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. Recent Marxist-inspired theorists have argued ________.

a) that many developing countries are still living with the legacy of Western imperialism correct incorrect

b) that the capitalist world economy transcends individual nation states correct incorrect

c) that Eurocentric explanations of international political economy are open to serious objections correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Critical theory offers ________.

a) a negative impact of capitalism correct incorrect

b) a reaction against Marxism correct incorrect

c) based on a restatement of traditional liberal views correct incorrect

d) a "realist" acceptance of global exploitation correct incorrect

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. Gramsci's concept of hegemony ________.

a) calls attention to the naturalization of power relations by the ruling class correct incorrect

b) is identical to Marx's concept of "false consciousness" correct incorrect

c) calls for the rise of a unified global sovereign correct incorrect

d) plays down the consent of the masses in their own oppression correct incorrect

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. Constructivists argue that ________.

a) scientific enquiry can uncover absolute truths correct incorrect

b) material forces are much more important than ideas correct incorrect

c) individuals are powerless to shape the world as they find it correct incorrect

d) the truth" is always socially constructed" correct incorrect

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. Feminist theories of international relations ________.

a) are essentially all variants of liberalism correct incorrect

b) are solely concerned with the role of women in international relations correct incorrect

c) bring a range of perspectives to bear on the boundaries of international relations correct incorrect

d) argue that war is a natural activity for males correct incorrect

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. In international relations, postmodernism is characterized by ________.

a) an attempt to present an all-embracing explanation of international politics correct incorrect

b) a range of challenges to the assumptions of "modernity" correct incorrect

c) an attempt to persuade policy-makers to adopt a more rational view of the world correct incorrect

d) a programme of constructive reforms to make the world a much happier place correct incorrect

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. A common criticism of postmodernism is ________.

a) it over-simplifies highly complex phenomena correct incorrect

b) it tends towards relativism and nihilism correct incorrect

c) it is too heavily influenced by liberal presuppositions correct incorrect

d) it overlooks the relationship between knowledge and power correct incorrect

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. Edward Said's "Orientalism" argued ________.

a) Europeans have tended to define themselves in opposition to the "oriental" other correct incorrect

b) Leyton Orient is the world's finest football team correct incorrect

c) European culture is superior to Eastern culture correct incorrect

d) over the centuries European commentators and politicians have tried too hard to appease militant Islam correct incorrect

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. One of the concerns of postcolonial theorists is that ________.

a) mainstream IR theory is not partial enough in its treatment of "others" correct incorrect

b) IR theory is too objective to serve their purposes correct incorrect

c) the Eurocentrism of IR theory creates the world in its own image correct incorrect

d) traditional IR theories overlook the differences between Western and non-Western cultures correct incorrect

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. Students of international relations should ________.

a) endorse liberal perspectives, because these reflect the dominant ideology of the West correct incorrect

b) endorse postmodernism because this will make them look trendy correct incorrect

c) examine closely the full range of approaches before deciding if one of them is more persuasive than the others correct incorrect

d) reject realism because it is immoral correct incorrect

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. The major strands of socialist-infused theories are ________.

a) Leninism, Marxism, and Luxembourg correct incorrect

b) Stalinism, Leninism, and Marxism correct incorrect

c) Dependency Theory, World Systems Theory, and Contemporary Critical Theory correct incorrect

d) World Systems Theory, Critical Theory, and the State correct incorrect

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. Robert W, Cox argues that realism is problematic because ________.

a) it is too negative and inaccurate correct incorrect

b) realism supports false hierarchies and is part of Critical Theory correct incorrect

c) realism is an ideology of the status quo and supports existing international order correct incorrect

d) realism is without fault correct incorrect

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. Cynthia Enloe explains in Bananas, Beaches, and Bases that ________.

a) women are missing correct incorrect

b) masculinity is presented as the norm correct incorrect

c) women are identified authors of resistance in world politics correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The five types of feminisms are ________.

a) Liberal Feminism, Critical Feminism, Feminist Constructivism, Feminist Poststructuralism, and Postcolonial Feminism correct incorrect

b) First Wave, Metanarrative Feminism, Radical Feminism, Ecofeminism, and Second wave correct incorrect

c) First Wave, Second Wave, Radical Feminism, Ecofeminism, and Fourth Wave correct incorrect

d) Marxist Feminism, Liberal Feminism, Realist Feminism, Radical Feminism, and Postcolonial Feminism correct incorrect

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. Genocide theorist Adam Jones coined the term "gendercide" to refer to ________.

a) the killing of gender norms correct incorrect

b) gender norms in international politics correct incorrect

c) explicit gendered actions committees based on the sex of the individual victims correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect