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Violence : The Enduring Problem 3rd Edition (Test Bank) Chapter 9: Terrorism, Exams of Criminology

Ryerson UniversityCriminology

By Alex Alvarez & Ronet Bachman Multiple Choice, True/False, Short Essay Questions

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Chapter 9: Terrorism
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Simply put, the purpose of all terrorism is to ______.
a. repress political opposition
b. overthrow a government
c. change a government around a policy or law
d. change ideas
e. none of the above
Ans: E
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
2. ______ concerns acts that are perpetrated because of some sort of mental illness.
a. criminal terrorism
b. pathological terrorism
c. political terrorism
d. none of the above
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
3. Terrorism is difficult to define because ______.
a. It encompasses many different types of behavior.
b. It is continuously evolving.
c. It depends in part on your point of view.
d. all of the above
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
4. Nowadays, the most frequent victims of terrorism are ______.
a. soft targets
b. hard targets
c. Americans
d. Middle Eastern Countries
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
5. Terrorists tend to define themselves as ______.
a. crusaders
b. God’s chosen ones
c. Infidels
d. warriors
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: knowledge
Difficulty Level: easy
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Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3rd Edition
SAGE Publishing, 2017
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Chapter 9: Terrorism

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

  1. Simply put, the purpose of all terrorism is to ______. a. repress political opposition b. overthrow a government c. change a government around a policy or law d. change ideas e. none of the above Ans: E Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. ______ concerns acts that are perpetrated because of some sort of mental illness. a. criminal terrorism b. pathological terrorism c. political terrorism d. none of the above Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. Terrorism is difficult to define because ______. a. It encompasses many different types of behavior. b. It is continuously evolving. c. It depends in part on your point of view. d. all of the above Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. Nowadays, the most frequent victims of terrorism are ______. a. soft targets b. hard targets c. Americans d. Middle Eastern Countries Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. Terrorists tend to define themselves as ______. a. crusaders b. God’s chosen ones c. Infidels d. warriors Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

  1. ______, as the name implies, refers to terrorism committed to achieve some illicit goal or to protect an illegal operation. a. criminal terrorism b. pathological terrorism c. political terrorism d. regime terrorism Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Ted Kaczynski is an example of a(n) ______. a. international terrorist b. domestic terrorist c. white collar criminal d. regime terrorist Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. The KKK is an example of a(n) ______. a. social revolutionary terrorist group b. right-wing domestic terrorist group c. nationalist-separatist terrorist group d. none of the above Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  4. In The United States of Jihad , terrorism expert Peter Bergen writes that since 9/11, “______ people in the United States have been charged with some kind of Jihadist terrorist crime ranging in seriousness from murder to sending small sums of money to a terrorist group.” a. 330 b. 3000 c. 3300 d. 30 Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  5. A lone wolf attacks the perpetrator and is a ______ who is acting on his or her own. a. group b. single individual c. state d. legal alien Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  6. We tend to be more ______ of things that aren’t likely to happen and surprisingly ______ about dangers that are more likely to occur. a. fearful, unconcerned b. unconcerned, fearful c. interested, intrigued d. understanding, empathetic Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

d. violent call to Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

  1. Boko Haram, is an Islamic terrorist group that is largely based in ______ and has been inspired by ISIS and, in fact, has pledged allegiance to ISIS. a. Africa b. Pakistan c. Iraq d. Iran Ans: A Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  2. ISIS is a terrorist group that emerged out of Al Qaeda in ______ and expanded into Syria in 2011 after the start of the Syrian civil war. a. Pakistan b. UAE c. Iran d. Iraq Ans: D Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium
  3. Which President stated these words: “is a different war from any our nation has ever faced, a war on many fronts, against terrorists who operate in more than 60 different countries. And this is a war that must be fought not only overseas but also here at home.” a. President Carter b. President Bush c. President Clinton d. none of the above Ans: B Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

True/False

  1. ISIS stands for Islamic State in Syria sometimes referred to as ISIL. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. In hindsight, pre 9/11 Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks—terrible as they were—were only the prelude to far worse violence. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. Guerrilla war is also sometimes called low-intensity warfare or insurgency warfare. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017

  1. Government is not capable of committing terrorist acts. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  2. Violence unleashed by radical environmental groups cannot be equated with terrorism. Ans: F Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  3. Terrorism is a continuously evolving phenomenon. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy
  4. Some Muslims do not feel that Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization or that Osama bin Laden was a terrorist. Rather, they perceive them as heroes fighting against what they see as a powerful and unjust enemy: the United States and other Western nations. Ans: T Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: easy

Short Answer/Essay

  1. What the reasons for the difficulty in defining the term terrorism? Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: medium
  2. Discuss the difference between hard targets and soft targets. Cognitive Domain: Application Difficulty Level: medium
  3. Discuss the differences between terrorism and guerrilla warfare. Cognitive Domain: knowledge Difficulty Level: medium

Alvarez & Bachman, Violence: The Enduring Problem, 3 rd^ Edition SAGE Publishing, 2017