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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Russia's connection with the European Union?
(a) Russia is likely to be accepted into the European Union.
(b) Russia is not being considered for admission to the European Union.
(c) Russia was once, but no longer is, part of the European Union.
(d) Russia was invited, but has refused to join, the European Union.

2. What is the Triple Frontier?
(a) Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia.
(b) Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil.
(c) Mexico, El Salvador, and Honduras.
(d) Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh.

3. What are China's current territorial claims based on?
(a) The boundaries that China had at the time of the Cultural Revolution.
(b) The boundaries that China had after World War II.
(c) The boundaries of the Qing (Machu) Dynasty.
(d) The boundaries that China had after World War I.

4. What was the USSR?
(a) An exclave of Russia located along its northern border.
(b) One of the world's two superpowers during the Cold War.
(c) The group that fought for Afghan independence during the 1980s.
(d) The Asian version of the European Union.

5. What does de Blij say is the difference between an act of state-sponsored terrorism and an act of war?
(a) De Blij says that terrorist acts are motivated by religious faith.
(b) De Blij says that terrorist attacks are personal vendettas.
(c) De Blij says that it is not clear what the difference is.
(d) De Blij says that terrorist attacks target soldiers and politicians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does de Blij say is the difference between terrorist acts committed by the Corsicans, the Basques, the Tamils, and the Chechens, and terrorist acts committed by al Qaeda?

2. Why were many Americans shocked when Nixon went to China?

3. What event contributed to the end of Mao's power in China?

4. Why did the U.S. support the anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan?

5. What is the name for the area in which the cities of Ramadi, Tikrit, Baghdad, and Fallujah lie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems did the Bolsheviks inherit from the czarist government in Russia?

2. What advantages does Russia have in today's world?

3. Why is sub-Saharan Africa a ripe breeding ground for Islamic fundamentalism?

4. Why is Europe's low population growth, and zero population growth in some areas, troubling to world leaders?

5. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

6. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

7. Why does de Blij feel so strongly that Americans should be educated about Africa?

8. Why does it surprise so many people that European countries have managed to join together to form the European Union?

9. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

10. What areas of the globe have become hubs for terrorist activity?

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