Question 1

Studies of the relationship between economic conditions and terrorism find that

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A) terrorists almost always come from the poorest countries in the world. 
B) terrorists almost always come from well-off families. 
C) terrorists almost always come from the working class. 
D) there is not a strong correlation between economic deprivation and terrorism. 
A) terrorists almost always come from the poorest countries in the world. 
B) terrorists almost always come from well-off families. 
C) terrorists almost always come from the working class. 
D) there is not a strong correlation between economic deprivation and terrorism. D

Question 2

The attacks by Dylan Roof and Timothy McVeigh are most accurately described as

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A) revolutionary violence. 
B) terrorism. 
C) hate crimes. 
D) anarchism. 
A) revolutionary violence. 
B) terrorism. 
C) hate crimes. 
D) anarchism. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?

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A) Revolutions often result in less freedom and equality. 
B) The historical results of revolutions have led us to generally think of them as negative events. 
C) Resulting revolutionary regimes rarely institutionalize new forms of politics. 
D) Ideational factors typically play little to no role in the successful institutionalization of revolutionary regimes. 
A) Revolutions often result in less freedom and equality. 
B) The historical results of revolutions have led us to generally think of them as negative events. 
C) Resulting revolutionary regimes rarely institutionalize new forms of politics. 
D) Ideational factors typically play little to no role in the successful institutionalization of revolutionary regimes. A

Question 4

The modern concepts of revolution and terrorism can be first traced back to which important modern event?

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A) American Revolution 
B) French Revolution 
C) English Revolution 
D) Russian Revolution 
A) American Revolution 
B) French Revolution 
C) English Revolution 
D) Russian Revolution

Question 5

War crimes and human rights abuses can be defined as the use of violence by

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A) nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) nonstate actors against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
A) nonstate actors against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) nonstate actors against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal.

Question 6

Over the course of the last decade,the people of Country X experienced a slight expansion of their rights and economic conditions-women's suffrage was expanded,more political parties were allowed to organize and compete,and per capita income increased slightly.A large middle class began to desire a continuation of this trend toward full democracy,yet the illiberal regime in power refused to enact additional reforms at the pace the people desired.Opposition groups formed and a popular,violent revolution began against the state.What category of explanation best represents this overall process?

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A) institutional 
B) elite preservation 
C) ideational 
D) relative deprivation 
A) institutional 
B) elite preservation 
C) ideational 
D) relative deprivation

Question 7

Which of the following events is widely believed to involve (or have involved)state-sponsored terrorism?

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A) fighting over the Indian province of Kashmir 
B) the 1979 Iranian Revolution 
C) the 2011 Egyptian uprising 
D) the French Revolution 
A) fighting over the Indian province of Kashmir 
B) the 1979 Iranian Revolution 
C) the 2011 Egyptian uprising 
D) the French Revolution

Question 8

States most often engage in state-sponsored terrorism as a means of

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A) engaging in cosmic war. 
B) encouraging domestic social unrest. 
C) influencing foreign policy. 
D) silencing political dissent. 
A) engaging in cosmic war. 
B) encouraging domestic social unrest. 
C) influencing foreign policy. 
D) silencing political dissent.

Question 9

Revolution is most accurately defined as

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A) a spontaneous outburst of widespread violence in a state due to ideational reasons. 
B) a public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. 
C) the replacement of a regime's existing repressive policies with more inclusive or democratic ones. 
D) any wide-ranging and rapid change in a society that produces beneficial social results. 
A) a spontaneous outburst of widespread violence in a state due to ideational reasons. 
B) a public seizure of the state in order to overturn the existing government and regime. 
C) the replacement of a regime's existing repressive policies with more inclusive or democratic ones. 
D) any wide-ranging and rapid change in a society that produces beneficial social results.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the relationships between regime type,terrorism,and revolution is accurate?

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A) Terrorism is most common under authoritarian regimes,but revolution occurs equally across different regime types. 
B) The level of revolution and terrorism do not correlate with regime type. 
C) Both revolution and terrorism are less likely under democratic regimes. 
D) Terrorism is more likely to occur under regimes with strong ideological leanings,but the incidence of revolution is not influenced by ideology. 
A) Terrorism is most common under authoritarian regimes,but revolution occurs equally across different regime types. 
B) The level of revolution and terrorism do not correlate with regime type. 
C) Both revolution and terrorism are less likely under democratic regimes. 
D) Terrorism is more likely to occur under regimes with strong ideological leanings,but the incidence of revolution is not influenced by ideology.

Question 11

Guerrilla war can be defined as the use of

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A) violence by nonstate actors who reject traditional rules of war and target civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) violence by nonstate actors who accept the traditional rules of war and target the state in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) traditional violence by states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) asymmetric violence by civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal. 
A) violence by nonstate actors who reject traditional rules of war and target civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
B) violence by nonstate actors who accept the traditional rules of war and target the state in order to achieve a political goal. 
C) traditional violence by states against civilians in order to achieve a political goal. 
D) asymmetric violence by civilians against states in order to achieve a political goal.

