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Quiz 5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a comprehensive system of political beliefs called?

a)

A republic

b)

A monarchy

c)

A democracy

d)

An ideology

2.

According to Machiavelli, what is necessary for a prince wishing to hold his own?

a)

To be generous

b)

To be loved by the people

c)

To know how to do wrong

d)

To be virtuous

3.

What does Hobbes believe is necessary for the Leviathan?

a)

It must be democratic

b)

It must be feared

c)

It must be virtuous

d)

It must be just

4.

What is the main question Machiavelli addresses in his work?

a)

How can a ruler be loved?

b)

What is the best form of government?

c)

How can the state survive?

d)

What is justice?

5.

Which political ideology views politics as the struggle for power?

a)

Socialism

b)

Fascism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Political Realism

6.

Who is considered the founder of modern political science?

a)

Niccolò Machiavelli

b)

Karl Marx

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Hobbes

7.

What did Edmund Burke argue against?

a)

Traditional monarchies

b)

Prescriptive constitutional government

c)

Radical political changes

d)

Social hierarchy

8.

Who does NOT see humans as selfish and vicious?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thrasymachus

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Hobbes

9.

What is the main belief of political realism?

a)

Human nature is inherently good

b)

Ethical questions are paramount

c)

Power is the ultimate goal

d)

Democracy is the best form of government

10.

What is a key characteristic of fascism?

a)

Support for democratic elections

b)

Advocacy for free markets

c)

Promotion of nationalism

d)

Emphasis on individual rights

11.

Who argued that people had natural rights?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Edmund Burke

c)

John Locke

d)

Adam Smith

12.

Conservatives believe that humans are morally and intellectually imperfect.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which ideology sees the effects of industrialization as dehumanizing?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Socialism

d)

Fascism

14.

Which ideology has a preference for social hierarchy?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Patriotism

c)

Populism

d)

Conservatism

15.

What is the definition of realpolitik?

a)

must be able to forego his principles in order to protect his rule and even his people

b)

politics or diplomacy based on practical rather than ideological or moral consideration

c)

must be an institution so powerful that people are afraid to disobey it

d)

ethical and moral questions need to be subjugated in favor of focusing on attaining and maintaining power