Question 1

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were:

Accepted Answer

A) embraced and "socialized." 
B) suppressed. 
C) tolerated as relics that would fade in time. 
D) encouraged as a means of strengthening opposition to the West. 
E) generally merged with Marxist ideology. 
A) embraced and "socialized." 
B) suppressed. 
C) tolerated as relics that would fade in time. 
D) encouraged as a means of strengthening opposition to the West. 
E) generally merged with Marxist ideology.

Question 2

Which of the following represented the chief executive position in a communist country based on the Soviet model?

Accepted Answer

A) legislature 
B) president 
C) Politburo 
D) general secretary 
E) prime minister 
A) legislature 
B) president 
C) Politburo 
D) general secretary 
E) prime minister

Question 3

For Marx, which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

Accepted Answer

A) religion 
B) gender 
C) economics 
D) culture 
E) geography 
A) religion 
B) gender 
C) economics 
D) culture 
E) geography

Question 4

For Marxists, socialism represents:

Accepted Answer

A) the enemy that has to be overthrown. 
B) the final end-stage of human history. 
C) a transitional phase before communism. 
D) the stage of human development before capitalism. 
E) the enemy of communism. 
A) the enemy that has to be overthrown. 
B) the final end-stage of human history. 
C) a transitional phase before communism. 
D) the stage of human development before capitalism. 
E) the enemy of communism.

Question 5

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in:

Accepted Answer

A) the Balkans, such as Romania and Bulgaria. 
B) Eastern Europe and the Baltics. 
C) Russia. 
D) the Caucasus, such as Armenia and Georgia. 
E) Southeast Asia. 
A) the Balkans, such as Romania and Bulgaria. 
B) Eastern Europe and the Baltics. 
C) Russia. 
D) the Caucasus, such as Armenia and Georgia. 
E) Southeast Asia.

Question 6

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the:

Accepted Answer

A) surplus value. 
B) superstructure. 
C) dialectic 
D) bourgeoisie. 
E) base. 
A) surplus value. 
B) superstructure. 
C) dialectic 
D) bourgeoisie. 
E) base.

Question 7

How were gender relations, ethnic identities, and civil society handled under communist regimes? Were ethnic identities reduced or sharpened, and why?

Accepted Answer

Under communist regimes, gender relation

Question 8

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It emphasized production of consumer goods over infrastructure. 
B) It proved unable to create strong worker incentives. 
C) It relied too heavily on market forces to determine supply and demand. 
D) It emphasized agricultural production at the expense of the industrial sector. 
E) It encouraged too much interdependence among domestic economic entities. 
A) It emphasized production of consumer goods over infrastructure. 
B) It proved unable to create strong worker incentives. 
C) It relied too heavily on market forces to determine supply and demand. 
D) It emphasized agricultural production at the expense of the industrial sector. 
E) It encouraged too much interdependence among domestic economic entities.

Question 9

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that:

Accepted Answer

A) he left no specific outline for how communism would be built. 
B) his guidelines for how to build communism were too costly to realize. 
C) his guidelines for how to build communism presumed technological innovation that has not yet occurred. 
D) he only provided a guideline for how to build communism in small agricultural countries. 
E) most of his writings have been lost. 
A) he left no specific outline for how communism would be built. 
B) his guidelines for how to build communism were too costly to realize. 
C) his guidelines for how to build communism presumed technological innovation that has not yet occurred. 
D) he only provided a guideline for how to build communism in small agricultural countries. 
E) most of his writings have been lost.

Question 10

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is:

Accepted Answer

A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Vladimir Lenin. 
C) Karl Marx. 
D) Karl Kautsky. 
E) Adam Smith. 
A) Mao Zedong. 
B) Vladimir Lenin. 
C) Karl Marx. 
D) Karl Kautsky. 
E) Adam Smith.

Question 11

Politically sensitive or influential jobs in the state, reserved for people approved by the Communist Party as developed in the Soviet Union, are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) nomenklatura. 
B) proletariat. 
C) party-state. 
D) a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E) perestroika. 
A) nomenklatura. 
B) proletariat. 
C) party-state. 
D) a dictatorship of the proletariat. 
E) perestroika.

Question 12

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in:

Accepted Answer

A) countries in which the superstructure had less power. 
B) countries where capitalism was most advanced. 
C) poor countries. 
D) countries with an underdeveloped bourgeoisie. 
E) Europe. 
A) countries in which the superstructure had less power. 
B) countries where capitalism was most advanced. 
C) poor countries. 
D) countries with an underdeveloped bourgeoisie. 
E) Europe.

Question 13

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) It has nationalized more industries than it has privatized. 
B) It has adopted strong mercantilist policies. 
C) It has sought economic change with little or no political change. 
D) It has involved a strong promotion of nationalism. 
E) It has failed to expand its agricultural sector. 
A) It has nationalized more industries than it has privatized. 
B) It has adopted strong mercantilist policies. 
C) It has sought economic change with little or no political change. 
D) It has involved a strong promotion of nationalism. 
E) It has failed to expand its agricultural sector.

Question 14

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with:

Accepted Answer

A) institutional economic and political reforms. 
B) military disarmament. 
C) devolution and federalism. 
D) encouraging public debate. 
E) religious freedom. 
A) institutional economic and political reforms. 
B) military disarmament. 
C) devolution and federalism. 
D) encouraging public debate. 
E) religious freedom.

Question 15

Which of the following has served as a major source of attraction for followers of communism?

Accepted Answer

A) the promise of the separation of powers 
B) the promise of economic equality 
C) the promise of environmental justice 
D) the promise of religious freedom 
E) the promise of individual wealth 
A) the promise of the separation of powers 
B) the promise of economic equality 
C) the promise of environmental justice 
D) the promise of religious freedom 
E) the promise of individual wealth

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were:

Which of the following represented the chief executive position in a communist country based on the Soviet model?

For Marx, which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

For Marxists, socialism represents:

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in:

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the:

How were gender relations, ethnic identities, and civil society handled under communist regimes? Were ethnic identities reduced or sharpened, and why?

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that:

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is:

Politically sensitive or influential jobs in the state, reserved for people approved by the Communist Party as developed in the Soviet Union, are known as:

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in:

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with:

Which of the following has served as a major source of attraction for followers of communism?

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Exam 9: Communism and Postcommunism

Under communism, ethnicity and nationalism were:

Which of the following represented the chief executive position in a communist country based on the Soviet model?

For Marx, which of the following was most important for explaining all human action?

For Marxists, socialism represents:

Postcommunist economic reform has been most successful in:

Marx's name for all human institutions, including religion, the state, politics, and gender, is the:

How were gender relations, ethnic identities, and civil society handled under communist regimes? Were ethnic identities reduced or sharpened, and why?

Which of the following statements about central planning is accurate?

One of the challenges in putting Marx's ideas into practice has been that:

The individual primarily associated with articulating the political theory of communism is:

Politically sensitive or influential jobs in the state, reserved for people approved by the Communist Party as developed in the Soviet Union, are known as:

For most of his career, Marx generally argued that communist revolution was most likely in:

In which of the following ways has China's transition from the communist model differed from that of Russia?

Gorbachev's perestroika was concerned with:

Which of the following has served as a major source of attraction for followers of communism?

Introduction

States

Nations and Society

Political Economy

Democratic Regimes

Nondemocratic Regimes

Political Violence

Developed Democracies

Developing Countries

Globalization and the Future of Comparative Politics

Filters