Central Texas College

GOVT 2304

Quiz 8

Question 1)In North Korea, the centerpiece of the North Korean bureaucracy is

a the prison system.

.

b the Public Surveillance

.  System (PSS).

 

c the propaganda machine.

.

d the military.

.

e the Public Distribution System

.  (PDS).

Question 2

The personal embodiment of the state and General Secretary of the Korean Workers Party (KWP) is

 

a Ban-ki

. Moon.

 

b Kim Jong

. Un.

 

c Kim Il-

.  Sung.

 

d Kim

.  Zedong.

 

e Kim Jung Il.

.

 

Question 3

His Leviathan argued that man’s natural level of selfishness and greed perpetuated authoritarian rule.

a Hobbes

.

b Roussea

. u

 

c Machiave

. lli

 

d Al-Farabi

.

e Plato

.

 

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an authoritarian state?

 

a Limitations on freedom of expression

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b A single political party determines the direction of

.  policy in the state.

 

c Transition of power is not determined by elections.

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d Elections are fair and open.

.

e Leaders are the sole source of law within the state.

.

 

Question 5

On April 14, 1989, Chinese activists, students, and intellectuals took to                                                                                                                                                                                  to protest decades of non-democratic rule in China.

a Tiananmen Square

.

b the gates of the

. forbidden city

 

c Liu Xiaobo

.

d Shanghai

.

e Wuhan Circle

.

 

Question 6

The media are commonly referred to as

 

a the Fifth

. Estate.

 

b the Third

. Estate.

 

c Vox populi.

.

d the

.  establishment

.

 

e the Fourth

. Estate.

 

Question 7

Which ruler instituted the following censorship law, Article 147, that “Anyone who offends with his words or in writing or in any other way disrespects the President of the Republic… will be punished with prison…”?

 

a Hugo Chavez of

.  Venezuela

 

b Hosni Mubarak of

.  Egypt

 

c Pol Pot of Cambodia

.

d Saddam Hussein of

. Iraq

 

e Adolf Hitler of

.  Germany

 

Question 8

This authoritarian state is known as the “hermit kingdom.”

a Iran

.

b North

.  Korea

 

c Saudi

.  Arabia

 

d South

.  Korea

 

e China

.

 

Question 9

According to The Koran,

a women and men are supposed to be treated as

. equals.

 

b women should not drive.

.

c women should be subject to harsh treatment from

. religious police.

 

d inequality is the basic condition of human life.

.

e All of the above

.

 

Question 10

In Saudi Arabia, the three legislative bodies are known as

 

a the Council of Ministers, the Shura Council, and the Consultative Council.

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b the Council of Ministers, the Consultative Council, and the Mission of the Prophecy.

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c the Islamic defense council, the King’s honor guard, and the Council of Ministers.

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d the Shura Council, the Consultative Council, and the King’s Honor Guards.

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e the Council of Islam, the Shura Council, and the Council of Ministers.

.