Question 1

Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  official ideology. 
B)  secret police. 
C)  tightly controlled military. 
D)  decentralized approach to the economy. 
E)  media monopoly. 
A)  official ideology. 
B)  secret police. 
C)  tightly controlled military. 
D)  decentralized approach to the economy. 
E)  media monopoly. D

Question 2

Which form totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as "state capitalism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq 
B)  Iran 
C)  Soviet Union 
D)  North Korea 
E)  China 
A)  Iraq 
B)  Iran 
C)  Soviet Union 
D)  North Korea 
E)  China C

Question 3

Without a larger-than-life leader, most total revolutions would have not have succeeded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

During the consolidation stage of totalitarian development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reach a consensus with rival factions and form a broad-based coalition. 
B)  Begin the immediate transformation of society. 
C)  Eliminate real or imagined rivals for power and place loyal associates in key posts. 
D)  Calm the public by ending the violence that marked the revolutionary stage. 
E)  Reinterpret the past and attribute any failures to a clearly identifiable enemy. 
A)  Reach a consensus with rival factions and form a broad-based coalition. 
B)  Begin the immediate transformation of society. 
C)  Eliminate real or imagined rivals for power and place loyal associates in key posts. 
D)  Calm the public by ending the violence that marked the revolutionary stage. 
E)  Reinterpret the past and attribute any failures to a clearly identifiable enemy.

Question 5

Which totalitarian leader's peasant­based revolution do many radicals (especially in developing countries) regard as the guiding example of revolutionary organization in a rural society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stalin's 
B)  Lenin's 
C)  Mao's 
D)  Castro's 
E)  Hitler's 
A)  Stalin's 
B)  Lenin's 
C)  Mao's 
D)  Castro's 
E)  Hitler's

Question 6

Russia actually had two revolutions in 1917, not just one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ideology tends to paint a picture of the world as it is and offers an explanation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What nation is widely known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Somalia 
D)  Iran 
E)  Ethiopia 
A)  China 
B)  North Korea 
C)  Somalia 
D)  Iran 
E)  Ethiopia

Question 9

To be effective, propaganda must

Accepted Answer

A)  focus almost entirely on emotions. 
B)  emphasize intellectual concerns. 
C)  be reasonable in its approach. 
D)  be directed toward the educated members of society. 
E)  be packed with lies. 
A)  focus almost entirely on emotions. 
B)  emphasize intellectual concerns. 
C)  be reasonable in its approach. 
D)  be directed toward the educated members of society. 
E)  be packed with lies.

Question 10

In a totalitarian society, some facets of society are controlled by the poor and middle classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The most effective forces in bringing people together are hate and prejudice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Iran is the last existing totalitarian system resembling that of the former Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Totalitarian ideologies generally focus on some form of absolute evil to which they can attribute all national or worldwide wrongs and social injustices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mao's Great Leap Forward involved a significant reduction in social control and media censorship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mao's "Great Leap Forward" of the late 1950s was preceded by what episode?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hundred Flowers Campaign 
B)  Venetian Poll 
C)  Green Earth Movement 
D)  Chinese Celebration 
E)  Communist Commitment 
A)  Hundred Flowers Campaign 
B)  Venetian Poll 
C)  Green Earth Movement 
D)  Chinese Celebration 
E)  Communist Commitment

Question 16

Whatever the quality of leadership, total revolutions depend in the final analysis on the willingness of converts to engage in extraordinary acts of self-sacrifice in the name of the cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Hitler argued that propaganda should address the masses and be understandable by even the least intelligent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Totalitarianism is the product of just one form of ideology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What do experts estimate the death toll of totalitarian revolutions to be?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 million 
B)  25 million 
C)  50 million 
D)  75 million 
E)  100 million 
A)  10 million 
B)  25 million 
C)  50 million 
D)  75 million 
E)  100 million

Question 20

All of these are key elements to the success of a total revolution EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  organization. 
B)  ideology. 
C)  financial resources. 
D)  violence. 
E)  propaganda. 
A)  organization. 
B)  ideology. 
C)  financial resources. 
D)  violence. 
E)  propaganda.

Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a(n)

Which form totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as "state capitalism"?

Without a larger-than-life leader, most total revolutions would have not have succeeded.

During the consolidation stage of totalitarian development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?

Which totalitarian leader's peasantbased revolution do many radicals (especially in developing countries) regard as the guiding example of revolutionary organization in a rural society?

Russia actually had two revolutions in 1917, not just one.

Ideology tends to paint a picture of the world as it is and offers an explanation.

What nation is widely known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?

To be effective, propaganda must

In a totalitarian society, some facets of society are controlled by the poor and middle classes.

The most effective forces in bringing people together are hate and prejudice.

Iran is the last existing totalitarian system resembling that of the former Soviet Union.

Totalitarian ideologies generally focus on some form of absolute evil to which they can attribute all national or worldwide wrongs and social injustices.

Mao's Great Leap Forward involved a significant reduction in social control and media censorship.

Mao's "Great Leap Forward" of the late 1950s was preceded by what episode?

Whatever the quality of leadership, total revolutions depend in the final analysis on the willingness of converts to engage in extraordinary acts of self-sacrifice in the name of the cause.

Hitler argued that propaganda should address the masses and be understandable by even the least intelligent.

Totalitarianism is the product of just one form of ideology.

What do experts estimate the death toll of totalitarian revolutions to be?

All of these are key elements to the success of a total revolution EXCEPT

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Exam 6: The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT a(n)

Which form totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as "state capitalism"?

Without a larger-than-life leader, most total revolutions would have not have succeeded.

During the consolidation stage of totalitarian development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?

Which totalitarian leader's peasant­based revolution do many radicals (especially in developing countries) regard as the guiding example of revolutionary organization in a rural society?

Russia actually had two revolutions in 1917, not just one.

Ideology tends to paint a picture of the world as it is and offers an explanation.

What nation is widely known as the "Hermit Kingdom"?

To be effective, propaganda must

In a totalitarian society, some facets of society are controlled by the poor and middle classes.

The most effective forces in bringing people together are hate and prejudice.

Iran is the last existing totalitarian system resembling that of the former Soviet Union.

Totalitarian ideologies generally focus on some form of absolute evil to which they can attribute all national or worldwide wrongs and social injustices.

Mao's Great Leap Forward involved a significant reduction in social control and media censorship.

Mao's "Great Leap Forward" of the late 1950s was preceded by what episode?

Whatever the quality of leadership, total revolutions depend in the final analysis on the willingness of converts to engage in extraordinary acts of self-sacrifice in the name of the cause.

Hitler argued that propaganda should address the masses and be understandable by even the least intelligent.

Totalitarianism is the product of just one form of ideology.

What do experts estimate the death toll of totalitarian revolutions to be?

All of these are key elements to the success of a total revolution EXCEPT

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

Development: Myths and Realities

Political Socialization: The Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: The Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

International Relations: The Struggle for World Order

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Which totalitarian leader's peasantbased revolution do many radicals (especially in developing countries) regard as the guiding example of revolutionary organization in a rural society?