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International Politics, Chapter 6 Quiz

1. The relationship between a nation and a state is such that

a. the relationship need not be sequential.

b. there exists one nation for every state.

c. a nation must first form before a state can evolve.

d. a state must first form before a nation can evolve.

2. An important psychological component of nationalism is the tendency of a group of people to

a. see themselves as different from other groups.

b. see themselves as quite similar to other groups.

c. want an external power to control their lives.

d. become anarchic in the absence of a strong state.

3. Which of the following is viewed as the highest form of political authority?

a. a state

b. a nation

c. a nation-state

d. an intergovernmental organization

4. Democratic nationalism

a. led to the British Revolution, after the example of the American and French Revolutions.

b. emerged in more gradual ways in England than it did in France and America.

c. prevented the power of the British Parliament from expanding.

d. led to the division of Africa and Asia into nation-states by the end of the nineteenth century.

5. The American and French Revolutions shifted political authority away from

a. the divine right of kings.

b. the people.

c. the government.

d. religious leaders.

6. The impact of World War II led many observers to

a. praise the unifying influence of nationalism.

b. encourage nationalism around the world.

c. raise doubts about the concept of nationalism.

d. predict that nationalism would remain dominant.

7. Xenophobia is

a. seeing other groups as being different from our own.

b. showing a lack of concern for foreigners.

c. the fear and dislike of foreigners.

d. extreme pride in one's country.

8. A conflict may ensue when a "motherland" claims the area in which members of the nation live; this is known as

a. xenophobia.

b. irredentism.

c. self-affirmation.

d. national intermixing.

9. A possible alternative to the creation of more and more microstates is to

a. create "homelands" for ethnic minorities.

b. guarantee human and political rights for substate national groups.

c. support nonviolent secessionist movements in their drive to become independent states.

d. decrease the amount of independence enjoyed by regions where one national group dominates.

10. An increase in the prevalence of self-determination would help prevent ethnic cleansing.

a. True

b. False