Polıtıcal Thought Final 6. Deneme Sınavı
Toplam 20 Soru1.Soru
The value that workers produce above their wages, which is at the survival level, is called ______________ that is appropriated by capitalists as their profit.
Alienation |
Revolution |
Surplus value |
Anarchism |
Marxism |
The correct answer is option B. The value that workers produce above their wages, which is at the survival level, is called surplus value that is appropriated by capitalists as their profit.
2.Soru
Which one of the below mainly shaped the intellectual lifMarx marx?
Iron law |
Hegelianism |
Dialectic |
Capitalism |
Superstructure |
The intellectual life of Marx was mainly shaped by a unique combination of Hegelianism, French socialism and British political economy. The correct option is B.
3.Soru
Which option is wrong in terms of the background of the Enlightenment?
It started with Renaissance. |
Absolute monarchs lost power. |
A group called trade bourgeois emerged. |
Church's authority weakened. |
Influence of Pope on administrations started to grow. |
Enlightenment is one of the most important parts of the “modernity”. In the first period of the modernity, which is considered to have begun with the Renaissance, it was seen that the trade bourgeois emerged and the absolute monarchs ascended. The Scientific Revolution and the Reform movement have provided the least of the influence of the Catholic Church, which dominated politics in the past. Factors that emerged has caused the church’s authority to erode within societies.Parallel to this, the influence of the Pope on the political administrations has also been greatly reduced.
4.Soru
Which one of the followings was not amongst those that emerged with the development of cities in the 16th Century?
New Political Struggles |
New Classes |
New Administrative Systems |
New Nerves of Energy |
New Demands |
The development of cities in the 16th century turned these places into centers where new relations, new classes, new demands, new expectations, new political struggles, and new nerves of energy were connected and redistributed. Especially the bourgeoisie using the money from the trade made the cities the main places of the conflict between old and new the social classes. On the other hand, the bourgeoisie and the emerging urban middle class would be one of the main supporting forces behind the Renaissance and the Reformation.
5.Soru
Which is true for Jean Jacques Rousseau? I. Rousseau’s point of departure is the natural state hypothesis. II.Rousseau assumed full equality between people in their nature. III. According to Rousseau, people have inherent potential for development and progress.
Only II |
I and II |
I and III |
II and III |
I, II and III |
- According to Rousseau, people have inherent potential for development and progress.
-Like other thinkers of the period, Rousseau’s point of departure is the natural state hypothesis.
-Rousseau assumed full equality between people in their nature. Therefore, it also excluded private property from sources of inequality (Rousseau, 2002, p. 83-84).
6.Soru
Which one is one of the differences between Marxism and Anarchism?
Both believe that the only way to destroycapitalism is revolution that must be international to be successful. |
They both believe that due to their role inthe production process, working class has potential to destroy capitalism and create a classless society. |
Both are materialists and believe that peopleare shaped within the social and economic context of the society they live in. |
Both Anarchists and Marxists have theirroots in the Industrial Revolution. |
For both, the main source of social injustice is the existence of the state. |
Only for anarchists, the main source of social injustice is the existence of the state.
7.Soru
Which of the following is an accurate match of Locke’s views?
Political thought – equality of everyone |
Property – equality in property owning |
State of war – to free the slaves |
Social contract – an absolute political power |
Natural law – based on metaphysical law |
Locke is considered the father of Liberalism – equality of everyone. His view on property owning contradicts such equality.
8.Soru
Which statement about the Enlightenment below is not true?
The first root of the idea of enlightenment is in the Renaissance and Reform movements. |
The idea of an independent “individual” emerged. |
The Catholic Church’s dominion over societies was lifted. |
The tradition of critical thinking emerged. |
The Scottish Enlightenment said that the market economy should be abolished. |
The correct answer is E.
9.Soru
In which option below, are the stages that humans have passed through given in the correct order?
Capitalism-Feudalism-Primitive Communism-Slavery |
Feudalism-Primitive Communism-Slavery-Capitalism |
Capitalism-Slavery-Feudalism-Primitive Communism |
Feudalism-Capitalism-Slavery-Primitive Communism |
Primitive Communism-Slavery-Feudalism-Capitalism |
Humans have passed through four historical stages, all of which had particular economic (the foundation) and political (superstructure) systems. These stages are the primitive communism, slavery (empire), feudalism and capitalism. The correct option is E.
