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Chapter 5 Study Guide

1)Which of the following is not a tactic of terrorism as defined by Brian Jenkins?

 

a.            bombing b. larceny

c. arson

d. assault

 

2.            Which of the following tactics is most often employed by terrorists?

 

a.            bombing

b.            kidnapping

c.             hijacking d.arson

 

3.            In 1848, anarchists talked about , meaning that the only way to communicate

 

with the social order was to destroy it.

 

a.            propaganda by the deed

b.            media propaganda

c.             public awareness campaigns d. the philosophy of the bomb

 

4.            Which type of explosive is designed to spread fuel in the air and then ignite it?

 

a.            Thermobaric bomb

b.            Double-sidedbomb

c.             Traditional bomb

d.            Radio-signaled bomb

 

5.            In 2004, New Scientist reported that Middle Eastern terrorist groups were working on a two-stage military-style weapon called a(n)               .

 

a.            IED

b.            mininuke

c.             drone

d.            dirty bomb

 

6.            Terrorists use    to increase their attacking power.

 

a.            force multipliers

b.            tactics

c.             large memberships

d.            secrecy

 

7.            Which of the following is NOT considered a force multiplier?

 

a.            Technology

b.            Media c. Military

d. Religious fanaticism

 

8.            The National Conference of State Legislature defines as “the use of information technology by terrorists to promote a political agenda.”

 

a.            narcoterrorism b. cyberterrorism

c. domestic terrorism

d. transnational terrorism

 

9.            refers to the use of computers to attack technological targets or physical attacks on computer networks.

 

 

a.            Narcoterrorism b. Cyberterrorism

c. Domestic terrorism

d. Transnational terrorism

 

10.          Which of the following is NOT a target for cyberterrorism?

 

a.            Computers b. Freeways

c. Computer networks

d. Information

 

11.                         attacks are susceptible to antibiotics.

 

a.            Bacterial

b.            Chemical

c.             Viral

d.            Nuclear

 

12.          There are four types of biological agents: (1) natural poisons, or toxins that occur without human modification? (2) viruses? (3) bacteria? and (4)

 

a.            radiation b. plagues

c. nerve gas

d. plutonium

 

13.          Ebola virus is considered a

 

a.            bacterial infection

b.            food borne illness

c.             radiological weapon d. hemorrhagic fever

 

 

14.          What biological agent infected citizens through the mail in the wake of the attacks on September 11, 2001?

 

a.            Anthrax

b.            Smallpox

c.             Plague

d.            Botulism

 

15.          Anthrax is considered a .

 

a.            vermin

b.            virus

c.             bacteria

d.            chemical

 

16.                         enter the body through ingestion, respiration, or contact.

 

a.            Blood agents

b.            Blistering agents c. Nerve agents

d. Choking agents

 

17.          Most dirty-bomb scenarios are based on the premise that a        agent will be used with a conventional explosive.

 

a.            bacterial

b.            viral

c.             chemical d. radiological

 

18.                         is considered a non-contagious bacterial infection.

 

a.            Smallpox

b.            MRSA

c.             Hemorrhagic fever d. Anthrax

 

19.          The United States has experienced         notable biological attacks since 1980.

 

a.            zero b.one c. two

d.t en

 

20.          Nerve agents, blood agents, choking agents, and blistering agents are all examples of

                agents.

 

a.            bacterial b. chemical

c. viral

d. radiological

 

21.          According to the text,    is the only group that has made an effort to obtain a nuclear device.

 

a.            LTTE Black Tigers

 

b.            Hezbollah c. Al Qaeda

d. Kurdistan Workers Party

 

22.          HEU stands for  .

 

a.            heavily elongated uranium

b.            high evolution utilities

c.             harsh environmental usage d. highly enriched uranium

 

23.          Congress mandates that all radioactive waste from America’s nuclear power plants be transported to a repository in what state?

 

a.            Nevada

b.            Arizona

c.             Alaska

d.            Colorado

 

24.          The type of nuclear bomb used at Hiroshima employed .

 

a.            highly enriched uranium

b.            plutonium

c.             neptunium

d.            deuterium

 

25.          As the world moves closer to a global economy, terrorists have found that striking          

increases the effectiveness of operations.

 

a.            economic targets

b.            national targets

c.             symbolic targets

d.            security targets

 

26.          Which of the following is NOT a target of transnational attack?

 

a.            Tourism

b.            Energy

c.             Transportation d. Consumerism

 

27.          J. Bowyer Bell refers to terrorism, which is a form of violence that occurs in Africa where arbitrary national boundaries have been drawn through ethnic and tribal divisions.

 

a.            endemic

 

b.            ethnic

c.             epidemic

d.            evident

 

28.          In 2003, Al Qaeda began targeting oil facilities in what country?

 

a.            Iran

b.            Saudi Arabia

c.             Iraq

d.            Kuwait

 

29.          Daly says that the Taliban believes that the most effective way to destroy the Pakistan government is to attack .

 

a.            political targets

b.            women and children c. economic targets

d. allies of the Pakistani government

 

30.          After the September 11 attacks, the federal government immediately budgeted $ 4.8 billion to protect the                industry.

 

a.            shipping b. aviation

c. computer

d. banking industry.

 

31.          The        in eastern Turkey conducted the least deadly attacks in the course of modern suicide bombing, killing an average of two people per incident.

 

a.            Black Tigers

b.            Kurdistan Workers’ Party

c.             Tamil Hindus

d.            Russian Orthodox Christians

 

32.          According to the text, the            have conducted more suicide bombings than any other group.

 

a.            Buddhist Sinhalese

b.            Sunni Kurds

c.             LTTE Black Tigers

d.            Hezbollah

 

33.          The major factor in deciding to employ suicide terrorists is the   of the group.

 

a.            social structure and culture

 

b.            religious beliefs

c.             rational choice

d.            economic strength

 

34.          Rohan Gunaratna sees that suicide bombings have which three things in common?

 

a.            Secrecy, reconnaissance, and rehearsal

b.            Secrecy, religion, and political agendas

c.             Political agendas, chance of success, and secrecy

d.            Secrecy, rehearsal, and chance of success

 

35.          Which of the following is not a major type of suicide attack?

 

a.            Suicide in warfare

b.            Suicide for a principle without killing others c. Suicide by cop

d. Suicide terrorism

 

36.          More     are targeted in suicide attacks than any other group

 

a.            Catholics b. Muslims

c. Jews

d. atheists

 

37.          Margaret Gonzalez-Perez found that the role of women in terrorist groups is more closely determined by the         orientation of an organization than its tactics.

 

a.            gender

b.            economic

c.             religious d. political

 

38.          Criminologists frequently complain that are often ignored in the study of crime, unless the study focuses on victimization.

 

a.            children b. females

c. males

d. animals

 

39.          The first known female suicide bomber (employed against an Israeli convoy) occurred in which decade?

 

a. 1970s b. 1980s

 

c. 1990s

d. 1960s

 

40.          Gender impacts terrorist tactics and is often related mostly to the            .

 

a.            social standing of the terrorist organization b. ideology of the terrorist organization

c. economics of the terrorist organization

d. media influence upon the terrorist organization