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Self Test on Knowledge Associated With Worldview Theme #20

Respond to each of the 10 multiple choice questions below by typing the number 1 to 5 of the answer you wish to select in the response box. When finished, click "process your responses".

1. Which of the following associations is wrong?

1)  autocracy  /  absolutism   

2) democratic elitism / seeks high voter turnout

3) power elite / leftists connect with corporate state

4) feudal society / ruled by land-owning elite

5) technocracy / society managed by technical experts

 

2.  Which of the following associations is wrong?

1) plutocracy / small gap between rich and poor

2) art collectors / critics charge them with elitism

3) social contract / agreement between people / rulers

4) kleptocracy / government leaders steal from people

5) lobbyists / critics: they maintain wealthy in power

3. The phrase “values and lifestyle believed superior to others” might be part of the definition or description of which of the terms below? 

1) technocracy    2) meritocracy    3) ethnocentrism

4) paternalism    5)  oligarchy

4.   Who would be the most comfortable in an autocratic fascist state?

1) elitists    2) populists    3) those with paternalistic tendencies 

4) those with an authoritarian personality     5) specialists

5. The phrase “adults treated like children” might be part of the definition of which of the terms below? 

1) custodial    2) paternalism    3) brainwashing    

4) juvenile detention        5) monarchial  

6.   All of the following words might be used to describe someone for whom the Elitist worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview except which ? 

1) sees self as capable leader    2) highly trained, well educated 

3) identifies with ruling class    4) sees self as groomed to yield power

5) firm believer in democracy

7.  Which of the following might represent a technique used by the leaders of an authoritarian state to maintain their power and control ?

1) brainwashing    2) scapegoating     3) run the public sector as a meritocracy    

4) all of the above    5) the first two only

8. The phrase “sovereign royal family” might be part of the definition or description of which of the terms below? 

1) autocracy    2) fascism    3) paternalism

4) monarchy    5) oligarchy

9.  Which of the following would you not expect from someone for whom the Authoritarian worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview? 

1) values free inquiry    2) values obedience    3) values law & order

4) willing to give up certain rights to insure societal stability     

5)  values efficiency

10. Given his view of human nature, 17th century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued 

1) "we live in the best of all possible worlds"    2) for democracy

3)  for a meritocracy    4) for a technocracy    5) for an authoritarian state

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