IPC 1502: SOUTH AFRICA IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) FOR REVISION

EXERCISE TWO FOR SELF-ASSESSMENT

12 MAY 2020

The answers appear below.

QUESTION 1

Choose the correct answer.

The Cold War ended in …..

1. 1914
2. 1930
3. 1946
4. 1990

QUESTION 2

Is the following statement True or False?

Section 231 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 106 of 1993, states
that the negotiating and signing of all international agreements are the responsibility of
the executive branch of government (The President).

1. True
2. False
QUESTION 3

Choose the correct answer.

Which of the following is a principle of South Africa’s foreign policy?

1. A commitment to the promotion of human rights and democracy.

2. A commitment to Africa in world affairs and economic development through regional and
international cooperation.
3. A commitment to justice, international peace, and international law and agreements.
4. All of the above.

QUESTION 4

Choose the incorrect answer.

Which of the following is not an example of an inter-governmental organisation?

1. African Union
2. International Committee of the Red Cross
3. International Criminal Court
4. Southern African Development Community

QUESTION 5

Choose the correct answer.

South Africa has served …. tenures as a permanent member on the United Nations
Security Council.

1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. None of the above.
QUESTION 6

Is the following statement True or False?

The Cold War was a multipolar stage in 20th century International Politics.

1. True

2. False

QUESTION 7

Choose the correct statement from the following:

1. South Africa was the first chair of the African Union when it was founded in 2002.
2. South Africa has been a permanent member of the UN Security Council since 1994.
3. South Africa is not a member of the Southern African Development Community.
4. South Africa does not have diplomatic relations with Cuba.

QUESTION 8

Choose the correct answer.

South Africa was readmitted to the Commonwealth of Nations in …..

1. 1991
2. 1994
3. 1996
4. South Africa has never been a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.

QUESTION 9

Choose the correct answer.

Which of the following are examples of a supranational state-based organisation?

1. Burger King and Islamic State

2. Islamic State and Amnesty international
3. Amnesty International and the International Criminal Court
4. The International Criminal Court and the United Nations
QUESTION 10

Choose the correct answer.

During apartheid, the ANC established an international network in major capital cities.
During this phase, the ANC’s foreign policy attempted ……

1. To forge political and ideological alliances with sympathetic governments and liberation
movements.
2. To isolate South Africa by publicising the injustices of apartheid policy.
3. To project itself as a legitimate representative of all South Africans.
4. All of the above.

QUESTION 11

Is the following statement True or False?

The National Party government withdrew from the Government of National Unity in 1996.
1. True
2. False

QUESTION 12

Choose the correct answer.

Which of the following is not a definitive characteristic of globalisation?

1. A shifting in the international balance of power.

2. The homogenisation of global values by broadcasters and global branding.
3. An interventionist foreign policy.
4. The scale and speed of financial flows.
QUESTION 13

Is the following statement True or False?

An international custom means that states will first create a practice and then later, if at
all, formalise it into International Law.

1. True
2. False

QUESTION 14

Choose the correct answer.

An example of intervention as a foreign policy instrument is …..

1. Verbal intervention in the domestic affairs of another country.

2. Supplying large munitions to another country.
3. Physical involvement in the domestic affairs of another country.
4. Exploiting the economic inferiority of another country through sanctions.
ANSWERS

QUESTION 1: 4

QUESTION 2: 1

QUESTION 3: 4

QUESTION 4: 2

QUESTION 5: 4

QUESTION 6: 2

QUESTION 7: 1

QUESTION 8: 2

QUESTION 9: 4

QUESTION 10: 4

QUESTION 11: 1

QUESTION 12: 3

QUESTION 13: 1

QUESTION 14: 3

Verbal intervention in the domestic affairs of another country: propaganda

Supplying large munitions to another country: economic action and diplomacy if trade
agreements exist. If supplying munitions to non-state actors in a country: intervention
Physical involvement in the domestic affairs of another country: intervention
Exploiting the economic inferiority of another country through sanctions: economic action