Question 1

Which of the following is an example of indigenous peoples who have successfully obtained local self-governance?

Accepted Answer

A) the Chechens in Russia 
B) the Albanians in Italy 
C) the Miskitos in Nicaragua 
D) the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia 
A) the Chechens in Russia 
B) the Albanians in Italy 
C) the Miskitos in Nicaragua 
D) the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia

Question 2

During World War II, Germany engaged in mass killing of the European Jews. Germany's actions can, therefore, be described as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic cleansing 
B) genocide 
C) asymmetric warfare 
D) ethnocentric warfare 
A) ethnic cleansing 
B) genocide 
C) asymmetric warfare 
D) ethnocentric warfare

Question 3

Which measure incorporates new ways to evaluate development beyond exclusively economic indicators, which fail to fully capture basic physical and social needs of people?

Accepted Answer

A) Human Development Index (HDI) 
B) Gini coefficient 
C) Power Purchasing power purchasing parity (PPP) 
D) Gross National gross national product (GNP) 
A) Human Development Index (HDI) 
B) Gini coefficient 
C) Power Purchasing power purchasing parity (PPP) 
D) Gross National gross national product (GNP)

Question 4

What is the average life expectancy in the Global South?

Accepted Answer

A) about 55 years 
B) about 60 years 
C) about 67 years 
D) about 71 years 
A) about 55 years 
B) about 60 years 
C) about 67 years 
D) about 71 years

Question 5

In order to protect indigenous people and curtail the group's quest for independence, states often grant regional political power to indigenous groups. This is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnocentrism 
B) self-determination 
C) devolution 
D) republicanism 
A) ethnocentrism 
B) self-determination 
C) devolution 
D) republicanism

Question 6

A researcher who believes that income is not the sum total of human life is likely to consider which measure when evaluating whether basic human needs are met?

Accepted Answer

A) Power Purchasing power purchasing parity (PPP) 
B) Gini coefficient 
C) Human Development Index (HDI) 
D) Human Needs Index (HNI) 
A) Power Purchasing power purchasing parity (PPP) 
B) Gini coefficient 
C) Human Development Index (HDI) 
D) Human Needs Index (HNI)

Question 7

The post-World War II Yugoslav constitution established the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija to ease the tensions between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb communities and to curtail Albanian desires for secession. This is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) irredentism 
B) devolution 
C) denunciation 
D) ethnocentrism 
A) irredentism 
B) devolution 
C) denunciation 
D) ethnocentrism

Question 8

The right to survival, the right to develop to the fullest, the right to protection from harmful influences, and the right to participate fully in family, cultural, and social life were all established in which convention?

Accepted Answer

A) the Convention on the Rights of the Child 
B) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 
C) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
D) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 
A) the Convention on the Rights of the Child 
B) the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 
C) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 
D) the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Question 9

Safe places to live where human rights are safeguarded and persecuted peoples can live in peace are referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) autonomous provinces 
B) human rights regimes 
C) sanctuaries 
D) enclaves 
A) autonomous provinces 
B) human rights regimes 
C) sanctuaries 
D) enclaves

Question 10

Which political philosopher said that "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B) Thomas Hobbes 
C) John Locke 
D) Thomas Aquinas 
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B) Thomas Hobbes 
C) John Locke 
D) Thomas Aquinas

Question 11

Why do relativists reject the promotion and enforcement of human rights by the global community?

Accepted Answer

A) because it comes at the expense of national interests 
B) because it is seen as a form of moral imperialism 
C) because it is an unwarranted intrusion into the affairs of others 
D) because it infringes upon the principle of state sovereignty 
A) because it comes at the expense of national interests 
B) because it is seen as a form of moral imperialism 
C) because it is an unwarranted intrusion into the affairs of others 
D) because it infringes upon the principle of state sovereignty

Question 12

Which variable is negatively correlated with human development?

