TERRORISM TODAY THE PAST THE PLAYERS THE FUTURE 4Th Ed By CLIFFORD E - Test Bank
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TERRORISM TEST BANK
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TERRORISM TEST BANK
Exam Name___________________________________
MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match each item on the left with one of the items listed on the right.
1) Members of the Provisional iraq have
been described as
2) Simple
3) Analytical
4) Terrorism is...
MATCHING. Choose the item in column 2 that best matches each item in column 1.
Match each item on the left with one of the items listed on the right.
1) Members of the Provisional iraq have A) Policy of the United States
1)
been described as
B) expanding police powers to investigate
2) Simple terrorism in the Homeland
2)
3) Analytical C) Formulated to deal with Irish nationalist
3)
terrorism
4) Terrorism is theater
4)
D) Brian Jenkins
5) Prevention of Terrorism Act 1989
5)
E) murder, rape, incest and treason
6) Make no concessions to terrorists
6)
F) Freedom Fighters
7) Taliban kidnaps 23 South Koreans
7)
G) They want a lot of people watching and
8) Army of God member James Kopp listening
8)
9) Terrorism is the use or threatened use H) Bruce Hoffman
9)
of force designed to bring about
political change I) a violation of the politics and practices of a
social group or tribal organization
10) Asymmetric Warfare
10)
J) Convicted in the slaying of Dr. Barnett
11) USA Patriot Act 2001 Slepian
11)
12) Mores K) A specific political and/or social factor
behind individual violent acts 12)
13) Proscribed acts
L) Pledged to withdraw 200 troops from 13)
Afghanistan
14) Terrorism is simply a means to an end,
14)
people are targeted
M) military term for tactic that includes
terrorism
15) The Reign of Terror
15)
N) Violence or threatened violence intended
to produce fear or cause change
O) France, from 1792 — 1794
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16) Terrorism is all of the following except for: 16)
A) A way to get consensus through violent means.
B) An abstract concept with no real essence.
C) Violence or threatened violence intended to produce fear or change.
D) A legitimate means to a political goal or objective.
17) Fear of terrorism has spawned: 17)
A) Support for terrorist methods.
B) massive Governmental and Private Security industry.
C) Sympathy for their causes.
D) A movement to aid the terrorists in the US.
18) Since the horrific attacks of 9-11, a constant fear of more such attacks: 18)
A) Has mostly been ignored by citizens of the United States.
B) Been largely ignored in the Midwest of the United States.
C) Has been thought to be only an East Coast problem.
D) Has become an everyday reality to citizens of the United States.
19) "The Regime de la Terreur" gave birth to the term "terrorism" from events that took place in: 19)
A) Uganda from 1970 - 1982. B) Mississippi from 1954 - 1960.
C) France from 1792 - 1794. D) Haiti from 1952 - 1990.
20) Which of the following is not considered "fair game" for terrorists? 20)
A) Civilians unconnected in any way against which the terrorist is fighting.
B) First responders who are there to help the injured.
C) Government officials.
D) Military personnel.
21) Trained soldiers (in wartime), or citizens frightened into surrender or compliance, but not 21)
physically are:
A) Religiously motivated targets. B) The most logical and realistic targets.
C) Collateral targets. D) Political targets.
22) Members of the PLO, the IRA, ETA and other terror groups may be revered as ________ by their 22)
subgroup of the local political system.
A) terrorists B) patriots
C) freedom fighters D) guerrilla fighters
23) The French Reign of Terror from 1792 — 1794 resulted in the deaths of over ________ citizens. 23)
A) 200,000 B) 10,000 C) 400,000 D) 1,000,000
24) Labeling persons or groups as terrorists does not preclude also categorizing those same persons or 24)
groups as:
A) Assassins. B) Murderers. C) Terrorists. D) Guerillas.
25) Brian Jenkins defines as the use or threatened use of force designed to about: 25)
A) Anarchy. B) A political response.
C) Political upheaval. D) Political change.
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, 26) Following the London subway suicide attacks the British government sought to define terrorism as 26)
it might apply to the:
A) Ethnic conflicts. B) Islamic militants.
C) Civil wars. D) Current threat and attack scenarios.
27) The terrorist need for publicity often drives the: 27)
A) Target selection.
B) Number of terrorists required for the attack.
C) Political motivations of the perpetrators.
D) Location of the attack.
28) By the early twentieth century, terrorists began to attack people who were previously considered 28)
________ to generate political pressure from and by the public.
A) innocents B) Christians C) crusaders D) Muslims
29) The United States has established bilateral ________ and close intelligence and law enforcement 29)
relationships with many nations to help prevent terrorist incidents.
A) counter espionage B) counter terrorism assistance programs
C) agreements D) a UN protocol
30) Under current U.S. law (18 USC 1203, Act for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of 30)
Hostage-Taking, enacted in October 1984, on implementation of the U.N. convention on
hostage-taking), seizure of a U.S. national as a hostage anywhere in the world is:
A) An offense that clearly falls within the definition of terrorism.
B) A crime.
C) Not considered to fall under a specific definition of terrorism.
D) Considered a terrorism act.
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
31) The US Patriot Act kick-started the US response to 9-11 on the Federal level. 31)
32) Terrorist groups with strong motivations need not justify the group's existence continuously. 32)
33) Certain acts or groups of acts are universally forbidden, discouraged, or proscribed. 33)
34) The Regime of Terror in France from 1792-1794 saw less than 100,000 men, women and children 34)
killed.
35) Because of the events of the events of 9-11, the Department of Homeland Security is now in place. 35)
36) The FBI defines terrorism as, "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to 36)
intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance
of political or social objectives."
37) Use of terrorist acts in conventional warfare does not derive from the victims or targets. 37)
38) Power of the government, when used to repress its people to the point of submission, is never 38)
terrorism.
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