Soc Of Develop Countries Week 5 Midterm SOC 300 Review Test Submission: Mid-term Exam Question 1 5 out of 5 points

As asserted in Africas Forever Wars, most of todays African fighters are not rebels with a causethey are: Answer Selected Answer:

predato rs

Correct Answer:

predato rs

Question 2 5 out of 5 points

As reported in Africas Forever Wars, the International Rescue Committee has estimated that more than 5 million have died in Congo alone since 1998. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 3 5 out of 5 points Tru e Tru e

As maintained in Africas Forever Wars, the only way to stop todays rebels effectively is to capture or kill their leaders. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 4 5 out of 5 points Tru e Tru e

As mentioned in Africas Forever Wars, when the author went to a Darfur peace conference in Sirte, Libya, in 2007, he quickly realized that the main draw for many of the attending rebel leaders was the: Answer Selected Answer:

all-you-can-eat buffet.

Correct Answer:

all-you-can-eat buffet.

Question 5 5 out of 5 points

As observed in The New Face of Development, in the past 25 years, Chinas development has lifted a quarter of a billion people out of poverty. Answer Selected Answer: Correct e Tru e Tru

Answer: Question 6 0 out of 5 points

As worded in The New Face of Development, when the era of international development began, the basic arrangement was that the governments of rich countries provided aid to the governments of poor countries, which made for, so to speak: Answer Selected Answer:

a bedrock of sustained poverty

Correct Answer: Question 7 5 out of 5 points

a one-to-one world.

As portrayed in The Ideology of Development, the growth of Chinas economy is an example of the success of the Dependency ideology Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e

Response Feedback: Question 8 0 out of 5 points

It's an example of Development ideology.

As concluded in The New Colonialists, the fundamental change that must occur in order to break the cycle of dependency in dysfunctional countries is the establishment of a: Answer Selected Answer:

central coordinating force for these countries, such as the United Nations

Correct Answer: Question 9 5 out of 5 points

system of accountability for the new colonialists

As explained in How Development Leads to Democracy, democracy is most likely to emerge as a result of: Answer Selected Answer:

modernizat ion

Correct Answer:

modernizat ion

Question 10 5 out of 5 points

According to Chapter 2, data from the Halpern, Siegle, and Wienstein 40 year economic study showed that autocracies grew faster than democratic nations and outperformed in other areas such as health, education and per capita income.

Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e Fals e

Response Feedback: Question 11 0 out of 5 points

Democratic nations grew faster and out performed autocracies.

Which of the following statements is true about "Reverse Wave" as it relates to the first, second, and third wave of democratic change? Answer Selected Answer:

Reverse Wave refers to the change from democratic back to authoritarian government at the end of the third wave but not the first and second.

Correct Answer:

Reverse Wave refers to the change from democratic back to authoritarian government after the first and second wave but has not yet been observed after the third wave.

Question 12 5 out of 5 points

As quoted in Crying for Freedom, Lee Kuan Yew, a former prime minister of Singapore, once asserted that democracy leads to material progress Answer Selected e Fals

Answer: Correct Answer: Fals e

Response Feedback: Question 13 0 out of 5 points

He said democracy leads to disorderly conduct.

According to The Return of Continuismo?, critics of Chavez twenty-first century socialism equate indefinite re-election with: Answer Selected Answer:

political corruption

Correct Answer:

the end of democracy

Question 14 5 out of 5 points

As maintained in Moderates Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam, religious-nationalist ideology is driving Islamic politics at the state level in most Muslim states, but particularly in: Answer Selected Answer:

the greater Middle East

Correct

Answer: the greater Middle East Question 15 5 out of 5 points

As identified in Moderates Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam, the Islamic ideology of resistance is known as: Answer Selected Answer:

muqawa ma

Correct Answer:

muqawa ma

Question 16 0 out of 5 points

As pointed out in Moderates Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam, in 2006, al-Qaedas second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, severely criticized Islamic political parties for: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer:

being too religious.

participating in national elections.

