How Much Do You Know About Political Theory? Trivia Quiz

True

False

True

False

Hobbes derived his ideas about human nature by trying to see man from a divine perspective, whereas St. Augustine derived his by trying to see man in a natural condition.

St. Augustine derived his ideas about human nature by trying to see man from a divine perspective, whereas Hobbes derived his by trying to see man in a natural condition.

All of the above

None of the above

Create and enforce property rights

Create, alter, and modify markets

Promoting economic growth and stability

Reduce poverty and inequality

All of the above

None of the above

True

False

A sensory realm which is imperfect and changing and an ideal realm that is perfect and unchanging.

A sensory realm which is perfect and unchanging and an ideal realm that is changing and imperfect.

Technological development.

Transformations in family life.

Market forces that promote global integration.

All of the above

None of the above

The norms embodied in ‘moral economy’ are only about justice and equality.

Moral economy embodies norms and sentiments regarding the responsibilities and rights of individuals and institutions with respect to others.

Moral economy can be extended further to include the environment.

Moral norms are only present in societies in which there are few or no markets, and not present in pre-capitalist societies.

Answers b & c are correct.

True

False

In fascism, the state disappears and in communism the state gets stronger.

In communism, the state disappears and in fascism the state gets stronger.

There are no differences.

None of the above

The more (time/labor) the worker puts into the object, the more free time he has to spend doing things he enjoys.

The less (time/labor) the worker puts into the object, the more likely it is for him to get a promotion.

The more (time/labor) the worker puts into the object, the less time he has to spend doing things he enjoys, thus his life no longer belongs to him, but to the object he works on, thus alienating him from his essence..

None of the above

True

False

Factory Workers

The Homeless

Factory Owners

None of the Above

Ethical Codes

Ways in which authority is exercised

Value attached to work, innovation and planning

All of the above

It should never be limited

When his actions or opinions make him a nuisance to other people

When there is too much diversity of opinion

It should always be limited

Because family structure does not matter when talking about justice.

Theorists assume a traditional gender structured family.

Theorists use gender-neutral language in a false way.

B & C only

True

False

Understanding

Reasoning

Greed

Imagination

The general will tends towards equality.

The general will is different from particular will.

The general will looks towards the common interest and what is best for the given polity.

All of the above are accurate.

To produce well informed citizens that know right from wrong.

To cultivate strong leaders

To cultivate virtues of self-rule through citizenship

A & C only

None of the above

The social contract is for whites, while that domination contract is for non-whites

The domination contract is new, while the social contract is old

The social contract ignores race while the domination contract foregrounds it

None of the above

Increasing political demands from different groups in society

Divergence between expectations of equity and realities of unequal economic growth

The decline of capitalism as the major ideology and public philosophy in America

All of the Above

Honesty

Political Power

Money

None of the above

True

False

Science is imperfect.

It only focuses on facts, not values.

It does not acknowledge negative changes.

Science is concerned with deep ecology rather than shallow ecology.

True

False

Instability

Peace

War

Confusion

Human Nature

The Nature of Society

Epistemological Foundations

Ultimate Reality

All of the above are correct

Permanent and universal capacities, desires and dispositions that all human beings share by virtue of belonging to a common species

Virtues that are universal in that human beings share them in all ages and societies.

The properties that are acquired by virtue of belonging to the human species and that are not socially or culturally derived.

Virtues that belong to human beings ‘by nature’ as part of their inherited physical and psychological constitution.

All of the above

Politically knowledgable.

Cunning intelligence, or more specifically, the term refers to a wide array of practical skills and acquired intelligence in response to a constantly change human and natural environment.

Well-read of specifically 'respectable' work that further enriches the human mind, not work that does not spark curiosity and discussion.

None of the above.

Smaller communities promote stronger neighbor relationships.

Smaller communities have many advantages for business.

Smaller communities are more environmentally sustainable.

Smaller communities invite citizen participation in ways that are foreclosed to larger ones.

All of the above

Skepticism

Pluralism

Traditionalism

Socialism

True

False

To maintain arrangements that support a useful sense of civic identity.

To include political friends and exclude foes.

To add persons who can help promote the regime’s prosperity and power.

All of the above

None of the above

A well-ordered society is effectively regulated by a public conception of justice.

Members of a well-ordered society are, and view themselves as, free and equal moral persons

A well-ordered society is stable relative to its conception of justice.

A well-ordered society is an extension of the idea of religious toleration.

All of the above are true

True

False

An evaluation of economic systems.

An evaluation of actions and motives in terms of their effect on peoples’ lives.

An examination of the standpoints/positions from which critiques are made.

All of the above

None of the above