Understanding Terrorism MCQs
Understanding Terrorism MCQs
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1: _____ refers to autonomous groups of terrorists who may be loosely affiliated with a larger movement but who are largely independent of hierarchical control.
A. Gangs
B. Cells
C. Agents
D. Mafias
2: Crucifixion is a form of public execution during the time of the _____ Empire. It involved affixing condemned persons to a cross or other wooden platform. The condemned were either nailed through the wrist or hand, or tied to the platform; they died by suffocation as their bodies sagged.
A. Roman
B. Egyptian
C. Spanish
D. Ottoman
3: Extremism forms the ideological foundation for _____ violence.
A. Religious
B. Social
C. Political
D. All of these
4: Hague Conventions are a series of international agreements that tried to establish rules for_____ .
A. Justice
B. Conflict
C. Dicrimination
D. All of these
5: Correct conditions for waging war refers to _____
A. Jus ad bellum
B. Jus in bello
C. Mala in se
D. Both a and b
6: One’s correct behavior while waging war refers to _____
A. Jus ad bellum
B. Jus in bello
C. Mala in se
D. Both a and b
7: A moral and ethical doctrine that raises the questions of ______
A. One can ethically attack an opponent
B. How one can justifiably defend oneself
C. What types of force are morally acceptable
D. All of these
8: Komiteh were revolutionary tribunals established after the Islamic revolution in_____.
A. Iran
B. Iraq
C. Spain
D. Saudi Arabia
9: An act designated as a crime that is fundamentally evil, such as murder or rape is known as ______
A. Mala in se
B. Mala prohibita
C. Jus in bello
D. Both a and b
10: Mala prohibta is an act designated as a crime that is not fundamentally evil, such as ______
A. Prostitution
B. Gambling
C. Murder
D. Both a and b
11: Regicide is the killing of______.
A. Kings
B. Queens
C. Princes
D. All of these
12: Reign of terror is a period during the ______ Revolution when the new republic violently purged those who were thought to be a threat to the prevailing ideals of the revolution.
A. French
B. Spanish
C. Roman
D. Italian
13: Revolutionary TRibunal is the revolutionary court established during the _____ Revolution.
A. Roman
B. French
C. Italian
D. Spanish
14: Sicarii refers to the Zealot rebels who opposed _____ rule. Named for the curved dagger, or sica, that was a preferred weapon.
A. Roman
B. French
C. Spanish
D. German
15: Civilian and other undefended targets that are easily victimized by terrorists are referred to be _____ Targets.
A. Soft
B. Easy
C. Little
D. Near
16: Struggle meetings refer to rallies held during the _____ Revolution. Denunciations were often made against those thought to be a threat to the revolution.
A. Roman
B. French
C. Chinese
D. Spanish
17: Symbolism is the symbolic value represented by a victim is a fundamental consideration in the selection of targets by terrorists.
A. True
B. False
18: Elements from the American definitional model define terrorism as a premeditated and unlawful act in which groups or agents of some principle engage in a threatened or actual use of force or violence against human or property targets. These groups or agents engage in this behavior intending the purposeful intimidation of governments or people to affect policy or behavior with an underlying _____ objective.
A. Religious
B. Personal
C. Political
D. All of these
19: The unrestrained use of force against a broad selection of targets to utterly defeat an enemy is known as _____
A. Total War
B. World War
C. Dirty War
D. Dark war
20: Tyrannicide is the assassination of tyrants for the _____ of society.
A. Greater good
B. Advancement
C. Strength
D. None of these
21: UNABOM is the FBI’s case designation for its investigation into bombings perpetrated by Theodore Kaczynski. “Un” was short for university, and “a” referred to
A. Airlines
B. Asylums
C. Airforce
D. All of these
22: In Nazi Holocaust approximately _____ Jews were murdered.
A. 4 million
B. 4 billion
C. 6 million
D. 6 billion
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