by Jeffrey Haynes, Peter Hough, Shahin Malik and Lloyd Pettiford
Student Resources
Multiple Choice Quiz
1. Which of the following intergovernmental organisations are part of the United Nations system?
G7
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Answer:
c. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2. Which of these is the world’s oldest IGO?
Rhine Commission
UNESCO
International Postal Union
The League of Nations
Answer:
a. Rhine Commission
3. Which of these terms characterises the power of an IGO when member-governments acting in isolation cannot veto its decisions?
Supernational
Supranational
A regime
Intergovernmental
Answer:
b. Supranational
4. Which of these factors would exclude an international organisation being described as an International Non Governmental Organisation (INGO)? (In IR rather than popular discourse)
It is an armed group
It operates in one country only
It has government’s represented in its organisational and/or decision-making structure
it is a criminal group
Answer:
b. It operates in one country only
c. It has government’s represented in its organisational and/or decision-making structure