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Question 1

The subject-matter of International Relations covers...

a) diplomacy between sovereign states.

b) economic relations between states.

c) the behaviour of transnational corporations.

d) all of the above.

Question 2

The 1933 Montevideo Convention established that...

a) states should not interfere with each other's domestic politics.

b) only Western countries have some right to interfere in the domestic affairs of other states.

c) every state has a duty to resist dictatorships

d) video piracy was a serious crime.

Question 3

Why is it possible to question the name 'United Nations'?

a) Nations are usually in conflict rather than united.

b) The organization is completely ineffectual.

c) The organization contains representatives of states rather than nations.

d) Some nations have much more influence than others.

Question 4

Empires are...

a) entirely voluntary associations of states, with freely-chosen central authorities.

b) relatively large-scale political entities made up of a number of smaller ones, with a central controlling power.

c) large-scale political entities always held together by force alone.

d) relatively large-scale political entities held together by fear of other states.

Question 5

It has been argued that the world is now dominated by new Empires based on what?

a) The military power of the US.

b) The English language.

c) Christianity.

d) Transnational corporations.

Question 6

In 1500, what was arguably the most innovative civilization in the world?

a) The USA.

b) The Soviet Union.

c) China.

d) Britain.

Question 7

In Medieval Europe, what was the most potent source of unity?

a) The Catholic Church.

b) Membership of NATO.

c) The Church of England.

d) The European Commission.

Question 8

What does the traditional doctrine of state sovereignty hold?

a) There should be a single source of ultimate power within a state.

b) Every state should be ruled by a monarch.

c) Every government should follow the will of the people.

d) Warfare is the natural condition in international society.

Question 9

Who was an early theorist of sovereignty?

a) Jean-Paul Sartre.

b) Jean Bodin.

c) Jean Brodie.

d) Jeanne d'Arc.

Question 10

What was the Concert of Europe?

a) A specially-commissioned musical extravaganza celebrating the triumphs of the European Union.

b) A series of 19^th century diplomatic conferences to resolve diplomatic problems in Europe.

c) Another name for the Napoleonic Empire.

d) An attempt to unite Western Europe against the Soviet threat.

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