Accepted Answer

A) democracy 
B) GDP per capita 
C) inequality 
D) level of education 
A) democracy 
B) GDP per capita 
C) inequality 
D) level of education

Question 13

Approximately, what percentage of the world's people live in extreme poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) about 5% 
B) about 10% 
C) about 20% 
D) bout 35% 
A) about 5% 
B) about 10% 
C) about 20% 
D) bout 35%

Question 14

If a country decided to violate another state's sovereignty by intervening in its domestic affairs in order to protect a group of people from mass murder, the country in question would be engaging in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) conditional sovereignty 
B) intrastate violence 
C) state terrorism 
D) humanitarian intervention 
A) conditional sovereignty 
B) intrastate violence 
C) state terrorism 
D) humanitarian intervention

Question 15

What can we conclude about the changes in the levels of extreme poverty during the last three decades?

Accepted Answer

A) The levels of extreme poverty have remained largely unchanged. 
B) There has been a drastic improvement in the level of extreme poverty worldwide. 
C) There has been a drastic deterioration in the level of extreme poverty worldwide. 
D) Extreme poverty increased exponentially during this time period. 
A) The levels of extreme poverty have remained largely unchanged. 
B) There has been a drastic improvement in the level of extreme poverty worldwide. 
C) There has been a drastic deterioration in the level of extreme poverty worldwide. 
D) Extreme poverty increased exponentially during this time period.

Question 16

Which international declaration establishes a broad range of civil and political rights, including freedom of assembly, freedom of thought and expression, the right to participate in government, and social and economic rights?

Accepted Answer

A) International Covenant on Economic and Civil Rights 
B) Universal Covenant of Civil, Social and Cultural Rights 
C) The United Nations Charter 
D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights 
A) International Covenant on Economic and Civil Rights 
B) Universal Covenant of Civil, Social and Cultural Rights 
C) The United Nations Charter 
D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Question 17

Discuss the plight and persecution of indigenous peoples worldwide. What do devolution, racism, and sanctuary have to do with the persecution of indigenous peoples?

Accepted Answer

The plight and persecution of indigenous

Question 18

What argument is offered by critics of the idea that human rights are universal and should be protected by international law?

Accepted Answer

A) that humans do not deserve basic protections 
B) that human rights represent an unwarranted intrusion in domestic affairs 
C) that liberal and constructivist theory are better than realism in determining global policies 
D) that the international community has never been able to agree on a legal framework 
A) that humans do not deserve basic protections 
B) that human rights represent an unwarranted intrusion in domestic affairs 
C) that liberal and constructivist theory are better than realism in determining global policies 
D) that the international community has never been able to agree on a legal framework

Question 19

Over the last 50 years, more girls were killed precisely because of their gender than men killed in all the wars of the twentieth century. This is a consequence of which practice?

Accepted Answer

A) genocide 
B) ethnic cleansing 
C) gendercide 
D) slavery 
A) genocide 
B) ethnic cleansing 
C) gendercide 
D) slavery

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT true of gender inequalities?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have less access to advanced study. 
B) The gender gap in the Global South is greater than the gap in the Global North. 
C) The gender gap in the Global North has been eliminated. 
D) Women often receive less pay than men for the same work. 
A) Women have less access to advanced study. 
B) The gender gap in the Global South is greater than the gap in the Global North. 
C) The gender gap in the Global North has been eliminated. 
D) Women often receive less pay than men for the same work.

Which of the following is an example of indigenous peoples who have successfully obtained local self-governance?

During World War II, Germany engaged in mass killing of the European Jews. Germany's actions can, therefore, be described as which of the following?

Which measure incorporates new ways to evaluate development beyond exclusively economic indicators, which fail to fully capture basic physical and social needs of people?

What is the average life expectancy in the Global South?

In order to protect indigenous people and curtail the group's quest for independence, states often grant regional political power to indigenous groups. This is known as which of the following?

A researcher who believes that income is not the sum total of human life is likely to consider which measure when evaluating whether basic human needs are met?

