Question 1

If Al Qaeda demanded that the leadership of the United States converted to Islam,what kind of bargaining problem would this represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) Issue indivisibilities 
D) International intervention. 
A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) Issue indivisibilities 
D) International intervention. C

Question 2

What was the effect of the involvement of neighboring countries and cross-border flows of fighters in the Rwandan genocide?

Accepted Answer

A) Multi-state intervention created conditions for peace and stability. 
B) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR
C) descended into its own civil war. 
C) Uganda and Angola began warring with each other. 
D) The United States intervened to halt the genocide with the aid of neighboring countries. 
A) Multi-state intervention created conditions for peace and stability. 
B) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR
C) descended into its own civil war. 
C) Uganda and Angola began warring with each other. 
D) The United States intervened to halt the genocide with the aid of neighboring countries. B

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Accepted Answer

A) A state cannot guarantee it will not wipe out a rebel group once they lay down their weapons. 
B) The rebel group refuses to show how strong it really is. 
C) A rebel leader cannot force other rebels to abide by an agreement. 
D) A rebel leader refuses to negotiate with another state. 
A) A state cannot guarantee it will not wipe out a rebel group once they lay down their weapons. 
B) The rebel group refuses to show how strong it really is. 
C) A rebel leader cannot force other rebels to abide by an agreement. 
D) A rebel leader refuses to negotiate with another state. C

Question 4

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represents what kind of threat to bargaining?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining 
A) Information asymmetries 
B) Commitment problems 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining

Question 5

While economic downturns typically weaken a state's position in bargaining,they are:

Accepted Answer

A) likely to hurt the rebels just as much. 
B) rare in countries experiencing civil war. 
C) usually only temporary. 
D) usually mitigated by international intervention. 
A) likely to hurt the rebels just as much. 
B) rare in countries experiencing civil war. 
C) usually only temporary. 
D) usually mitigated by international intervention.

Question 6

In what ways are rebels and terrorists similar? In what ways are they different?

Accepted Answer

Rebels and terrorists are both weaker th

Question 7

The Rebel Alliance has started a civil war against the Empire in order to restore the previous republican form of government.The Alliance wants to keep the nation as one but with a new,more democratic government.This is an example of what problem for bargaining in civil wars?

Accepted Answer

A) Information asymmetries 
B) Issue indivisibilities 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining 
A) Information asymmetries 
B) Issue indivisibilities 
C) International intervention 
D) Brinkmanship bargaining

Question 8

When and how should foreign countries intervene under conditions of domestic conflict in other countries?

Accepted Answer

Answers here should reflect the difficul

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of insurgent methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Taking the enemy's territory and expanding once that foothold is established 
B) Growing a well-groomed and official-looking military 
C) Capturing enemy buildings and cities 
D) Attacking a government building and then disappearing back into the city 
A) Taking the enemy's territory and expanding once that foothold is established 
B) Growing a well-groomed and official-looking military 
C) Capturing enemy buildings and cities 
D) Attacking a government building and then disappearing back into the city

Question 10

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

Accepted Answer

One of the best opportunities to limit o

Question 11

What was the effect of the Syrian state's retraction from control over all of its territory?

Accepted Answer

A) The creation of a Sunni-Shia treaty to rule Iraq 
B) The expansion of U.S.forces into those territories to control and overturn the Syrian regime 
C) A power vacuum that resulted in the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
D) An invasion by neighboring Iraqi forces 
A) The creation of a Sunni-Shia treaty to rule Iraq 
B) The expansion of U.S.forces into those territories to control and overturn the Syrian regime 
C) A power vacuum that resulted in the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria 
D) An invasion by neighboring Iraqi forces

Question 12

Can states effectively prevent or deter terrorism? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

There is no way to prevent all terrorist

Question 13

What is the essential credible commitment problem for rebel groups to lay down their arms for peace?

Accepted Answer

A) Rebels are rising in power so they have no reason to lay down arms. 
B) The state is ceding power and will be weaker than the rebels,so it isn't a committed deal. 
C) Rebels will no longer have the reputation of being willing to do violence. 
D) Once they disarm they have no way to be sure that the government will keep the deal. 
A) Rebels are rising in power so they have no reason to lay down arms. 
B) The state is ceding power and will be weaker than the rebels,so it isn't a committed deal. 
C) Rebels will no longer have the reputation of being willing to do violence. 
D) Once they disarm they have no way to be sure that the government will keep the deal.

Question 14

In terms of the U.S.wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,what has made the second phase of those conflicts so difficult?

Accepted Answer

A) Although conventional operations between states were easily won,the cost of doing so made it difficult for the United States to carry out the second phase. 
B) The conventional phase of the U.S.invasion was completely unsupported in both cases,creating drag on the second phase. 
C) The first phase was essentially an interstate invasion,but the second phase in both cases resulted in a domestic struggle for power. 
D) In both cases,the United States did not have a clear opponent in the initial phase of either conflict. 
A) Although conventional operations between states were easily won,the cost of doing so made it difficult for the United States to carry out the second phase. 
B) The conventional phase of the U.S.invasion was completely unsupported in both cases,creating drag on the second phase. 
C) The first phase was essentially an interstate invasion,but the second phase in both cases resulted in a domestic struggle for power. 
D) In both cases,the United States did not have a clear opponent in the initial phase of either conflict.

