1. Ballistic missiles
a. were replaced by airplanes as the main strategic delivery vehicles.
b. vary in range and throw weight, but have similar accuracy.
c. have trajectories that typically rise out of the atmosphere and then descend.
d. must be fired from fixed sites.
e. are small winged missiles.
2. _____ refers to the limitations of the human brain in making choices.
a. Misperception
b. Mirror image
c. Operational bias
d. Cognitive bias
e. Affective bias
3. Working through international institutions to achieve foreign policy goals is the preference of
a. isolationists.
b. multilateralists.
c. unilateralists.
d. realists.
e. world order theorists.
4. The theory that the largest wars result from challenges to the top position in the hierarchy, when a rising power is surpassing or threatening to surpass the most powerful state, is
a. hegemonic stability theory.
b. preventive war theory.
c. power transition theory.
d. status disequilibrium theory.
e. redistributive power theory.
5. An international system based on feminine principles would include which of the following characteristics?
a. Independence of states
b. Respect for sovereignty outweighing human rights
c. Responsibility of the people to care for each other regardless of national borders
d. Violence as a form of leverage being the most prevalent choice
e. War separated from other social relationships such as economics and domestic politics
6. Which of the following is characteristic of terrorism?
a. Acts of terrorism kill hundreds of thousands of people every year.
b. The primary effect of terrorism is psychological.
c. Terrorists are acting to gain leverage against nonstate actors.
d. Terrorist acts are typically random acts with no clear goal in mind.
e. Terrorist acts target ammunition depots and intelligence capabilities.
7. The Berlin Wall was built by
a. West Germany.
b. East Germany.
c. the Soviet Union.
d. the United States.
e. Britain.
8. The part of the population that stays informed about international issues is called the
a. international public.
b. expert public.
c. global public.
d. informational public.
e. attentive public.
9. The _____ level of analysis concerns the choices and actions of human beings.
a. domestic
b. global
c. individual
d. interstate
e. state
10. According to the concept of bounded rationality,
a. decision makers will choose the best response to a situation.
b. decision makers will choose a response that is good enough to meet some minimal criteria.
c. decision makers use historical analogies in responding to a situation.
d. decision makers make choices within the boundaries established by groups within the government.
e. decision makers edit options and possible outcomes and then assess the options and choose one.
11. International regimes
a. can exist only when there is a concentration of power in the international system.
b. can exist only when there is a dispersion of power in the international system.
c. are stronger when embedded in permanent institutions.
d. are weaker when embedded in permanent institutions.
e. create permanent institutions and therefore concentrate power in the international system.
12. Sovereignty is
a. a state government answering to no higher authority.
b. a goal of international organizations in world affairs.
c. the ability of one country to have influence over another.
d. the development of participatory institutions of social life.
e. political control over the military.