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Questions

1. International relations

a. does not use concepts from history or philosophy.

b. is not an interdisciplinary field.

c. is the study of the behavior and interaction of actors.

d. only uses concepts from political science.

2. The three most prominent theoretical approaches used to study international relations are

a. statism, liberalism, and environmentalism.

b. constructivism, realism, and statism.

c. liberalism, realism, and constructivism.

d. realism, constructivism, and environmentalism.

3. Theories are developed to help us

a. predict interactions only.

b. describe interactions only.

c. describe, explain, and predict interactions.

d. explain interactions only.

4. Which of the following is true of the relationship between international relations and history?

a. They are so intertwined that there was no separate international relations subfield until the early twentieth century.

b. There is no connection between international relations and history. The study of international relations has a basis only in philosophy.

c. Drawing on history prevents international relations scholars from being able to draw generalizations because each case is so specific.

d. The subfield of international relations far preceded the study of history.

5. As an approach to the study of international relations, historical analysis

a. provides useful background to many contemporary issues.

b. is an outdated approach.

c. is very similar to behavioralism.

d. focuses primarily on the interactions of multinational corporations.

6. What is a problem that stems from using history to study contemporary state interactions?

a. It does not provide detailed knowledge of specific events.

b. It does not allow us to evaluate generalizations.

c. It does not help highlight patterns.

d. One's theoretical orientation may determine one's interpretation of history.

7. Many East Asian states drew lessons from the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic to develop policies, such as restricting movement and imposing targeted quarantines, that slowed transmission of COVID-19. Most Western states of Europe and the United States were slow to enact similar policies. This shows us that

a. historical experience matters to contemporary international politics.

b. cooperation among scientific communities in the West during the COVID-19 pandemic was not extensive.

c. the behavioral approach that dominates the study of international relations in the West is not useful for understanding contemporary international politics.

d. classical Western philosophy cannot help us understand contemporary international politics.

8. The comparative method of analysis

a. rarely involves quantitative or qualitative methods of analysis.

b. involves looking at similarities, but not differences, between states.

c. is not used in the study of contemporary international relations, though it is important in the study of history.

d. involves looking at both similarities and differences between states.

9. Philosophers help us understand international relations by

a. not focusing on the relationships between individuals, but instead focusing on the relationship between societies.

b. setting aside the need to think about the normative elements in political life.

c. helping us make and implement policy.

d. highlighting relationships between individuals and society as well as between societies.

10. The behavioral revolution in American social sciences was spawned primarily by scholars'

a. rejection of the scientific method as a tool for the study of international relations.

b. belief that more scientific study of international relations would find underlying patterns of behavior.

c. belief that there are no underlying patterns in international relations.

d. desire to philosophically support their views of human nature.

11. Critiques of the behavioral approach argue that

a. behavioralism focuses too much attention on the nature of humanity and society.

b. behavioralism focuses too much on data, and different data may lead to different conclusions.

c. human and state behavior are completely unpredictable.

d. behavioralism focuses too much on the foundational questions of international relations.

12. Some scholars seek to find the voices of "the others" in international relations. Which of the following is an example of such voices?

a. the voices of the disenfranchised and marginalized

b. the voices of corporate executives

c. the voices of international organizations

d. the voices of political leaders.