Defining Terrorism MCQs
Defining Terrorism MCQs
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1: _____ is a term given to a campaign of state-sponsored terror waged in Argentina during the 1970s. Tens of thousands of people were tortured, made to “disappear,” or killed.
A. Total War
B. World War
C. Dirty War
D. Civil War
2: Dissident Terrorism is a “Bottom-up” terrorism perpetrated by individuals, groups, or movements in opposition to an existing _____ order.
A. Political
B. Social
C. Religious
D. Both a and b
3: The statement “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice” was made by Senator Barry Goldwater during the _____ presidential election in the United States.
A. 1961
B. 1962
C. 1963
D. 1964
4: Freedom Fighters are the ones who fight in opposition to an oppressed group.
A. True
B. False
5: Guerrilla is a term first used during _____ resistance against French occupation troops during the Napoleonic Wars. It refers to irregular hit-and-run tactics.
A. Spanish
B. German
C. Roman
D. Italian
6: _____ Crimes are motivated by hatred against protected groups of people.
A. Hate
B. Revenge
C. Aggravated
D. All of these
7: International Terrorism is directed against targets symbolizing international interests. These attacks can occur against domestic targets that
A. Have international symbolism
B. Are in the international arena
C. Both
D. None
8: The statement “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it”
A. Was allegedly made by an American officer during the war in Vietnam.
B. China
C. Vietnam
D. Japan
E. Germany
9: _____ is a paraphrasing of a quotation by the Chinese military philosopher Wu Ch’i. Variously ascribed to the Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu and Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong.
A. “Kill one man, terrorize a thousand”
B. “One man willing to throw away his life is enough to terrorize a thousand”
C. “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter”
D. Both a and b
10: New Terrorism is a typology of terrorism characterized by a loose cell–based organizational structure, asymmetric tactics and
A. The threatened use of weapons of mass destruction
B. Potentially high casualty rates
C. A religious or mystical motivation
D. All of these
11: The_____ statement was made by the Chinese military philosopher Wu Ch’i.
A. “Kill one man, terrorize a thousand”
B. “One man willing to throw away his life is enough to terrorize a thousand”
C. “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter”
D. Both a and b
12: _____ refers to the importance of perspective in the use of violence to achieve political goals. Championed groups view violent rebels as freedom fighters, whereas their adversaries consider them to be terrorists.
A. “One man willing to throw away his life is enough to terrorize a thousand”
B. “Kill one man, terrorize a thousand”
C. “One person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter”
D. Both a and c
13: Participants in a terrorist environment refers to people who participate in, or are affected by, terrorist incidents and who are likely to have very different interpretations of the incident. These include the roles of terrorist, supporter, victim and _____
A. Target
B. Onlooker
C. Analyst
D. All of these
14: Political Violence Matrix is a framework for classifying and conceptualizing political violence is predicated on factors:that is_____
A. Force
B. Intended target
C. Both
D. None
15: Propaganda by the Dead is the notion that revolutionaries must violently act on their beliefs to promote the ideals of the revolution. Originally promoted by the anarchists.
A. True
B. False
16: One who practices terrorism is known as _____
A. Terrorist
B. Anarchist
C. Extremist
D. Tyrant
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