Ch 8- Key Issues 1 & 2 Reading Quiz

An area organized into an independent, sovereign political unit is a:

• colony.
• satellite state.
• state.
• nation.

A state with control over its internal affairs has:

• suffrage.
• sovereignty. 
• nationalism.
• centripetal forces.

Over the past half century, the number of sovereign states in the world has:

• remained approximately the same.
• increased by a couple of dozen.
• decreased by a couple dozen.
• increased by more than a hundred.

Which country claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla?

• France
• Spain 
• Mauritania
• Tunisia

A territory tied to a state rather than being completely independent is a:

• nation.
• state.
• patron-state.
• colony.

The attempt by one country to impose political control over another territory is:

• suffrage.
• annexation.
• colonialism.
• self-determination. 

As the saying goes, the "sun never sets on the _____ Empire."

• French
• Dutch
• British
• German

The British created different government structures for its various colonies to:

• control and exploit the people in the colonies.
• break down local authorities to make way for the British.
• help protect the cultures in their territories.
• separate religious groups.

Terrorism differs from assassinations and other acts of political violence:

• because terrorist attacks are never well coordinated. 
• because terrorist attacks are aimed at military targets or political leaders.
• because terrorist attacks are aimed at ordinary people.
• because terrorist attacks do not have political goals. 

_____ forces work to pull countries apart, while _____ forces work to bring them together.

• Centripetal...centrifugal
• Centrifugal...centripetal
• communist...democratic
• Capitalist...socialist