Deck 1: Introducing the Ancient Debate: The Ideal Versus the Real

Question 1

The period between World War I and World War II is often referred to as the ______.

A)interwar period
B)idealist period
C)transitional period
D)realist period

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following refers to one's view of a perfect world?

A)dystopia
B)utopia
C)C-SPAN
D)federalism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

One's personal experiences,preferences,and expectations,which shape one's views of politics and political events,are referred to as an individual's ______.

A)ideals
B)politics
C)conceptual framework
D)ergonomics

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Idealism is to realism as campaigning for political office is to ______.

A)voting
B)holding office
C)fundraising
D)lobbying

Question 5

Which of the following does the text identify as a new political strategy?

A)manipulation of election districts to gain an advantage for a party
B)use of impeachment to remove a president from office
C)interest groups' contribution of money to candidates' campaigns with the aim of influencing legislators' votes on policy
D)interest groups' purchase of stock in companies in order to affect the companies' global policies

Question 6

The struggles that torment the characters in films such as Star Wars are reflective of our own struggles between ______.

A)idealism and realism
B)good and evil
C)rich and poor
D)Black and White

Question 7

Which of the following theorists used utopian thought when he offered his harsh and influential critique of capitalism?

A)Aristotle
B)Niccolò Machiavelli
C)Karl Marx
D)Confucius

Question 8

Which of the following aim to modify the harshness of capitalism with the infusion of some elements of socialism?

A)Leninists
B)democratic socialists
C)social democrats
D)libertarians

Question 9

Which of the following is a political activity?

A)choosing not to vote
B)running for office
C)participating in a political rally
D)all of these

Question 10

Who added economic freedom as a key variable of classic liberalism?

A)John Locke
B)Adam Smith
C)Thomas Jefferson
D)Aristotle

Question 11

Plato would agree with which of the following statements?

A)Democracy is the ideal for which all societies should aim.
B)Philosophers should rule,because only they can appreciate perfect forms.
C)People ought to focus on the way the world is as opposed to the way it ought to be.
D)Rulers need to be ruthless in order to be successful.

Question 12

One thing that differentiates political science from other "sciences" is that political scientists ______.

A)are more likely to agree on methodology
B)focus only on what people believe rather than on facts
C)need more money to do their research than others do
D)cannot isolate individuals,organizations,and groups in the laboratory or isolate and manipulate the things that might influence individuals,organizations,and groups

Question 13

"That government is best which governs least" illustrates a ______ view of government's role.

A)monarchist
B)constitutional
C)federalist
D)classical liberal

Question 14

In Plato's Republic,Thrasymachus is an example of a(n)______.

A)realist
B)idealist
C)oracle
D)dreamer

Question 15

Which of the following is a 20th-century ideology that argues for the supremacy and purity of one group of people in a society?

A)Marxism
B)fascism
C)Platonism
D)Maoism

Question 16

The key difference between political theory and political ideology centers on which of the following?

A)action
B)believability
C)sophistication
D)There is no real difference.

Question 17

When Aristotle referred to a "science" of politics,he most likely meant which of the following?

A)a body of knowledge
B)something akin to religion
C)work done in a laboratory
D)something similar to organic chemistry

Question 18

Supporters of the political protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square used which of the following technologies?

A)fax machine
B)personal computer
C)cell phone
D)jet pack

Question 19

Which of the following is not identified in the text as one of the reasons that fiction is useful for politics?

A)By viewing events through the eyes of fictional characters,we can more easily set aside our own personal preferences,ideologies,and experiences.
B)By living through the characters in novels,we can get a taste of political situations that we,as individuals,might never be able to experience in the real world.
C)Fiction is more interesting than politics.
D)The use of fiction can support and,in some cases,instigate an active approach to learning.

Question 20

This text defines politics as ______.

A)individual or combined actions of persons,governments,and/or groups,aimed at getting what they want accomplished,when those actions have public consequences
B)the things people do when they want more
C)who gets what,when,and how
D)the authoritative allocation of values for society

Question 21

The definition of politics is readily agreed upon by political scientists.

Question 22

What does the statement "Man is a political animal" most nearly mean?

A)All politicians love to throw wild parties.
B)Only lowbrow people are interested in politics.
C)One more way to exclude women from politics.
D)Human beings are innately inclined to form associations.

Question 23

What is fascism and what do fascists believe in?

Question 24

The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848.

Question 25

Which theorist argued that everything works toward a specific end or telos?

A)Aristotle
B)Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C)Saint Augustine
D)Thomas Hobbes

Question 26

Plato pointed out that it is possible to take a bad form of government and improve it.

Question 27

The basis of conservative political philosophies and ideologies is ______.

A)the belief that the private market offers the better solution over that of the government
B)the belief that existing political,social,and religious institutions are of critical importance
C)the belief that less government is better government
D)the belief in individual freedoms over the preservation of governmental institutions

Question 28

Discuss the ways in which the theme of ideals clashing with reality makes fiction a useful tool for exploring the fundamentals of politics.

Question 29

Compare and contrast Van Belle's definition of politics,as goal-directed actions with public consequences to Harold Lasswell's definition of politics as the process of who gets what,when,and how.

Question 30

Explain how the decision to not participate can be thought of as a political decision.

Question 31

Explain how political theory differs from political ideology.

Question 32

Compare and contrast classic liberalism and classic conservatism.

Question 33

Earl Babbie applied utopian thought in his harsh and influential critique of capitalism.

Question 34

A society's religions,its customs and traditions,its resources,and its economy can all be part of its politics.

Question 35

While political theory is aimed at developing knowledge,a political ideology is about organizing and directing goal-oriented action.

Question 36

According to Socrates,the purpose of the state and the purpose of politics should be to ensure the happiness of the citizenry.

Question 37

What makes politics so difficult to define?

Question 38

Classic liberalism,the belief that people should be generally free from governmental constraints or interference,most closely resembles which modern day political ideology?

A)liberal
B)conservative
C)socialism
D)libertarian

Question 39

Earl Babbie argued that science is a ______.

A)set of rules and processes we agree to use to generate experiential reality
B)set of rules and processes we agree to use to generate agreement reality
C)set of rules and processes we agree to use to generate political reality
D)Babbie has nothing to say on the matter of science.

Question 40

Plato believed that one could not rely on his or her senses to discover what was real.