International Relations Quiz

What are the 5 basic values of the state system?

• Security, Freedom, Wealth, Order

• Security, Freedom, Welfare, Justice

• Anarchy, Balance of Power, National Interest, Order

• Power, Cooperation, Progress, Equality

Which theory in IR emphasizes the role of the state, national interest, and power in world politics?

• International Political Economy

• Liberalism

• Realism

• International Society

What is the focus of International Political Economy theory?

• Power politics, conflict & war

• Cooperation, peace & progress

• Wealth, poverty & equality

• Shared interests, rules & institutions

According to the historical sketch of the state system, which era dates back to the 16th & 17th centuries in Europe?

• Global Expansion of the State System

• Medieval Christian World

• Early Modern Era

• City-states & empires

What is the main focus of Realism in IR?

• State security and material power

• International institutions and cooperation

• International trade and democracy

• Social bonds between states

According to Jackson & Sorenson, what is the view of the state in the traditional view?

• The majority of the world’s population suffer more than they benefit from the state system

• People benefit from the state system

• States are valuable institutions

• States and the state system create more problems than they solve

What is the main principle of Liberalism in IR?

• It emphasizes the role of international organizations and non-governmental actors in shaping state choices and policy

• It works on the premise of mutual benefits and international cooperation

• It deals mainly with state security and material power

• It rejects power politics as the only possible outcome of IR

According to Bull (1977), when does an international society exist?

• When states conceive themselves to be bound by a common set of rules in their relations with one another

• When there is a balance of power and national interest

• When there is no international cooperation

• When there is anarchy and state security is the main focus

What is the study of International Political Economy focused on?

• How politics shapes the global economy and how the global economy shapes politics

• The development, nature, and purpose of rules, institutions, and behavioral norms amongst states

• The role of international organizations and non-governmental actors in shaping state choices and policy

• The distributive consequences of global economic exchange

According to Jackson & Sorenson, what is the focus of IPE theory?

• The study of how politics shapes the global economy and how the global economy shapes politics

• The relations between independent states have been labeled ‘international relations’

• The organization of political life on earth which differs across time and places in different parts of the world

• The state system is a system of social relations