10.Soru
The use of violence is not a viable way for social change. Violence and war are unjustifiable, indefensible and all changes should be made with peaceful means.
Which of the following groups support this idea?
The Pacifist Anarchists |
The lumpen-proletariat Anarchists |
The Revolutionary Anarchists |
The Individualist Anarchists |
The Collectivist Anarchists |
Correct answer is option A. The Pacifist Anarchists share the common idea that the use of violence is not a viable way for social change. In addition, violence and war are unjustifiable, indefensible and all changes should be made with peaceful means.
11.Soru
Who is considered the founder Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther |
Machiavelli |
Jean Calvin |
Jean Bodin |
Thomas More |
Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-Five theses at Wittenberg is seen as the start of the Protestant Reformation.
12.Soru
Which term refers to the liberation of people from self-restraint and becoming a “rational autonomous subject”?
Emancipation |
Vandalism |
Outlawry |
Freedom |
Constructism |
Freedom refers to the liberation of people from self-restraint and becoming a “rational autonomous subject”. The man who moves with a reason will take his destiny in his own hand, using an attitude that is called free-will. The last concept that is determinant
in terms of the enlightenment is the critique.
13.Soru
What is the role of the schools in enlightenment thought?
Generalizing the hegemonic ideology |
Spreading the idea of freedom |
Sustaining traditional laws |
Teaching religious norms |
Pressuring the idea of freedom |
The common theme of the Enlightenment expressed in three separate categories was the conception of politics and society in which the mind was decisive at all. In addition, with regards to all three Enlightenment schools, the idea of freedom appeared to play
a vital role. This approach is closely related to the political developments of the period.
14.Soru
Which of the following political thought do Spinoza and Hobbes share?
need to approach politic power scientifically and dispassionately |
transference of individual’s power to state has practical limitations |
transferring their right and power to the state enable individuals to pursue self-preservation |
human beings’ highest interest lies in the pursuit of pleasure |
expectation of human beings is to achieve adequate knowledge and its resulting peace of mind |
Like Hobbes, Spinoza held that citizens are well-advised to give up their right and power to the state in return for the protection so that they can pursue self- preservation.
15.Soru
Which approach of the following is the idea of social justice whose common interest is taken as the prevailing criteria in decisions, actions or policies of the ruling authority?
Capability approach |
Utilitarian approach |
Fraser's approach |
Honneth's approach |
Townsand's approach |
Utilitarian approach
16.Soru
Which of the following philosophers was known by his criticism of moral relativism?
Jean-François Lyotard |
Immanuel Kant |
Leo Strauss |
Max Weber |
John Rawls |
He was known by his criticism of moral relativism. According to Strauss, the birth of political philosophy is the trial and the death of Socrates.
17.Soru
Which of the following is not one of the components of the superstructure of the society?
Money |
Religion |
Government |
Law |
Education |
The superstructure of the society is composed of all of the non-material institutions in the society such as religion, government, law, education, art, values, ideology and so forth. A is the correct answer.
18.Soru
Who is one of the most important contributors to the emergence of social sciences as a discipline?
Kant |
Didier |
Durkheim |
Montesquieu |
Leibniz |
Montesquieu is an important contributor to the emergence of “social sciences” as a discipline.
19.Soru
Which one below does not belong to five categories of primary goods identified by Rawls?
Basic rights and liberties |
Obligation of movement and paid choice of occupation |
Powers and prerogatives of offices and positions of authority and responsibility |
Income and wealth |
The social bases of self-respect |
Rawls identifies five categories of primary goods. These are pointed out as basic rights and liberties; freedom of movement and free choice of occupation; powers and prerogatives of offices and positions of authority and responsibility; income and wealth; and the social bases of self-respect
20.Soru
Which of the following anarchists believed that injustice, greed and aggression were caused by the corrupting influence of government?
Tolstoy |
Kropotkin |
Godwin |
Proudhon |
Bakunin |
Godwin
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