Multiple Choice Quiz

1. Which of these philosophers have been major influences on the subsequent emergence of Liberal IR thought?

  1. Jeremy Bentham
  2. Thomas Hobbes
  3. Immanuel Kant
  4. Karl Marx

Answer:

a. Jeremy Bentham

c. Immanuel Kant

2. Which of these terms has been widely applied to Liberal IR thought in the 1920s and 1930s?

  1. Rationalism
  2. Idealism
  3. Globalism
  4. Normative theory 

Answer:

b. Idealism

3. Which term is used by Liberals to characterise international cooperation outside of government to government relations?

  1. Intergovernmental
  2. Supranational
  3. Transgovernmental
  4. Transnational

Answer:

d. Transnational

4. Which of these statements best epitomises the democratic peace theory?

  1. Democracies never start wars
  2. Democracies start more wars than non-democracies
  3. Democracies do not go to war with other democracies
  4. Democracy is irrelevant in understanding the cause of war

Answer:

c. Democracies do not go to war with other democracies