COM654 – Asian Politics

SEM OCT22-MARCH23
(FOR INSTRUCTORS ONLY)

SET 1
COM654 ASIAN POLITICS
IN-CLASS ONLINE QUIZ
CHAPTER 1 – 5

Instructions: For the True or False question please select ONE answer only; mark “T” for
True and “F” for FALSE in the answer sheet. You will be given only 30 minutes to answer
the quiz. Students are not allowed to screenshot or download the questions or answers. Please
keep the record of your submitted form too. ALL THE BEST!

No. STATEMENTS TRUE FALSE

1. In a political context, the term order refers to an existing or
desired arrangement of institutions based on certain
principles, such as liberty, equality, prosperity, and security.

2. A sovereign state is a community with well-defined

territorial boundaries administered by a single government
capable of making and enforcing laws.

3. Examples of a republic government include Indonesia,

Singapore, and Thailand.

4. Justice entails the distribution of rewards and burdens in

society in accordance with what is deserved.

5. Soft power in politics refers to means and instruments to get

support in a democratic society by persuasion and attraction.

6. A state usually exercises a monopoly on the legitimate use of

force, and controls the territory inhabited by its citizens or
subjects.

7. The term nation denotes various cluttered people with a

distinct and shared language, culture, or major ethnic group.

8. A polyglot state is a state that contains one main major

ethno-linguistic group (or nations) in the territories it
controls.

9. The public good is associated with core values such as

security, prosperity, equality, liberty, and justice.

10. Ideologies act as a kind of filter that adherents use to

interpret events, explain human behavior, and justify
political action.

11. Anarchism is a system that support (in principle) the

existence of government but through violence and
lawlessness.
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12. Fascism differs from communism in that the economic

structure, although controlled by the state, is privately
owned.

13. In the Farmer Artisan Class, Socrates asserts that society’s

objective is to satisfy its basic needs (food, water, shelter,
etc.)

14. A classless society would allow for the elimination of

private property, which in turn would lead to the elimination
of social inequality.

15. Democratic socialism believes that collectivism can occur

through revolution rather than reform.

16. Utopian thinkers typically display relatively little interest in

politics, in the actual workings of government, or, for that
matter, in reconciling opposing views.

17. The word “democracy” comes from the Greek language

“demos” (people) and “kratos” (power) and mean “rule by
the people”.

18. Deliberation in democratic processes generates outcomes

that secure the public solely through political power.

19. Constitutional Democracy is a system of limited

government, based on majority rule, in which political
power is scattered among many factions and interest groups
and governmental actions and institutions must conform to
rules defined by a constitution.

20. Examples of e-democracy and its impact towards the

political landscape include online questionnaires, discussion
forums, online political discourse.

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