Question 1

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Brazil 
C) India 
D) Russia 
E) Nigeria 
A) China 
B) Brazil 
C) India 
D) Russia 
E) Nigeria C

Question 2

Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

Accepted Answer

A) Fatalism 
B) Excessive risk-taking 
C) Excessive social mobility 
D) Lack of skepticism about the motives of foreign developers 
E) Unreasonably high expectations concerning one's ability to shape one's destiny 
A) Fatalism 
B) Excessive risk-taking 
C) Excessive social mobility 
D) Lack of skepticism about the motives of foreign developers 
E) Unreasonably high expectations concerning one's ability to shape one's destiny A

Question 3

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Accepted Answer

A) 2020 
B) 2030 
C) 2040 
D) 2050 
E) 2060 
A) 2020 
B) 2030 
C) 2040 
D) 2050 
E) 2060 D

Question 4

Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What, if any, responsibility does the international political community have to help alleviate the problems of failed states? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The international political community ha

Question 6

The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the "key" variable of nation-building?

Accepted Answer

A) Agricultural expansion 
B) Identification of a common, external enemy 
C) Charismatic leadership 
D) Economic leadership 
E) All of the above 
A) Agricultural expansion 
B) Identification of a common, external enemy 
C) Charismatic leadership 
D) Economic leadership 
E) All of the above

Question 11

At the height of colonialism, how many independent nations remained in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 6 
E) None of the above 
A) 0 
B) 2 
C) 3 
D) 6 
E) None of the above

Question 12

Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of traditional societies trying to overcome problems of distribution?

Accepted Answer

A) High infant mortality rates 
B) Low life expectancy 
C) Lack of access to basic medical services 
D) High levels of poverty and illiteracy 
E) All of the above 
A) High infant mortality rates 
B) Low life expectancy 
C) Lack of access to basic medical services 
D) High levels of poverty and illiteracy 
E) All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Somalia 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Haiti 
E) Zimbabwe 
A) Nigeria 
B) Somalia 
C) Afghanistan 
D) Haiti 
E) Zimbabwe

Question 15

Which nation has the title of the "number-one haven for pirates"?

Accepted Answer

A) Sierra Leone 
B) Nigeria 
C) South Africa 
D) Somalia 
E) Afghanistan 
A) Sierra Leone 
B) Nigeria 
C) South Africa 
D) Somalia 
E) Afghanistan

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a political correlate of democracy?

Accepted Answer

A) A differentiated civil society 
B) A competitive party system 
C) Independent courts 
D) Freedom of communication 
E) Military control by civilian leadership 
A) A differentiated civil society 
B) A competitive party system 
C) Independent courts 
D) Freedom of communication 
E) Military control by civilian leadership

Question 17

Development brings with it the guarantee of peace and prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an achievement India has made since independence?

Accepted Answer

A) Civilian control over the military 
B) Reduced poverty by more than half 
C) Become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world 
D) Maintained a parliamentary democracy 
E) Dramatically improved literacy and health care delivery 
A) Civilian control over the military 
B) Reduced poverty by more than half 
C) Become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world 
D) Maintained a parliamentary democracy 
E) Dramatically improved literacy and health care delivery

Question 19

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Accepted Answer

A) practice of raising only one major crop. 
B) dominance of only one ethnic group. 
C) concentration of power in one elite group. 
D) practice of interacting only with family members. 
E) lack of diversity within large populations. 
A) practice of raising only one major crop. 
B) dominance of only one ethnic group. 
C) concentration of power in one elite group. 
D) practice of interacting only with family members. 
E) lack of diversity within large populations.

Question 20

Although development around the world has improved the conditions of countless people, it is possible for overdevelopment to have negative effects as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

What, if any, responsibility does the international political community have to help alleviate the problems of failed states? Explain.

The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

What is the "key" variable of nation-building?

At the height of colonialism, how many independent nations remained in Africa?

Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of traditional societies trying to overcome problems of distribution?

Which of the following countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Which nation has the title of the "number-one haven for pirates"?

Which of the following is NOT a political correlate of democracy?

Development brings with it the guarantee of peace and prosperity.

Which of the following is NOT an achievement India has made since independence?

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Although development around the world has improved the conditions of countless people, it is possible for overdevelopment to have negative effects as well.

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

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 Practicies

Revolution: In the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak

World Politics: The Struggle for Power

International Organizations: Globalization and the Quest for Order

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Exam 9: Development: Myths and Realities

Which country is adding 14 million new workers every year, about 25 percent of the world's new workers?

Traditional societies often face which impediments to development?

According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2008 update, when will the world's population reach 9 billion?

Robert Mugabe has done much to improve the lives of his citizens in Zimbabwe.

What, if any, responsibility does the international political community have to help alleviate the problems of failed states? Explain.

The existence of a charismatic leader tends to slow or impede nation-building in developing societies.

The greater the distribution of wealth and education in a given society, the more likely that the seeds of democracy will grow.

Capitalism was the West's answer to the postcolonial world of corruption and mismanagement, but it was tainted by its close association to colonialism.

Three billion people, almost half the world's population, live on less than $2.50 per day.

What is the "key" variable of nation-building?

At the height of colonialism, how many independent nations remained in Africa?

Typical developing countries have had to deal with chronic instability, coups, revolutions, civil wars, and genocide due to the vast diversity thrown together by the arbitrary creation of the original colonies around the world.

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of traditional societies trying to overcome problems of distribution?

Which of the following countries is considered to be the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, as well as one of the poorest in the world?

Which nation has the title of the "number-one haven for pirates"?

Which of the following is NOT a political correlate of democracy?

Development brings with it the guarantee of peace and prosperity.

Which of the following is NOT an achievement India has made since independence?

One obstacle facing many developing countries is monoculture, which is the

Although development around the world has improved the conditions of countless people, it is possible for overdevelopment to have negative effects as well.

Introduction: The Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: A False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy

States and Economies in Transition: Between Democracy and Yesterday

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 Practicies

Revolution: In the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: Weapon of the Weak

World Politics: The Struggle for Power

International Organizations: Globalization and the Quest for Order

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