chapter 6

Question 1

Proponents of raison d’état argue that the state itself represents a moral force
True
False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The realism that emerged after the end of the Second World War was an entirely new approach with a different set of core assumptions.
True
False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Realism has been a minor theory of world politics since the beginning of academic international relations
True
False

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Offensive realism proposes that the structure of the international system compels states to maximize their relative power position.
True
False

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Structural realists argue that states are more concerned about absolute rather than relative gains.
True
False

Answer 5

False

Question 6

The lineage of classical realism is said to have begun with:

a. Niccolo Machiavelli.
b. Thucydides.
c. Hans Morgenthau.
d. Kenneth Waltz.

Answer 6

b. Thucydides.

Question 7

The code of conduct that state leaders should follow in their foreign affairs is known as:

a. survival.
b. self-help.
c. raison d’être.
d. raison d’état.

Answer 7

d. raison d’état.

Question 8

08) The condition of the international system, having no overarching central authority above the individual collection of sovereign states, is known as:
a. anarchy.
b. political community.
c. international system.
d. sovereignty.

Answer 8

a. anarchy

Question 9

09) Classical realism represents power politics as a result of:
a. international relations.
b. state sovereignty.
c. human behaviour.
d. anarchy.

Answer 9

c. human behaviour.

Question 10

10) Defensive realism proposes that states are generally more concerned with:
a. security.
b. zero-sum game.
c. absolute gains.
d. relative gains.

Answer 10

a. security

Question 11

11) A branch of modern realism that sees institutions as playing an important role is called:
a. rational choice realism.
b. neo-classical realism.
c. neo-liberalism.
d. neo-realism.

Answer 11

b. neo-classical realism.

Question 12

12) Kenneth Waltz tries to overcome the problem of realism’s weak definition of the meaning of power by shifting the focus from power to:
a. capabilities.
b. relative gains.
c. sovereignty.
d. cooperation.

Answer 12

a. capabilities

Question 13

13) Which of the following is not a pillar of essential realism?
a. Statism
b. Sovereignty
c. Survival
d. Self-help

Answer 13

b. Sovereignty

Question 14

14) The idea that the “strong do as they will and the weak accept what they must” comes from:
a. Schweller.
b. Machiavelli.
c. game theory.
d. Thucydides.

Answer 14

d. Thucydides

Question 15

15) Kenneth Waltz argues that the key difference between domestic and international orders lies in their:
a. wealth distribution.
b. ideology.
c. structure.
d. security.

Answer 15

c. structure