I.
True/False Item
Instructions I: read each statement carefully and write True for correct statements and
False for incorrect one only on the answer sheet (1.5 point each)
1. The international system is characterized by anarchy and horizontal power structure
2. International Relations is a discipline that study the relations of state actors only
3. The world before the first World War was characterized by a multi-polar system
4. State actors are the dominant players of international relations in comparison with the non-
state actors
5. Weak states are multilateral in their approach of foreign policy dimension
6. Defending the Ethiopia’s territorial integrity and sovereign independence is one of the
common foreign policy objectives of regimes since 1855.
7. Compared to middle and long-range foreign policy objective, short range foreign policy
objective is less immediate and least important
8. In contemporary contexts, governments have loosed their total monopolization of
information and medias as a propaganda instruments
9. Powerful states are more likely to be unilateral in their modes of foreign policy operations
10. Powerful states of the world are limited in their scope of activities and interest within their
neighborhood regional areas
11. Sanctions are parts of a persuasive economic tools of foreign policy
12. Short range foreign policy objective are less immediate and least important than the middle
and long range foreign policy objectives
13. The ultimate task of every State’s foreign policy objectives is to defend national interests
II. Matching
Instructions II, from question 14-23 match terms and concept under common “A” with
their appropriate description under common “B” and write the letter of the correct answer
only on the answer sheet (1.5 point each)
A B
14. Non-alignment A. A peaceful means of managing foreign
15. National Interest policy
16. Foreign Policy B. Non-partisanship in world affairs
17. Diplomacy C. Mutual military assistance
18. Economic Instrument D. Foreign policy patterns of developing
19. Alliance states during the Cold War
E. Involves the instruments and tactics of
20. Propaganda
realizing national interests
21. Individual Level Analysis
F. Foreign Aid and Loans
22. State Level Analysis
G. A set of purposes that states needs to
23. System Level Analysis realize in their foreign relations
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H. Targets the minds and emotion the
public by using media channels
I. Secret detection and utilization of
information
J. Individual actions affect a particular
international phenomenon
K. International system is affected by the
internal political order of the state and
their approach of relations
L. International phenomenon is influenced
by distribution of power amongst states
III. Multiple Choices
Instructions II: Read each statement carefully and write the letter of the correct answer
from the given alternative only on the space provided (2 point each)
24. One of the Following is different from the rest
A. International Organizations C. Individuals
B. NGOs D. States
25. ________refers to is the absence of central authority at international levels
A. Power C. Hierarchy
B. Anarchy D. Sovereignty
26. The post-Cold War World or the current international system power structure is _____
A. Unipolar C. Multi-polar
B. Bi-polar D. Emerging multipolarity
27. _________is an instrument of foreign policy that used by states as a last resort.
A. Diplomacy C. Economic tools
B. Propaganda D. Use of force
28. All of the following are the foreign policy and strategies of Emperor Haile Selassie I, except
A. Creating modern, centralized and C. Non-alignment strategy
bureaucratic state D. East-look strategy
B. Collective Security strategy
29. Which one of the following is key achievement of the Military regime in its foreign
relations?
A. Defended the Ethiopian territorial integrity from Somalia’s invasion
B. Defended the Ethiopian territorial integrity from Italy’s invasion
C. Defended the Ethiopian territorial integrity from Egypt’s Aggression
D. Defended the Ethiopian territorial integrity from Eritrea’s Aggression
30. Which one of the following is not the post 1991-foreign policy objective and strategies
A. East-look strategy C. Economic focus diplomacy
B. Guided by sociality ideology D. Inside-out strategy
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31. A foreign policy objectives which fall under the category of core interest or short range
objectives are:
A. Economic development and welfare C. Self-preservation and territorial
B. Reconstructing the international system integrity
D. All
32. Which one of the following state is not a self-extensions in its pattern of foreign policy behavior
A. U.S.A C. Russia
B. China D. India
33. All of the following are a core interests or a short-range foreign policy objective of states,
except
A. Self-preservation C. Territorial integrity
B. Security D. Technological advancement
34. Self-preservation as category of states foreign policy behavior is refers to________
A. Maintaining the status quo C. Revising the status quo in someone
B. Revising the status quo in one’s own else’s favor
favor D. None
35. The analogy of carrots and sticks in diplomacy refers to:
A. Rewards (positive incentives) and punishments (negative incentives)
B. It only refers rewards as a tool to shape a state's behavior in global politics
C. It only refers to punishments as a tool to shape a state's behavior in global politics
D. It equates with the balance of power notion in international relations
36. Which one of the following is not an economic instrument of foreign policy
A. Tariff C. Propaganda
B. Quota D. Embargo
37. A foreign policy document is formulated by:
A. Ordinary citizens C. Interest groups
B. Government D. Multinational corporations
38. One of the following is among the common foreign policy objectives that shapes most of the
Ethiopia’s regime foreign relations, except
A. Access to the sea C. Territorial integrity and sovereign
B. The Nile water independence
D. None
39. Of the following alternatives, one is the set of purposes that a state should seek to realize in the
conduct of its foreign relations.
A. Diplomacy C. National interest
B. Membership in the global governance D. International agreement
40. _____________is a perspective in international relations that provides possible explanation to the
why question of international affairs
A. Theories of IR C. Power politics
B. Level of Analysis D. All
41. ___________is a type of diplomacy that take places by the direct meeting of heads of the
state/governments
A. Public diplomacy C. Submit diplomacy
B. Track diplomacy D. Bilateral diplomacy
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Answer Sheets
Name_________________________________________IdNo.__________________________
Dept._______________________________________Section________________________
Part I/True/ False Items (1.5 points each) Part II/Matching (1.5 points each)
1. __________ 14.__________
2. ___________ 15. __________
3. __________ 16. __________
4. __________ 17.___________
5. ___________ 18. __________
6. __________ 19. __________
7. __________ 20. __________
8. __________ 21.___________
9. ___________ 22.___________
10. __________ 23. ___________
11.__________
12.__________
13.__________
Part III/ Multiple Choices (2 points each)
24.___________ 30.__________ 36. ___________
25. ___________ 31.__________ 37. ___________
32.__________
26. ___________ 38. ___________
33. ___________
27. ___________ 39. ___________
34. ___________
28. ___________ 40. ___________
35. ___________
29.__________ 41. ___________
