Chapter 8: National Power And Diplomacy
- 1.Liberals see balance-of-power politics as
- A.
A formula for building national strength.
- B.
A formula for building anti-hegemonic coalitions that help preserve the independence of countries.
- C.
a necessary formula that helps make states less vulnerable.
- D.
A never-ending formula for conflict and for wasting resources.
- 2.The sum of the assets that enable a state to achieve its goals, even when they clash with the goals and wills of other international actors, is the definition of a country's
- A.
Power
- B.
Capability
- C.
Nationalism
- D.
National interest
- 3.The difficulty of precisely measuring power is a result of the fact that
- A.
Gathering data on military power is often difficult.
- B.
The appropriate statistical methods for doing so have yet to be devised.
- C.
there is no standard measure for power.
- D.
The real indicators of power are kept secret.
- 4.Which of the following was not used in the text to describe power? a. power is dynamic b. power is objective C. power is certain d. power is relative
- A.
Power is dynamic
- B.
Power is objective
- C.
Power is certain
- D.
Power is relative
- 5.The fate of the Soviet Union demonstrates that power is
- A.
Coercive
- B.
Persuasive
- C.
Static
- D.
Dynamic
- 6.To say that Germany is more powerful than Botswana but less powerful than the United States reflects the fact that power is
- A.
Relative
- B.
Dynamic
- C.
Situational
- D.
Multidimensional
- 7.Realists tend to portray power as being
- A.
A zero-sum game.
- B.
A non–zero-sum game.
- C.
A positive-sum game.
- D.
Unimportant in the international system.
- 8.Which type of power is based on how countries perceive other countries' current or potential power and its reputation for being willing (or not willing) to use it?
- A.
Soft power
- B.
Power capacity
- C.
Objective power
- D.
Subjective power
- 9.In international relations, power can be described as
- A.
Multifaceted
- B.
Normative
- C.
Tangible
- D.
Static
- 10.Whether a country has mountains, rivers, or plains refers to what power consideration?
- A.
Location
- B.
Geography
- C.
Topography
- D.
Strategic distribution
- 11.Examples of direct diplomacy include all of the following except
- A.
Skillful communication involving persuasion.
- B.
Economic inducements.
- C.
War
- D.
Economic sanctions.
- 12.Which of the following is the main point of contention between the U.S. and North Korea?
- A.
Trade disputes
- B.
Restricted airspace
- C.
Working conditions of sweat shops
- D.
Nuclear weapons
- 13.The China-Taiwan tensions center on
- A.
China's nuclear arsenal.
- B.
China's labor conditions.
- C.
Taiwan's nuclear arsenal.
- D.
Taiwan's desire for independence.
- 14.Woodrow Wilson's call for a League of Nations symbolizes the rise of
- A.
Bilateral diplomacy.
- B.
Parliamentary diplomacy.
- C.
Multilateral diplomacy.
- D.
Adversarial diplomacy.
- 15.The process of creating an image that enhances a country's ability to achieve diplomatic success by increasing its soft power is
- A.
Parliamentary diplomacy.
- B.
bilateral diplomacy.
- C.
Public diplomacy.
- D.
Open diplomacy.
- 16.The analogy of carrots and sticks refers to
- A.
Rewards (positive incentives) and punishments (negative incentives).
- B.
the trade off states face with military spending between carrots (public spending) and sticks (military spending).
- C.
a French story about the difficulties of farming carrots with only sticks.
- D.
A parable about needing to divide ones efforts between collecting sticks (firewood) and carrots (food).
- 17.Minimizing a dispute may
- A.
Involve appealing to world peace to increase credibility.
- B.
Make it hard to back away from confrontation.
- C.
Help avoid overreactions.
- D.
Involve appealing to national survival to increase credibility.
- 18.Power is determined only on the basis of a country's military capabilities.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.National diplomacy is normally about the application of a country's power to further its national interests.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Coercive diplomacy can only be successful when a state has the credibility to back it up.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Power is primarily objective because it is easily quantified.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.China's topography has had a negative impact on its national power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.The U.S. educational system is a primary element for their overwhelming superiority in power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.A country's information and communications capabilities are becoming an increasingly important component of its national infrastructure.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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