Question 15

When the United States and Cuba signed an agreement in 1973 to return any hijackers to the country from which they fled,that was an example of which method of dealing with terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Negotiation and compromise 
B) Criminalization 
C) Ignoring terrorists 
D) Defensive measures 
A) Negotiation and compromise 
B) Criminalization 
C) Ignoring terrorists 
D) Defensive measures

Question 16

Terrorism may prolong a conflict by:

Accepted Answer

A) avoiding direct confrontation with a state's military. 
B) making the public too fearful to fight. 
C) triggering United Nations inspections. 
D) making the military poorer. 
A) avoiding direct confrontation with a state's military. 
B) making the public too fearful to fight. 
C) triggering United Nations inspections. 
D) making the military poorer.

Question 17

What is the principle of self-determination?

Accepted Answer

A) That every individual has the right to freedom 
B) That groups have the right to determine how they should be governed under whose authority 
C) That each country has sovereignty and should not be invaded 
D) That every religious organization can determine their place of worship 
A) That every individual has the right to freedom 
B) That groups have the right to determine how they should be governed under whose authority 
C) That each country has sovereignty and should not be invaded 
D) That every religious organization can determine their place of worship

Question 18

Explain two different strategies terrorists adopt to achieve their goals.When might one strategy be superior to the other?

Accepted Answer

Students will compare and contrast some

Question 19

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

Accepted Answer

A) allows them to beat governments. 
B) encourages hierarchical command structures. 
C) encourages decentralized,network-based command structures. 
D) allows them to directly confront military targets. 
A) allows them to beat governments. 
B) encourages hierarchical command structures. 
C) encourages decentralized,network-based command structures. 
D) allows them to directly confront military targets.

Question 20

What are the primary factors affecting whether violent nonstate actors,such as rebel and terrorist groups,can mobilize?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizing people and garnering resources in order to commit violence 
B) Overcoming people's natural inclination against violence and protest 
C) Organizers struggling to maintain passion for their cause in the face of adversity 
D) Indoctrinating adherents to the cause,and how to fight and conduct violence 
A) Organizing people and garnering resources in order to commit violence 
B) Overcoming people's natural inclination against violence and protest 
C) Organizers struggling to maintain passion for their cause in the face of adversity 
D) Indoctrinating adherents to the cause,and how to fight and conduct violence

If Al Qaeda demanded that the leadership of the United States converted to Islam,what kind of bargaining problem would this represent?

What was the effect of the involvement of neighboring countries and cross-border flows of fighters in the Rwandan genocide?

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represents what kind of threat to bargaining?

While economic downturns typically weaken a state's position in bargaining,they are:

In what ways are rebels and terrorists similar? In what ways are they different?

The Rebel Alliance has started a civil war against the Empire in order to restore the previous republican form of government.The Alliance wants to keep the nation as one but with a new,more democratic government.This is an example of what problem for bargaining in civil wars?

When and how should foreign countries intervene under conditions of domestic conflict in other countries?

Which of the following is an example of insurgent methods?

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

What was the effect of the Syrian state's retraction from control over all of its territory?

Can states effectively prevent or deter terrorism? Why or why not?

What is the essential credible commitment problem for rebel groups to lay down their arms for peace?

In terms of the U.S.wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,what has made the second phase of those conflicts so difficult?

When the United States and Cuba signed an agreement in 1973 to return any hijackers to the country from which they fled,that was an example of which method of dealing with terrorism?

Terrorism may prolong a conflict by:

What is the principle of self-determination?

Explain two different strategies terrorists adopt to achieve their goals.When might one strategy be superior to the other?

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

What are the primary factors affecting whether violent nonstate actors,such as rebel and terrorist groups,can mobilize?

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Exam 6: Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism

If Al Qaeda demanded that the leadership of the United States converted to Islam,what kind of bargaining problem would this represent?

What was the effect of the involvement of neighboring countries and cross-border flows of fighters in the Rwandan genocide?

Which of the following is an example of a rebel group facing a commitment problem within the group?

Terrorist groups being unable to rein in "loose cannons" represents what kind of threat to bargaining?

While economic downturns typically weaken a state's position in bargaining,they are:

In what ways are rebels and terrorists similar? In what ways are they different?

The Rebel Alliance has started a civil war against the Empire in order to restore the previous republican form of government.The Alliance wants to keep the nation as one but with a new,more democratic government.This is an example of what problem for bargaining in civil wars?

When and how should foreign countries intervene under conditions of domestic conflict in other countries?

Which of the following is an example of insurgent methods?

What can international actors do to prevent civil war? What can they do to stop an ongoing civil war? How do international actors sometimes make civil wars more likely,and how do they sometimes make civil wars worse?

What was the effect of the Syrian state's retraction from control over all of its territory?

Can states effectively prevent or deter terrorism? Why or why not?

What is the essential credible commitment problem for rebel groups to lay down their arms for peace?

In terms of the U.S.wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,what has made the second phase of those conflicts so difficult?

When the United States and Cuba signed an agreement in 1973 to return any hijackers to the country from which they fled,that was an example of which method of dealing with terrorism?

Terrorism may prolong a conflict by:

What is the principle of self-determination?

Explain two different strategies terrorists adopt to achieve their goals.When might one strategy be superior to the other?

The inherent political weakness in terrorist groups generally:

What are the primary factors affecting whether violent nonstate actors,such as rebel and terrorist groups,can mobilize?

What Shaped Our World

Understanding Interests, interactions, and Institutions

Why Are There Wars

Domestic Politics and War

International Institutions and War

International Trade

International Financial Relations

International Monetary Relations

Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations

International Law and Norms

Human Rights

The Global Environment

The Future of International Politics

Introduction

Foundations, War, and Peace

International Political Economy, Transnational Politics, and Looking Ahead

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