Question 12

What type of explanation for political violence is best understood as finding a "root source" for violence?

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A) ideational 
B) individual 
C) institutional 
D) ideological 
A) ideational 
B) individual 
C) institutional 
D) ideological

Question 13

Political violence is defined as

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A) politically motivated violence conducted by the state. 
B) politically motivated violence outside of state control. 
C) violence conducted against civilians for political purposes. 
D) violence between military forces. 
A) politically motivated violence conducted by the state. 
B) politically motivated violence outside of state control. 
C) violence conducted against civilians for political purposes. 
D) violence between military forces.

Question 14

The statement "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

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A) demonstrates that political scientists must consider multiple points of view when studying real-world cases. 
B) seeks to demonstrate the mutability of political science terminology depending on context. 
C) runs against a core aspiration of political science,which is to define terms objectively rather than subjectively. 
D) is often used to demonstrate cultural differences in the application of political science. 
A) demonstrates that political scientists must consider multiple points of view when studying real-world cases. 
B) seeks to demonstrate the mutability of political science terminology depending on context. 
C) runs against a core aspiration of political science,which is to define terms objectively rather than subjectively. 
D) is often used to demonstrate cultural differences in the application of political science.

Question 15

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between revolution and violence?

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A) Revolutions are typically more violent when the government chooses to freely give up its monopoly on violence. 
B) In the past,most revolutions were nonviolent,but they have become more violent since the end of the Cold War. 
C) Revolutions are most often violent,though some argue that nonviolent revolutions have occurred. 
D) Revolutions are most likely to involve violence when ethnicity is at the core of the disagreement with the regime. 
A) Revolutions are typically more violent when the government chooses to freely give up its monopoly on violence. 
B) In the past,most revolutions were nonviolent,but they have become more violent since the end of the Cold War. 
C) Revolutions are most often violent,though some argue that nonviolent revolutions have occurred. 
D) Revolutions are most likely to involve violence when ethnicity is at the core of the disagreement with the regime.

Question 16

Some warn that too much centralized power to fight terrorism could lead to

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A) unitary government. 
B) illiberalism. 
C) hyperdemocracy. 
D) a surveillance state. 
A) unitary government. 
B) illiberalism. 
C) hyperdemocracy. 
D) a surveillance state.

Question 17

Individual-focused studies of terrorism,noting in part the emphasis on community and purity of cause,have drawn comparisons between terrorist groups and

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A) folk customs. 
B) political campaigns. 
C) religious cults. 
D) sports teams. 
A) folk customs. 
B) political campaigns. 
C) religious cults. 
D) sports teams.

Question 18

How have the use of institutional,ideational,and individual explanations for political violence evolved in the work of political scientists?

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A good answer will situate each approach

Question 19

It has been argued that the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are examples of which model of revolution?

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A) incipient mobilization model 
B) religious-social model 
C) relative deprivation model 
D) Islamist rebellion model 
A) incipient mobilization model 
B) religious-social model 
C) relative deprivation model 
D) Islamist rebellion model

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the differences between the social revolutions in Russia and China is accurate?

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A) Foreign conflict and domestic rebellions weakened the Romanov monarchy in Russia but not the Qing dynasty in China. 
B) Charismatic communist leaders emerged in Russia but not in China. 
C) Reactionary political forces thwarted reform in China and reasserted absolutist rule;in Russia,the powers of the monarch were incrementally curtailed leading to the revolution. 
D) Russia experienced civil war after the revolution,while China experienced revolution after its civil war. 
A) Foreign conflict and domestic rebellions weakened the Romanov monarchy in Russia but not the Qing dynasty in China. 
B) Charismatic communist leaders emerged in Russia but not in China. 
C) Reactionary political forces thwarted reform in China and reasserted absolutist rule;in Russia,the powers of the monarch were incrementally curtailed leading to the revolution. 
D) Russia experienced civil war after the revolution,while China experienced revolution after its civil war.

Exam 5: Political Violence

Studies of the relationship between economic conditions and terrorism find that

The attacks by Dylan Roof and Timothy McVeigh are most accurately described as

Which of the following statements about revolutions and their results is accurate?

The modern concepts of revolution and terrorism can be first traced back to which important modern event?

War crimes and human rights abuses can be defined as the use of violence by

Which of the following events is widely believed to involve (or have involved)state-sponsored terrorism?

States most often engage in state-sponsored terrorism as a means of

Revolution is most accurately defined as

Which of the following statements about the relationships between regime type,terrorism,and revolution is accurate?

Guerrilla war can be defined as the use of

What type of explanation for political violence is best understood as finding a "root source" for violence?

Political violence is defined as

The statement "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter"

Which of the following statements best characterizes the relationship between revolution and violence?

Some warn that too much centralized power to fight terrorism could lead to

Individual-focused studies of terrorism,noting in part the emphasis on community and purity of cause,have drawn comparisons between terrorist groups and

How have the use of institutional,ideational,and individual explanations for political violence evolved in the work of political scientists?

It has been argued that the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are examples of which model of revolution?

Which of the following statements about the differences between the social revolutions in Russia and China is accurate?

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