Quiz 4

Question 1

In past revolutions, what one trait did almost all utopian visions of the future share in common?

Answer 1

That wealth and property would be redistributed

Question 2

True or False? Mao’s Great Leap Forward involved a significant reduction in social control and media censorship.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

All of these are key elements to the success of total revolution EXCEPT

Answer 3

Financial resources

Question 4

During the consolidation stage of totalitarian development, what do revolutionary leaders attempt to do?

Answer 4

Eliminate real or imagined rivals for power and place loyal associates in key posts

Question 5

To be effective, propaganda must

Answer 5

focus entirely on emotions

Question 6

Totalitarian regimes share all of the following characteristics except

Answer 6

Centralized approach to the economy

Question 7

Under the form of totalitarianism exhibited by the Taliban in Afghanistan,

Answer 7

Public executions were the norm

Question 8

Why did Hitler create new government positions to control media and the arts?

Answer 8

He wanted to silence all possible critics and criticisms of his governmet

Question 9

Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” of the late 1950’s was preceded by what episode?

Answer 9

Hundred Flowers Campaign

Question 10

What do experts estimate the death toll of totalitarian revolutions to be?

Answer 10

100 million

Question 11

Which form of totalitarian system currently features a hybrid known as state capitalism?

Answer 11

Soviet Union

Question 12

True or False? Except for a brief period in the early 1990s, Japan has been ruled in the postwar era by the Liberal Democratic Party

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Who serves as Britain’s Head of State?

Answer 13

The Queen

Question 14

What makes Britain a model of what Aristotle called a mixed regime?

Answer 14

It includes different branches of government that represent different classes.

Question 15

To join the European Union, what must a country prove?

Answer 15

That it supports free elections

Question 16

What played a key role in shaping France’s postwar foreign policy?

Answer 16

President Charles de Gaulle’s disdain for, and distrust of, the special relationship between the US and the UK

Question 17

The two German legislative units are the Bundestag and the

Answer 17

Bundesrat

Question 18

In Japan, ( ) is the head of state, but only the ( ) can make laws

Answer 18

emperor; Diet

Question 19

What peace treaty was brokered by Jimmy Carter in 1979 to end the war between Israel and Egypt?

Answer 19

Camp David Accords

Question 20

What element of the Israeli and British parliamentary systems distinguishes them from most other parliamentary democracies?

Answer 20

The lack of a written constitution

Question 21

What is a monolithic society?

Answer 21

One where the state controls the economy, arts, government, military, and education

Question 22

What have the recent histories of France, Germany, and Japan clearly demonstrated?

Answer 22

Constitutional democracy is highly adaptable

Question 23

What is the main difference between the US and UK judicial systems?

Answer 23

The power of US judges to uphold or strike down legislative or executive actions

Question 24

Which of the following is a good example of representative democracy at its best?

Answer 24

Britain’s Question Time

Question 25

Unlike US Senators and Representatives, what key power does the US President possess?

Answer 25

National popular mandate