Lesson 3B.4.1

3B.4.1 Different types of power Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Politics, Unit 4

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The 20 questions

  1. Which of these is a recognised form of hard power?

    • Cultural exports
    • Diplomatic summits
    • Economic sanctions
    • Foreign language programmes
  2. Which two forms of power are classified as hard power?

    • Cultural and economic
    • Military and economic
    • Diplomatic and cultural
    • Military and diplomatic
  3. Which two forms of soft power are identified in the specification?

    • Financial and military
    • Military and economic
    • Legal and environmental
    • Diplomatic and cultural
  4. Which phrase best describes the core mechanism of soft power?

    • Military deterrence
    • Attraction and persuasion
    • Coercion and force
    • Economic sanctions
  5. Promoting language and media abroad to build influence is an example of what power?

    • Military hard power
    • Cultural soft power
    • Economic hard power
    • Structural hard power
  6. A state suspends trade with a rival to pressure it into changing a policy. Which type of power is being used?

    • Normative power only
    • Hard power
    • Cultural power
    • Soft power
  7. What is a major disadvantage of relying purely on hard power?

    • It builds attraction
    • It lacks coercion
    • It requires diplomacy
    • It provokes resentment
  8. Which combination of power types combines military aid with trade preferences?

    • Cultural and military
    • Military and economic
    • Diplomatic and economic
    • Diplomatic and cultural
  9. Which action is an example of economic hard power?

    • Promoting film festivals
    • Signing peace treaties
    • Hosting cultural expos
    • Imposing trade sanctions
  10. What type of compliance is hard power most effective at achieving?

    • Immediate short-term compliance
    • Permanent cultural alignment
    • Long-term ideological unity
    • Voluntary diplomatic agreement
  11. What term describes the combined use of hard and soft power?

    • Hegemonic power
    • Smart power
    • Structural power
    • Sharp power
  12. A state with a large economy uses its market access to reward or punish other states. Which type of power is most directly used?

    • Economic hard power
    • Normative power only
    • Diplomatic soft power
    • Cultural soft power
  13. Which activity is an example of diplomatic soft power?

    • Mediating peace talks
    • Imposing trade embargoes
    • Deploying naval forces
    • Enforcing air sanctions
  14. In which scenario is military hard power most decisive?

    • Hosting international summits
    • Promoting language studies
    • Exporting popular media
    • Responding to invasion
  15. How do states most effectively combine hard and soft power strategies?

    • Using smart power
    • Relying on force
    • Replacing hard power
    • Rejecting all diplomacy
  16. What form of soft power is primarily exercised through bilateral treaty negotiations?

    • Military power
    • Structural power
    • Diplomatic power
    • Cultural power
  17. What is a major limitation on the effectiveness of soft power?

    • Target audience unreceptiveness
    • Immediate physical resistance
    • Excessive economic cost
    • Lack of weaponry
  18. What concept describes using foreign aid alongside threats of economic sanctions?

    • Combined power strategy
    • Cultural hegemony
    • Pure soft power
    • Unilateral military action
  19. Which type of power relies on military and economic coercion?

    • Hard power
    • Soft power
    • Structural power
    • Smart power
  20. Which type of power relies on attraction, culture and diplomacy rather than force?

    • Soft power
    • Sharp power
    • Hard power
    • Economic power

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