manchester United fans correct incorrect

b) Welsh, Scots, English, and Northern Irish correct incorrect

c) Northern Irish and Southern Irish correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. The Responsibility to Protect is important to ________.

a) Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, and American Ninja Warrior correct incorrect

b) sovereignty and protecting the state's inhabitants correct incorrect

c) your assignments in this class correct incorrect

d) the state correct incorrect

* not completed

. Empires are characterized by ________.

a) transnationalism correct incorrect

b) relations of domination and subordination correct incorrect

c) state craft correct incorrect

d) river systems correct incorrect

* not completed

. Global interdependence is important thanks to ________.

a) exploration and migration from England to Canada correct incorrect

b) economics and political culture correct incorrect

c) networks of movements of people and financial and economic systems correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

* not completed

. The major characteristics of failed states are ________.

a) unfair distribution of resources and human rights abuses correct incorrect

b) political turmoil, favoritism based on ethnicity, and direct involvement of the military in politics correct incorrect

c) persistent violence, economic breakdown, and corruption correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect