1. Indeed, no _____ can live in isolation independent of other nations.

a) Nation

b) State

c) Region

d) Country

2. _____ Relations (IR) is the study of these relationships and

cooperation by international actors.

a) Local

b) National

c) International

d) League

3. non-governmental _____ (NGOs),

a) Opposition

b) Opportunity

c) Ordination

d) Organizations 

4. The concept of international relations comprises____ words

a) Three

b) Two

c) Semi

d) Four

5. The word ‘relation’ shows that the people do not just meet but

as well_____ or relate among themselves.

a) Fight

b) Keep malice

c) Interact

d) Interrogate

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6. IR as an activity can be viewed as interactions among people of different _______ in one side representing states organizations, corporations and international personalities.

a) Nationalities

b) Families

c) Organization

d) Region

7. Aja (1992) opines that the conceptual problem of IR arises primarily because of the multiplicity of _____ in the international system.

a) Fighters

b) Actress

c) Commanders

d) Actors

8. In the words of _____ Deutsch, “international relations is that area of human action where inescapable interdependence meets with inadequate control.

a) Mattins

b) Ayo

c) Karl

d) Wolesoyinka

9. ”Trevor _____ defines IR “as a discipline that tries to explain political activities across states boundaries.” \

a) Samuel

b) Peter

c) John

d) Taylor

10. Seymon ______ postulates that international relations are the investigating and study of patterns of actions and reactions among sovereign states as represented by their governing elites.”

a) Brown

b) Phebe

c) Grey

d) Black

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11. _____ is germane to international politics.

a) Authority

b) Charisma

c) Power

d) Psyche

12. Indeed, power is the _____ of the international system.

a) Fiat

b) Denomination

c) Command

d) Currency

13. Alozie & Nwadike (2014) define IR as “the _____ of interactions between and among both state and non-state actors in the international system.

a) Partial

b) Deliberate

c) Total

d) Influx

14. Traditionally, the study of IR focused on questions of war and _____.

a) Conflict

b) Disagreement

c) Peace

d) Indignation

15. Where ______ politics denotes the study of the institutions of government, IR remains the study of the institutions of international governance and power politics.

a) Ascetic

b) Domestic

c) International

d) Regional

16. The International Monetary ____ (IMF).

a) Family

b) Form

c) Foundation

d) Fund  

17. IR theory is basic to the study of world____

a) Politics

b) Economics

c) Business

d) Security  

18. Essentially, Akinboye & Ottoh (2007) summarises the scope of IR to cover _____ subject areas.

a) Five

b) Four

c) Six

d) Three

19. ____P Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA) Lagos.

a) National

b) Niger

c) Niger Delta

d) Nigerian

20. Scholars of IR often trace the origin of IR as a field of study back to the Peace of Westphalia of _____.

a) 1648 

b) 1646

c) 1647

d) 1649

21. Peace Treaty of Westphalia of _____ stands unique as it ended the Thirty Years War (1618 – 1648 ) which was the most destructive conflicts in European history and formalized the present-day sovereign independent states.

a) 1943

b) 1944

c) 1945

d) 1948

22. Academic studies of IR as a field started in the period following the ______ World War  

a) First

b) Second

c) Third

d) Fourth

23. Great powers namely, Great Britain, France, ______, Russia, and Prussia (later Germany).

a) Australia

b) America

c) Austria

d) Denmark

24. _____ Kaplan (1984) summarises the structure of the contemporary

international system into six structural characteristics,

a) Folu

b) Mide

c) Ayo

d) Mortan

25. Robert Keohane and _____ Nye were among the first scholars to call for a revision of the state-centric paradigm.

a) Joromi

b) Joan

c) Joseph

d) John

26. _____ laws come from central authorities- legislators or dictators.

a) Municipal

b) Metropolitan

c) Metropolis

d) Mediterian

27. A principle in international law states that treaties once signed and ratified must be ______ (pacta sunt servanda).

a) Disposed

b) Implemented

c) Debased 

d) Observed

28. The second major source of international law is _____.

a) Tradition

b) Norms

c) Custom

d) Folks

29. The_____ source of international law is legal scholarship.

a) Fourth

b) Third

c) Second

d) Fifth

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30. _____  rules define the rights of actors and institutions to deal with legal problems and violations.

a) Judgment

b) Justification

c) Jurisdiction

d) Amendable

31. International Court of _____ (ICJ)

a) Justice

b) Judgment

c) Justification

d) Amendable

32. One of the important aspects to the study of international relations revolves around the “_____ of analysis” construct.

a) Stages

b) Circles

c) Level

d) Phases

33. According to Karl Marx and Engels, capitalism has classified society into two ____ classes in the process of social production.

a) Antagonist

b) Protagonist

c) Climax

d) Suspense

34. European ______ Community (EEC)

a) Egalitarian

b) Enforcement

c) Economic

d) Ego

35. The classical approach is also known as the _____ approach.

a) Economic

b) Traditional

c) National

d) Custom

36. The ______ or behavioral approach to the study of international

politics became popular in the wake of World War II.

a) Traditional

b) Economic

c) Scientific

d) Social

37. The greatest advocate of the______ approach was President

Wilson of the USA who gave a concrete shape to his idealism through

the text of the Treaty of Versailles.

a) Capitalist

b) Socialist

c) Marxist

d) Idealist

38. Certainly, ______ remains the only normal means for conducting international relations and the opposite is war.

a) Arrangement

b) Negotiation

c) Diplomacy  

d) Resolution

39. Indeed, diplomacy is that great engine used by civilised states for

maintaining ______.

a) Peace

b) Balance

c) Orderliness

d) Law

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40. Sir Ernest _____ defines diplomacy as the application of intelligence and tact to the conduct of official relations between the governments of independent states.

a) Stephen

b) Steven

c) Solomon

d) Satow

41. Ancient _____ diplomatic records date back to the 14th century BCE.

a) Greece

b) Roman

c) Egyptian

d) Galilee

42. The term _____ is derived from Medieval Latin, ambactiare, meaning, “to go on a mission.”

a) Adreliny

b) Ambassador

c) Administration

d) Administer

43. In ______, Edmund Burke used the word diplomacy to signify skill or

success in the conduct of international intercourse and negotiation.

a) 1795

b) 1794

c) 1793

d) 1796

44. According to _____ Wright elements of diplomacy can be viewed in

two senses – popular and special.

a) Quincy

b) Adesua

c) Eric

d) Taylor

45. Diplomacy is a communication process that involves _____

information with one or more countries or actors about ones or country’s

Goals.

a) Distribution

b) Engagement

c) Sharing

d) Spreading

46. The ______ of effective diplomacy should be context-specific

and must not be ambiguous and loquacious.

a) Code

b) Language

c) Sign

d) Focus

47. The need to seek _____ grounds in diplomacy is very important.

a) Merit-able

b) Fatal

c) Common

d) Likely

48. Diplomats must understand the perspective of their______.

a) Parties

b) Company

c) People

d) Opponents

49. According to Henry Kissinger of the United States, diplomats must be _____ and patient.

a) Cunning

b) Selfish

c) Frank

d) Candid

50. The term ______ is commonly used often fairly and precisely to

denote a widespread and far-reaching economic, cultural, and social

change in the contemporary world.

a) Globalism

b) Globalization

c) Global

d) National

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