Question 1

In which of the following ways must the study of terrorism necessarily differ from the study of revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A) There is less focus on outcomes. 
B) Ideational explanations are less emphasized. 
C) There is greater focus on institutional causes. 
D) There is less concentration on individual actors. 
A) There is less focus on outcomes. 
B) Ideational explanations are less emphasized. 
C) There is greater focus on institutional causes. 
D) There is less concentration on individual actors.

Question 2

Terrorism can be defined as the use of violence by

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

In which of the following ways does a coup d'état differ from a revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Elites are the agent of change. 
B) Higher levels of political violence are involved. 
C) People are the target of the violence,not the regime. 
D) Ideology plays a bigger part in a coup. 
A) Elites are the agent of change. 
B) Higher levels of political violence are involved. 
C) People are the target of the violence,not the regime. 
D) Ideology plays a bigger part in a coup.

Question 4

In which of the following ways do institutional explanations of political violence differ from ideational explanations?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to be less deterministic. 
B) They tend to be less well supported by research. 
C) They tend to be more interested in the content of ideas. 
D) They tend to be more particularistic. 
A) They tend to be less deterministic. 
B) They tend to be less well supported by research. 
C) They tend to be more interested in the content of ideas. 
D) They tend to be more particularistic.

Question 5

Nihilism is in large part a belief that all institutions and values

Accepted Answer

A) should embrace pacifism. 
B) are equally valid. 
C) are essentially meaningless. 
D) are a gift from God. 
A) should embrace pacifism. 
B) are equally valid. 
C) are essentially meaningless. 
D) are a gift from God.

Question 6

What do terrorists want? What do guerrillas want? How does the difference in the goals of each change how the state seeks to address one or the other?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that while both

Question 7

What distinguishes a terrorist,a guerrilla,and a revolutionary? How do these terms relate to one another? Can there be overlap,or are they very different categories?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note that there is ov

Question 8

How and under what conditions does religion become a source for political violence?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will note three conditions

Question 9

In the third phase of their evolution,such as in the work of Theda Skocpol,studies of revolutions have

Accepted Answer

A) shifted their emphasis from the public to the state. 
B) shifted their emphasis to the role of the army in defending the state. 
C) shifted their emphasis to the importance of elite planning. 
D) shifted from a more theoretical approach to becoming largely descriptive. 
A) shifted their emphasis from the public to the state. 
B) shifted their emphasis to the role of the army in defending the state. 
C) shifted their emphasis to the importance of elite planning. 
D) shifted from a more theoretical approach to becoming largely descriptive.

Question 10

The 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe,with the exception of Romania,are examples of revolutions

Accepted Answer

A) with very limited or no violence. 
B) that failed to overthrow the state. 
C) that did little to change the basic institutions of the state. 
D) that ultimately reduced personal and political freedom. 
A) with very limited or no violence. 
B) that failed to overthrow the state. 
C) that did little to change the basic institutions of the state. 
D) that ultimately reduced personal and political freedom.

Question 11

Which of the following could be categorized as an individual explanation for political violence?

Accepted Answer

A) nationalism 
B) humiliation 
C) fundamentalism 
D) ideology 
A) nationalism 
B) humiliation 
C) fundamentalism 
D) ideology

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the concept of "cosmic war" is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) It is often bound up with political conspiracy theories. 
B) It represents religious fundamentalists' end goal of bringing about the apocalypse. 
C) It largely rejects concepts of good and evil in favor of "believers" and "nonbelievers." 
D) It is sometimes bound up with religious belief but is often espoused by secular terrorist groups. 
A) It is often bound up with political conspiracy theories. 
B) It represents religious fundamentalists' end goal of bringing about the apocalypse. 
C) It largely rejects concepts of good and evil in favor of "believers" and "nonbelievers." 
D) It is sometimes bound up with religious belief but is often espoused by secular terrorist groups.

Question 13

When looking at terrorists' backgrounds,we find that they

Accepted Answer

A) usually have an extensive criminal background. 
B) almost always have religion as their primary motivating force. 
C) are almost always illiterate. 
D) often come from educated backgrounds. 
A) usually have an extensive criminal background. 
B) almost always have religion as their primary motivating force. 
C) are almost always illiterate. 
D) often come from educated backgrounds.

Question 14

What are some commonalities in the backgrounds of those who commit terrorist acts? Why are the more common explanations of religious fundamentalism and lack of education problematic?

Accepted Answer

A good answer should note three main com

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of differing explanations for political violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Ideational and institutional factors are more useful in explaining terrorist violence than revolutionary violence. 
B) Most political scientists attempt to form a unified theory of political violence that incorporates different explanations equally. 
C) Most scholars now agree that individual factors are the root of political violence. 
D) Ideational factors are most important for providing a context in which particular preconditions,problems,and conflicts may emerge. 
A) Ideational and institutional factors are more useful in explaining terrorist violence than revolutionary violence. 
B) Most political scientists attempt to form a unified theory of political violence that incorporates different explanations equally. 
C) Most scholars now agree that individual factors are the root of political violence. 
D) Ideational factors are most important for providing a context in which particular preconditions,problems,and conflicts may emerge.

Question 16

Which of the following statements best represents the relationship between fundamentalism and political violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Political ideologies can be categorized as fundamentalist more easily than as religious. 
B) Fundamentalists tend to target civilians instead of state institutions when using violence. 
C) Fundamentalists who seek change in the political status quo almost always resort to violence. 
D) Extreme forms of fundamentalism may use violence,but it is a mistake to associate fundamentalism directly with violence. 
A) Political ideologies can be categorized as fundamentalist more easily than as religious. 
B) Fundamentalists tend to target civilians instead of state institutions when using violence. 
C) Fundamentalists who seek change in the political status quo almost always resort to violence. 
D) Extreme forms of fundamentalism may use violence,but it is a mistake to associate fundamentalism directly with violence.

Question 17

In terms of achieving their stated long-term outcomes,terrorists

Accepted Answer

A) are typically more successful in rich countries than in poor ones. 
B) have shown more strategic than tactical success. 
C) are usually successful. 
D) are usually unsuccessful. 
A) are typically more successful in rich countries than in poor ones. 
B) have shown more strategic than tactical success. 
C) are usually successful. 
D) are usually unsuccessful.

Exam 5: Political Violence

In which of the following ways must the study of terrorism necessarily differ from the study of revolutions?

Terrorism can be defined as the use of violence by

In which of the following ways does a coup d'état differ from a revolution?

In which of the following ways do institutional explanations of political violence differ from ideational explanations?

Nihilism is in large part a belief that all institutions and values

What do terrorists want? What do guerrillas want? How does the difference in the goals of each change how the state seeks to address one or the other?

What distinguishes a terrorist,a guerrilla,and a revolutionary? How do these terms relate to one another? Can there be overlap,or are they very different categories?

How and under what conditions does religion become a source for political violence?

In the third phase of their evolution,such as in the work of Theda Skocpol,studies of revolutions have

The 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe,with the exception of Romania,are examples of revolutions

Which of the following could be categorized as an individual explanation for political violence?

Which of the following statements about the concept of "cosmic war" is accurate?

When looking at terrorists' backgrounds,we find that they

What are some commonalities in the backgrounds of those who commit terrorist acts? Why are the more common explanations of religious fundamentalism and lack of education problematic?

Which of the following statements is true of differing explanations for political violence?

Which of the following statements best represents the relationship between fundamentalism and political violence?

In terms of achieving their stated long-term outcomes,terrorists

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