Question 17

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As reported in Moderates Redefined: How to Deal with Political Islam, the good news about Afghanistan is that the fire-fight is becoming less bloody and the Taliban are weakening. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 18 5 out of 5 points Fals e Fals e

Even when they do not win elections, as pointed out in The Islamists Are Not Coming, Islamic parties are often liberalized by the electoral process. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 19 0 out of 5 points Tru e Tru e

A quarter-century ago, as explained in The Islamists Are Not Coming, many Islamic movements were seeking to create an Islamic society, inspired by the revolution in: Answer Selected Answer:

Lybi a

Correct Answer: Question 20 5 out of 5 points

Iran

Islamic parties, as reported in The Islamists Are Not Coming, have won recent political victories in all of the following except: Answer Selected Answer:

Cypr us

Correct Answer:

Cypr us

Question 21 5 out of 5 points

According to The Islamists Are Not Coming, the Egyptian jihadist Ayman alZawahiri compared the claim that one could be a Muslim democrat with the claim that one could be a: Answer Selected Answer:

Jewish Muslim

Correct Answer:

Jewish Muslim

Question 22

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The first strategic turn in Hamas, as described in The Transformation of Hamas, occurred in 2005 when the organization: Answer Selected Answer:

decided to participate in legislative elections.

Correct Answer:

decided to participate in legislative elections.

Question 23 5 out of 5 points

Moderates in Hamas, as explained in The Transformation of Hamas, justify their policy shift towards Israel with: Answer Selected Answer:

their use of Islamic terms.

Correct Answer:

their use of Islamic terms.

Question 24 5 out of 5 points

Hamas, as maintained in The Transformation of Hamas, ultimately derives its legitimacy from the Palestinian people. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 25 0 out of 5 points Tru e Tru e

The Egyptian government, as suggested in The Transformation of Hamas, may be intentionally prolonging negotiations between Hamas and Fatah because it: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer:

is seeking to delay domestic elections.

believes its role may strengthen its relationship with the United States.

Question 26 5 out of 5 points

According to The Most Dangerous Place in the World, Somalia has been ripped apart by violence and thrown into anarchic chaos since: Answer Selected Answer:

Somalias central government imploded in 1991

Correct

Answer: Somalias central government imploded in 1991 Question 27 0 out of 5 points

As noted in The Most Dangerous Place in the World, U.S. foreign policy with regard to Somalia has consistently failed to take into account the countrys political and religious structures, namely clans and clan leaders. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 28 5 out of 5 points Fals e Tru e

As described in The Most Dangerous Place in the World, for a brief period in 2006, the chaos in Somalia was tamed through: Answer Selected Answer:

Sunni Islamists

Correct Answer:

Sunni Islamists

Question 29 5 out of 5 points

What is Sharia? Answer Selected Answer:

Islamic law

Correct Answer:

Islamic law

Question 30 5 out of 5 points

According to Chapter 3, which of the following is true about religion and politics as they relate to early modernization theory and/or the outcome of modernization? Answer Selected Answer:

All of the above are true.

Correct Answer:

All of the above are true.

Question 31 5 out of 5 points

As stated in Chapter 3, the two different types of religio-political systems according to Donald Smith are 1) organic systems that have a weak religious hierarchy and 2) a church system that has a well organized structure and exercises considerable political influence Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 32 5 out of 5 points

Tru e Tru e

As stated in Chapter 3, since the 1980s the Catholic Church has become more sympathetic towards priests and nuns engaging in political activity Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 33 5 out of 5 points Fals e Fals e

As noted in Call in the Blue Helmets, Darfurs proximity to the nearest harbor is about Answer Selected Answer:

870 miles

Correct Answer:

870 miles

Question 34 0 out of 5 points

As related in Call in the Blue Helmets, what two countries are cited as examples of places in which the UN has been accused of using too much force? Answer Selected Answer:

All of the above.

Correct Answer:

Congo and Haiti

Question 35 0 out of 5 points

As defined in Call in the Blue Helmets, the crucial specialized units and equipment that enhance the ability of a force to move and operate are known as Answer Selected Answer:

mandat ers

Correct Answer: Question 36 0 out of 5 points

enablers

As reported in Call in the Blue Helmets, the Sudanese government grudgingly allowed the presence of a hybrid peacekeeping force, made up of personnel from the United States Navy and Russian Army. Answer

Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 37 5 out of 5 points

Tru e Fals e

As stated in Chapter 4, approximately how many ethnic minorities are currently facing actual or potential repression throughout the world? Answer Selected Answer: 27 5 Correct Answer: 27 5 Question 38 5 out of 5 points

The main types of ethnic-cultural divisions are nationality, tribe, race and religion. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Question 39 5 out of 5 points Tru e Tru e

Which country is described as one of the "most blatant examples" of enforced hierarchy? Answer Selected Answer:

South Africa

Correct Answer:

South Africa

Question 40 5 out of 5 points

As stated in Chapter 4, most analysts agree that ethnic identity is usually a social construction--a way that certain groups have come to view themselves over time as distinct from others. Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: Tru e Tru e

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