1-Scientific Research can be defined as .

1. systematic process
2. an organized activity
3. rational process
4. all of the above is true

2- .. is considered an Arabic database or search engine .

1. Edu Search
2. Emarab
3. Academic Search Complete
4. None of the above is true

3-The nature of research is incremental because scientific research

1. aims at generating new knowledge
2. leads to causing problems
3. is a process which starts with solutions
4. None of the above cab be true

4- Political dogma may refer to ...

1. set of political ideologies
2. set of religious beliefs only
3. set of international conflict resolutions
4. all of the above

5- Good political research should be able to .

1. provide only basic information about government
2. interesting and fun to do
3. ethical but immoral
4. None of the above

6- Good research should

1. benefit the researcher only
2. accept immorality
3. be a doable work
4. None of the above is true

7- Scientific research is ..

1. a systematic examinations of research
2. organized ways to analyze information before collecting them
3. a systematic process to solve problems
4. all of the above

8- Theory is a

1. set of principles about tangible things only
2. set of principles that describe, explain and predict a phenomenon
3. set of principles that are not factual
4. none of the above

9- Veterinarian doctors must protect the rights of the animals they operate on because animals have .

1. ethical rights that are exactly the same as those of human subjects
2. ethical rights of animal subjects
3. ethical rights of subjectivity but not always objectivity
4. all of the above

10- Facts refer to

1. the risk of mixing facts and values
2. the possibility that chance or luck have influenced our judgment
3. researched, tested and verified information
4. none of the above

11- Values in scientific research may refer to ..

1. facts that are generated by human heart
2. things that cause risk to people
3. feelings and emotions of humans
4. none of the above

12- Good theory can .

1. describe the outlook and the general features of a phenomenon
2. explain the internal dynamics and elements of the phenomenon
3. predict the future of the phenomenon
4. all of the above

13- Political research faces some obstacles, such as .

1. complexity of researchers' personality and psychological problems
2. inability to do experimental research to test political phenomenon
3. incoherence of people who serve in governmental agencies
4. none of the above is true

14- Data is to theory ..

1. Important-building
2. Unimportant-rejecting
3. Important- phenomenon
4. none of the above is true

15 - A political science researcher asked Mr George Williams who is 35-year insane man to participate in a study about Iran revolution and to give his own consent before this participation Can Mr George Williams give an informed consent in this case?

1. Yes, he can
2. No, he cannot
3. Yes, he can give consent, but he should not participate in this study

16- In the APA documentation style, researchers must always start writing .. in the References List.

1. author's last job title
2. author's last family name
3. author's last city of publication
4. none of the above is true

17- Informed consent letter in political research can be included in

1. Political dialogue with responding agencies
2. Letter of achievements written to the respondent
3. Cover letter of a survey
4. all of the above is true

18- Good scientific political researchers needs to be .

1. Patient
2. Humble
3. Creative
4. Curios
5. all of the above

19- Good scientific research should be moral but it is okay if it violates only some ethical standards:

1. True
2. False

20- It is acceptable to do a scientific research that benefits some people but at the same time it intentionally causes harm to only few other people?

1. Yes it is
2. No it is not

21- Subjectivity and objectivity refer to the same exact thing:

1. True
2. False

22- Concepts in scientific research can always be tangible:

1. True
2. False

23- Political science researchers should use more values and fewer facts in their research:

1. True
2. False

24- The Editor of an academic journal is responsible for rejecting any article submitted to the journal if he himself finds that the topic of the article is not a good fit to the theme of the journal:

1. True
2. False

25- We can create many variables from one concept:

1. True
2. False

26 In political scientific research, the researcher an always easily separate his/her emotions from his/her rational thinking

1. True
2. False

27- Facts and information should be tested and researched before we can label them as principles:

1. True
2. False

28- Before asking children at the age of 13 years old to respond to survey questions, the children themselves must give the needed oral informed consent for their participation and therefore, here is no need for further approvals from anybody else.

1. True
2. False

29- Privacy and confidentiality in political science research are exactly the same thing:

1. True
2. False

30- Theories can simplify a complicated phenomenon and can therefore help sovernments to understand why things happen.

1. True
2. False