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. Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) is a key figure in diplomatic history because ________.

a) he proved that religious people could be good at diplomacy correct incorrect

b) he invented "shuttle diplomacy" correct incorrect

c) he invented "gunboat diplomacy" correct incorrect

d) he established a professionalized and centralized diplomatic service in seventeenth-century France correct incorrect

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. Diplomacy is ________.

a) a European invention correct incorrect

b) a by-product of the rise of the modern state correct incorrect

c) a practice which dates back at least to pre-Imperial China correct incorrect

d) a product of recent realist thinking on international relations correct incorrect

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. Contemporary diplomacy is ________.

a) conducted by a range of state and non-state actors correct incorrect

b) only conducted by heads of government correct incorrect

c) only conducted by specially-trained diplomats correct incorrect

d) only understood by Westerners correct incorrect

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. The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 ________.

a) involved a tense stand-off between the US and the USSR over the plan to install nuclear missiles in Cuba correct incorrect

b) began with an attempt by the Soviet Union to prevent a US nuclear strike against Cuba correct incorrect

c) involved an attempt by the US and the USSR to persuade the Cuban government not to develop weapons of mass destruction correct incorrect

d) involved an attempt by the US to assassinate Fidel Castro with a small nuclear device disguised as a cigar correct incorrect

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. In the field of nuclear strategy, MAD stands for ________.

a) Mutually Assured Detente correct incorrect

b) Mutually Assured Destruction correct incorrect

c) Missiles Are Destructive correct incorrect

d) Mutually Assured Deterrence correct incorrect

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. Détente means ________.

a) all-out war correct incorrect

b) a nuclear exchange between superpowers correct incorrect

c) relaxation of tensions correct incorrect

d) deterrence through overwhelming power correct incorrect

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. The 1978 summit meeting which led to peace between Egypt and Israel was held at ________.

a) Camp X-Ray correct incorrect

b) Tehran correct incorrect

c) Camp David correct incorrect

d) Reykjavik correct incorrect

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. China's main vehicle for cultural initiatives overseas is ________.

a) the Mao Institute correct incorrect

b) the Institute of Economic Affairs correct incorrect

c) the China Syndrome correct incorrect

d) the Confucius Institute correct incorrect

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. The Monroe Doctrine stated that ________.

a) US Presidents should avoid romantic entanglements with blonde actresses correct incorrect

b) America reserved the right to intervene in armed disputes across the globe correct incorrect

c) America would pursue its interests within its sphere of influence without reference to European powers correct incorrect

d) America would support any anti-Communist state correct incorrect

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. The primary motivation behind moves towards an EU common foreign policy was ________.

a) suspicion of the US correct incorrect

b) the need (and opportunity) for the EU to adopt a more coordinated approach to foreign policy after the end of the Cold War correct incorrect

c) a desire to compensate for the lack of unity among EU states in domestic matters correct incorrect

d) to give the EU powers which are characteristic of a federal superstate correct incorrect

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. Summit diplomacy is ________.

a) diplomacy between mountains correct incorrect

b) top level meetings between heads of government to negotiate issues correct incorrect

c) diplomacy between multinational corporations correct incorrect

d) top level meetings between NGOs correct incorrect

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. Nye's soft power refers to ________.

a) using coercion in international negotiations correct incorrect

b) using payments to NGOs correct incorrect

c) the values, culture, political ideals and policies of a country correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office defines public diplomacy as ________.

a) work that aims to inform correct incorrect

b) work that aims to engage individuals and organizations correct incorrect

c) work toward the government's longer term goals correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The EU's future is unclear because ________.

a) in light of economic crisis from member nation states correct incorrect

b) because of the UN Security Council correct incorrect

c) thanks to climate change in developing nations correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Way is ________.

a) commitment to interference correct incorrect

b) commitment to non-interference, and consultation and consensus correct incorrect

c) commitment to interference and winner takes all correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect