Question 1 Which of the following changed the political destiny of Europe and the world?
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The fall of the Soviet Union
Nations emerging from Yugoslavia and taking up arms
All of these choices
Question 2 ____ are female suicide bombers who had suffered at the hands of the Russians and gained a reputation for effectiveness.
Vengeance killers
Black widows
Brown recluse
Tarantulas
Question 3 Since ____, Puerto Rican terrorists have been less active, but their infrastructure remains intact.
The Fall of the Soviet Union
September 11, 2001
The Oklahoma City Bombing
WWII
Question 4 Which philosophy tried to unite both left- and right-wing extremists?
The New Order
The National Alliance
The Third Position
The New Unity
Question 5 The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland created the ____ to investigate claims of both terrorist and governmental abuses.
Central Intelligence Organization
International Surveillance Office
National Surveillance Cooperation
Independent Monitoring Commission
Question 6 Al Qaeda was born in the last stages of ____.
World War I
The Soviet-Afghan War
The cold war
The American Revolution
Question 7 Which parent group do the Brigades seem to be associated with?
Fatah
Hamas
Hezbollah
Kach
Question 8 According to Smith, what is the factor separating the average criminal from the average terrorist?
Support
Motivation
Goals
Tactics
Question 9 Al Qaeda was born in the last stages of the Soviet-Afghan War.
True
False
Question 10 Before the U.S. offensive in Afghanistan in October 2001, al Qaeda existed with a leadership group in Afghanistan and semiautonomous ____ placed in various countries throughout the world.
Sleeper cells
Hidden cells
Timely cells
Secret cells
Question 11 The monarchy in Nepal, ruled by the authoritarian ____, unleashed the military after taking the throne in 2001.
King Hussein
Taliban
King Gyanendra
None of these choices
Question 12 Guerrillas and terrorists in the Russian-controlled province of ____ call on nationalism in a struggle for autonomy.
Bosnia
Serbia
Chechnya
Yugoslavia
Question 13 What was the effect of the October 1973 Yom Kippur War?
A shift in the structure of Middle Eastern terrorism
A shift in the ideology of Middle Eastern terrorism
Shifts in the structure and ideology of Middle Eastern terrorism
None of these choices
Question 14 India has a variety of terrorist problems coming from ____ strife.
Political
Religious
Ethnic
All of these choices
Question 15 Which of the following is NOT a conclusion Nice reached about violent anti-abortionists?
Bombings tend to be regionalized.
Bombings are a sign of weakness.
Bombings are related to economic deprivation.
Bombings exist in areas that are more tolerant of crimes against women.
Question 16 What is another name for Hezbollah?
Party of Mohammed
Party of Buddha
Party of God
Party of Allah
Question 17 Osama bin Laden was the driving force behind another terrorist group in Egypt, the Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ).
True
False
Question 18 Which type of terrorism is the Ku Klux Klan?
Vigilante terrorism
Insurgent terrorism
State sponsored terrorism
Transnational terrorism
Question 19 ____ was/were a secular organization attempting to establish a government for displaced Palestinians.
The Brigades
Hamas
The PLO
The PIJ
Question 20 Many police departments have not prepared for terrorism.
True
False
Question 21 ____ terrorists try to forge national identity.
Ideological
Ethnic
Political
Religious
Question 22 He was the founder of the Jewish Defense League and Kach.
Amunim
Rabbi Meir Kahane
Arafat
Hussein
Question 23 Two al Qaeda groups in Madrid were broken up by Spanish authorities shortly after 9/11. These terrorists had connections with Jihadists in ____.
Iraq
North Africa
The United States
Asia
Question 24 Suicide bombing became the most important tactic of all the Palestinian terrorist groups at the beginning of the al Aqsa Intifada.
True
False
Question 25 The ____ is a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization composed of Turkish Kurds.
PKK
LTTE
PLO
IMU
Question 26 Moving from base to base in Turkey, the PKK received money and weapons from ____.
The United States
Syria
Serbia
Israel
Question 27 Single-issue terrorism focuses on what?
Globalization
Genetic Engineering
Animal Rights
All of these choices
Question 28 Which of the following is NOT an issue that rejuvenated the extremist right?
The Brady Bill
The Oklahoma City Bombing
Ruby Ridge
Waco
Question 29 From which of the following does Russia suffer?
Environmental troubles
Poor health system
Organized crime
All of these choices
Question 30 Ethnic terrorists try to forge national identity. Their primary purpose is to mobilize a community, and they do so by appealing to the nationalistic background of a particular ethnic group.
True
False
Question 31 Which of the following is a way that Abu Nidal changed the face of Middle Eastern terrorism?
He increased activities in Europe.
He created a large terrorist group.
Terrorism became the reason for existence.
All of these choices
Question 32 What is the largest wing of Hamas?
The military wing
The social wing
The political wing
The religious wing
Question 33 Where do Puerto Rican revolutionaries receive their support?
Cuba
The United States
Mexico
Brazil
Question 34 Thailand is experiencing a rebellion in its southern provinces.
True
False
Question 35 What is the primary tactic of Hezbollah?
Arson
Bombing
Kidnapping
Extortion
Question 36 The Tamil experience was similar to the situation in ____.
The Soviet Union
Ireland
Pakistan
Nigeria
Question 37 Hezbollah formed in Lebanon after the Iranian Revolution.
True
False
Question 38 ____ is the leader of the PKK.
Ocalan
Franco
Putin
Basayev
Question 39 Which of the following was NOT a committee of al Qaeda?
Religious committee
Financial committee
Political committee
Military committee
Question 40 While in Afghanistan, bin Laden fell under the influence of ____, a doctor of Islamic law.
Qutb
Azzam
Bin Laden
Wahhab