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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Bahri regiment named after?

2. What is the occupation of Richard Wrangham?

3. What percentage of taxes are collected in the U.S?

4. When did the State of Chu perform a cadastral survey?

5. When did the predynastic Yangshao period run according to Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fukuyama explain about China and its history in Chapter 6?

2. What five attributes distinguishes a state from a tribal organization according to Chapter 5?

3. What weakens and strengths the central state authority?

4. What was never eliminated in China, India, and the Middle East despite efforts of leaders according to Chapter 16?

5. What philosophies does Fukuyama reference and who does he share views with in Chapter 2?

6. What did Fukuyama argue about the Malmuks in Chapter 14?

7. What general assumption is made by the author in the Preface?

8. What failures led do the undoing of the Ottoman Empire?

9. What will a successful modern democracy have?

10. What were jatis and varnas according to Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the probable contributors in the formation of a state and conclude whether Fukuyama's stance has merit.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the three main institutions of modern democracy, and discuss how it benefits a government to have all three.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the five attributes that distinguish a state from a tribal organization, and use examples of each from the book.

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