1. What do the authors of the book say about questions like, “Is the capitalist, free-market
economic system a model for economic development and human happiness everywhere?”
and “Are democracy and human rights universally applicable to all people?”
a) that Europeans answered these questions “yes”
b) that Europeans once answered these questions “no” and now answer “yes”
2. Which of the following is NOT a definition of Europe described in the text?
a) historical definition
b) political definition
3. What event completed the division of Europe in the Cold War era?
a) Franco’s rule in Spain
d) The founding of the European Coal and Steel Community
4. According to the chapter, the economic definition of Europe has become synonymous
with countries’ membership in what organization?
a) the Marshall Plan
b) the UN
5. What alternative political philosophy does Francis Fukuyama say poses a challenge to
Western liberal democracy, in the post-Soviet era (after 1991)?
a) Authoritarianism
b) Global theocracy
6. Which of the following thinkers is NOT associated with liberal democratic ideals and
the enlightenment?
a) Jean-Jacque Rousseau
b) Thomas Jefferson
7. Which country created the first Fascist state?
a) Germany
b) Turkey
8. Which two words do Americans, mistakenly, use interchangeably, according to the
text?
c) Ethnicity and race
d) State and culture
9. National identity can be an imagined community based on shared
a) Language.
b) Religion.
10. Where does national identity come from?
c) Both of these are correct.
d) None of these is correct.
11. Which country’s nationalism is considered most responsible for the World Wars?
a) France
d) Soviet Union
12. Which ideal did independence leaders Ho Chi Minh, Mohandas Gandhi, and Nelson
Mandela all invoke, according to the text?
c) Liberal capitalism
d) Globalization
13. What was one of the central purposes of the creation of a Common Market of
Europe?
a) to create an real economic competitor for the United States
d) to prevent the Marshall Plan from going into effect
14. The Irish Republican Army and Basque separatists conducted terror campaigns for
what reason?
c) To further Communism
d) To urge Britain and Spain to become more democratic
15. Why was there a measure to prevent the wearing of a hijab in French public schools?
a) Because France does not allow for the freedom of religion
d) Because most immigrants are in France illegally and leaders want to crack down on
this
16. In what way do many European countries differ from the United States?
a) They are communist
b) They are not capitalist
17. Why has the EU been generally reluctant to take a strong stance against Russia?
a) Most European nations are not a part of NATO and have no security alliances to
protect them if Russia were to retaliate.
d) Russia has not violated any norms or treaties that Europeans care about.