20 Regarding the outbreak of World War I, which of the following statement is incorrect?
(A) Germany failed to manage its alliance system made by Chancellor Otto Bismarck, and it finally dragged the concerned countries into war.
(B) Under the opposition of Russia, the Reassurance Treaty between Russia and Germany failed to be renewed. The bilateral relations between Germany and Russia further worsened.
(C) Germany carried out the “Great Navy” plan, threatening Great Britain’s vital interest.
(D) Germany was isolated diplomatically due to the emergence of Franco-Russian alliance, Anglo-French, and Anglo-Russian Coalitions.

1 Which country is a member of all these three organizations: “Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)”, “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)” and “Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)”? (A) South Korea. (B) Vietnam. (C) Thailand. (D) Myanmar.

2 Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the Realism of international relations theory? (A) Economic interdependence will be more important if international cooperation is enhanced. (B) Most of the time decision-makers take national interests as supreme objectives. (C) Power is the most important concept in international relations. (D) Military means, if necessary in pursuing national interests, can be used.

3 Which of the following statement concerning both the “Thucydides Trap” and “Kindleberger Trap” is correct? (A) Both involve military power. (B) Both involve the rise and fall of hegemonies. (C) Both involve ideology. (D) Both involve clash of civilizations.

4 Suzanne Nossel, a scholar of international relations, proposed the concept of “smart power” in Foreign Affairs in 2004. Which of the following statement is incorrect? (A) Soft power can also be manifested by coercive diplomacy, military intimidation, military intervention, and economic sanctions. (B) Countries shall enhance national interests by means of alliances, international regimes, and prudent foreign policy. (C) Smart power is the combination of hard and soft powers through which countries integrate tactics, resources and foreign policy to achieve national goals. (D) In contemporary international relations, the use of power is shifting increasingly from hard to soft power, while preserving both elements continually.

5 Which of the following country does not contain any part of the Kurdistan Region? (A) Syria. (B) Iraq. (C) Lebanon. (D) Iran.

6 According to the concept of the theory of hegemonic stability, which of the following statement is not a necessary condition for being a hegemony? (A) Having a strong will of enforcement. (B) Having the ability to construct mechanisms and rules of the international system. (C) Having the initiative to wage wars. (D) Commitment to promoting mutually beneficial matters among the main countries in the system.

7 What culture identified by Alexander Wendt is better reflected by the Russia-Ukraine war which began in February 2022? (A) Hobbesian culture. (B) Lockean culture. (C) Kantian culture. (D) Wittgenstein culture.

8 Which of the following statement concerning regionalization and regionalism is incorrect? (A) Regionalization emphasizes state-led creation of a functional regional identity. (B) Regionalism is a “top-down” process of governmental efforts. (C) The integration process of the European Union can be seen as the simultaneous progressions of regionalization and regionalism. (D) International economics usually considers regionalism as an international economic integration.

9 Which of the following is not a member of the four NATO Asia-Pacific Partners? (A) Australia. (B) The Philippines. (C) New Zealand. (D) South Korea.

10 Which of the following statement is NOT one of the three basic assumptions of Structural Realism? (A) International politics is in a status of anarchy. (B) States are like units. (C) The distribution of capabilities among states illustrates the nature of the international system. (D) States pursue absolute gains.

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