Deck 12: International Relations II Contemporary Issues

Question 1

Globalization

A) began only after World War II.
B) has not affected communication networks.
C) (of some things) has been going on for centuries.
D) has reduced migration.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Structural adjustment programs allow countries that cannot meet any notion of "creditworthiness" to obtain loans.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

If Professor Tetlock is correct, which approach is more likely to be accurate?

A) fox
B) hedgehog
C) squirrel
D) rat

Answer 3

A

Question 4

In a globalized world, IGOs do not exist.

Question 5

Originally, World Bank loans were extended to European countries.

Question 6

According to Joseph Nye, realism and liberalism are problematic in analyzing 9/11 because of the importance of

A) religion.
B) nonstate actors.
C) morality.
D) the level of violence.

Question 7

In which country are television viewers likely to see more coverage of news events in prime time?

A) Sweden
B) the United States
C) Switzerland
D) Russia

Question 8

Participatory journalism

A) refers to the increasing number of journalists who are elected to governmental positions in the world's democracies.
B) has been encouraged with the rise and spread of YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.
C) was not used during the Arab Spring protests.
D) is also known as "state media" and is used by authoritarian governments to make government control of media look less authoritarian.

Question 9

Hedgehogs tend to be more popular than foxes with news audiences.

Question 10

Analyze four aspects of the "Bretton Woods Institutions."

Question 11

The HIPC initiative called for the abolition of the World Bank.

Question 12

How can analysis of media-politics relations, as covered in Chapter 12, help us understand the media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013?

Question 13

Should governments and international organizations make a commitment to achieve a global ban on child labor? Identify at least two concepts in the chapter to support your position.

Question 14

With respect to the U.S.public, the major source of news of 9/11 immediately following the attack was

A) television news.
B) the Internet.
C) newspapers.
D) radio news programs.

Question 15

Media organizations are never public-/government-funded in a democracy.

Question 16

_______ extends long-term loans for the purpose of promoting economic development.

A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) WTO
D) NATO

Question 17

__________ extends short-term loans to countries having a balance of payments problem.

A) World Bank
B) IMF
C) WTO
D) NATO

Question 18

GATT was the forerunner of

A) NATO.
B) the IMF.
C) the World Bank.
D) None of the above is correct.