The post-World War II Yugoslav constitution established the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija to ease the tensions between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb communities and to curtail Albanian desires for secession. This is an example of which of the following?

The right to survival, the right to develop to the fullest, the right to protection from harmful influences, and the right to participate fully in family, cultural, and social life were all established in which convention?

Safe places to live where human rights are safeguarded and persecuted peoples can live in peace are referred to as which of the following?

Which political philosopher said that "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"?

Why do relativists reject the promotion and enforcement of human rights by the global community?

Which variable is negatively correlated with human development?

Approximately, what percentage of the world's people live in extreme poverty?

If a country decided to violate another state's sovereignty by intervening in its domestic affairs in order to protect a group of people from mass murder, the country in question would be engaging in which of the following?

What can we conclude about the changes in the levels of extreme poverty during the last three decades?

Which international declaration establishes a broad range of civil and political rights, including freedom of assembly, freedom of thought and expression, the right to participate in government, and social and economic rights?

Discuss the plight and persecution of indigenous peoples worldwide. What do devolution, racism, and sanctuary have to do with the persecution of indigenous peoples?

What argument is offered by critics of the idea that human rights are universal and should be protected by international law?

Over the last 50 years, more girls were killed precisely because of their gender than men killed in all the wars of the twentieth century. This is a consequence of which practice?

Which of the following is NOT true of gender inequalities?

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Exam 13: The Promotion of Human Development and Human Rights

Which of the following is an example of indigenous peoples who have successfully obtained local self-governance?

During World War II, Germany engaged in mass killing of the European Jews. Germany's actions can, therefore, be described as which of the following?

Which measure incorporates new ways to evaluate development beyond exclusively economic indicators, which fail to fully capture basic physical and social needs of people?

What is the average life expectancy in the Global South?

In order to protect indigenous people and curtail the group's quest for independence, states often grant regional political power to indigenous groups. This is known as which of the following?

A researcher who believes that income is not the sum total of human life is likely to consider which measure when evaluating whether basic human needs are met?

The post-World War II Yugoslav constitution established the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija to ease the tensions between Kosovo's Albanian and Serb communities and to curtail Albanian desires for secession. This is an example of which of the following?

The right to survival, the right to develop to the fullest, the right to protection from harmful influences, and the right to participate fully in family, cultural, and social life were all established in which convention?

Safe places to live where human rights are safeguarded and persecuted peoples can live in peace are referred to as which of the following?

Which political philosopher said that "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains"?

Why do relativists reject the promotion and enforcement of human rights by the global community?

Which variable is negatively correlated with human development?

Approximately, what percentage of the world's people live in extreme poverty?

If a country decided to violate another state's sovereignty by intervening in its domestic affairs in order to protect a group of people from mass murder, the country in question would be engaging in which of the following?

What can we conclude about the changes in the levels of extreme poverty during the last three decades?

Which international declaration establishes a broad range of civil and political rights, including freedom of assembly, freedom of thought and expression, the right to participate in government, and social and economic rights?

Discuss the plight and persecution of indigenous peoples worldwide. What do devolution, racism, and sanctuary have to do with the persecution of indigenous peoples?

What argument is offered by critics of the idea that human rights are universal and should be protected by international law?

Over the last 50 years, more girls were killed precisely because of their gender than men killed in all the wars of the twentieth century. This is a consequence of which practice?

Which of the following is NOT true of gender inequalities?

Discovering World Politics

Interpreting World Politics Through the Lens of Theory

Theories of International Decision Making

Great Power Relations and Rivalries

World Politics and the Global South

Non-State Actors and the Quest for Global Community

The Threat of Armed Conflict to the World

The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances

The Quest for Peace Through International Law and Collective Security

The Globalization of International Finance

International Trade in the Global Marketplace

The Demographic and Cultural Dimensions of Globalization

Global Responsibility for the Preservation of the Environment

Looking Ahead at Global Trends and Transformations

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