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What is the average life expectancy of a regime in the twentieth century according to the text?
What is the average life expectancy of a regime in the twentieth century according to the text?
- Three generations
- One generation
- Two generations (correct)
- Five generations
What are likely to be high points of disorder in political transitions?
What are likely to be high points of disorder in political transitions?
- International tensions
- Domestic breakdown
- Civil wars
- Regime changes (correct)
In the context of political orders, which scenario is relatively uncommon?
In the context of political orders, which scenario is relatively uncommon?
- Regional breakdown
- International disruptions
- Civil wars (correct)
- Local disruptions
How are order and disorder best understood according to the text?
How are order and disorder best understood according to the text?
What is stated as the opposite of order in the text?
What is stated as the opposite of order in the text?
What is never fully achieved in societies?
What is never fully achieved in societies?
Which direction do shifts in societal position commonly occur according to the text?
Which direction do shifts in societal position commonly occur according to the text?
What can bottom-up orders expand to provide, as mentioned in the text?
What can bottom-up orders expand to provide, as mentioned in the text?
What do the most extreme forms of disorder mentioned in the text resemble?
What do the most extreme forms of disorder mentioned in the text resemble?
When considering societal order, what is never fully achieved according to the text?
When considering societal order, what is never fully achieved according to the text?