Question 1

Which of the following greatly aided in finding and finishing bin Laden?

Accepted Answer

A)  the help of Pakistan in finding him a sanctuary nearby but later ratting him out 
B)  Obama gave funding to the military to create a secret special branch dedicated to finding bin Laden and bringing him to justice. 
C)  harsh interrogation techniques that some would characterize as torture 
D)  drones, such as the Reaper 
A)  the help of Pakistan in finding him a sanctuary nearby but later ratting him out 
B)  Obama gave funding to the military to create a secret special branch dedicated to finding bin Laden and bringing him to justice. 
C)  harsh interrogation techniques that some would characterize as torture 
D)  drones, such as the Reaper

Question 2

How do Peru's citizens feel about their military?

Accepted Answer

A)  They appreciate their military since they have always been protected from threats of other violent countries. 
B)  The Peruvian military has been demonized for the abuses it heaped on suspected terrorists or their supporters. 
C)  The Peruvian military is not particularly helpful so they are seen as mostly a waste of money. 
D)  The citizens of Peru have seen little benefit from the military but the Peruvian military has actually been critical in preventing terrorist attacks. 
A)  They appreciate their military since they have always been protected from threats of other violent countries. 
B)  The Peruvian military has been demonized for the abuses it heaped on suspected terrorists or their supporters. 
C)  The Peruvian military is not particularly helpful so they are seen as mostly a waste of money. 
D)  The citizens of Peru have seen little benefit from the military but the Peruvian military has actually been critical in preventing terrorist attacks.

Question 3

What brought about the end of the Shining Path?

Accepted Answer

A)  The President of Columbia aggressively went after them using the support from Plan Columbia. 
B)  The capture of Abimael Guzman on September 12, 1992 along with eight others and his computer that contained their membership roster, organizational structure and weapons caches. 
C)  Three of their members were killed when a bomb they were assembling exploded on March 6, 1970. 
D)  On April 22, 1997, government antiterrorism experts launched an attack on a residence taken captive by them. Using sophisticated listening devices to track the captor's presence, 140 troops, utilizing five tunnels dug under the residence, surprised and killed all of the captors, with one hostage dying in the attack. 
A)  The President of Columbia aggressively went after them using the support from Plan Columbia. 
B)  The capture of Abimael Guzman on September 12, 1992 along with eight others and his computer that contained their membership roster, organizational structure and weapons caches. 
C)  Three of their members were killed when a bomb they were assembling exploded on March 6, 1970. 
D)  On April 22, 1997, government antiterrorism experts launched an attack on a residence taken captive by them. Using sophisticated listening devices to track the captor's presence, 140 troops, utilizing five tunnels dug under the residence, surprised and killed all of the captors, with one hostage dying in the attack.

Question 4

Which of the following is a reason that terrorism in Canada has grown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada is very tough on multiculturalism, and so terrorists want them to change their policies on it. 
B)  Proximity to the US, and an unguarded border between the US and Canada. 
C)  Canada is actually a state sponsor of terrorism. 
D)  Difficulty of immigrants to gain access to Canada. 
A)  Canada is very tough on multiculturalism, and so terrorists want them to change their policies on it. 
B)  Proximity to the US, and an unguarded border between the US and Canada. 
C)  Canada is actually a state sponsor of terrorism. 
D)  Difficulty of immigrants to gain access to Canada.

Question 5

Who was the Weather Underground?

Accepted Answer

A)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru. 
B)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
C)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States. 
D)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality. 
A)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru. 
B)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
C)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States. 
D)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of how Canada's improvements to security are described as lacking by Lehre?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada does not even have their own form of a transportation security administration. 
B)  Canadian funds for antiterrorism agencies within their government are third lowest in all funding allocations. 
C)  They have attempted to improve security but most citizens are so uninterested in security that they leave their front doors unlocked. 
D)  Canada has an organization that tracks criminal and terrorist money transfers but it does not share information well with other agencies, due to privacy laws. 
A)  Canada does not even have their own form of a transportation security administration. 
B)  Canadian funds for antiterrorism agencies within their government are third lowest in all funding allocations. 
C)  They have attempted to improve security but most citizens are so uninterested in security that they leave their front doors unlocked. 
D)  Canada has an organization that tracks criminal and terrorist money transfers but it does not share information well with other agencies, due to privacy laws.

Question 7

Why are the Canadians suspicious of any rigid counter-terrorism legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They think it would be too intrusive into the private lives of Canadian citizens. 
B)  Canadians suspect that it would drive them into the biggest debt in Canadian history. 
C)  Much of it would necessarily involve minorities, asylum seekers and refugees. 
D)  They believe that it would start a large conflict between them and the Middle East. 
A)  They think it would be too intrusive into the private lives of Canadian citizens. 
B)  Canadians suspect that it would drive them into the biggest debt in Canadian history. 
C)  Much of it would necessarily involve minorities, asylum seekers and refugees. 
D)  They believe that it would start a large conflict between them and the Middle East.

Question 8

Ayman Al Zawahari wanted most of all to rid Egypt of its secular government though he also blamed the United States and the West in general for propping up the Egyptian government with aid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One activist, when asked why she did not speak out against the Peruvian government explained that "Quien habla es terrorista" ("Anyone who speaks out [in protest] is [considered to be] a terrorist").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of the violence perpetrated by the Klan?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of their members was stopped by a police officer, John Frey, with the result that shots were exchanged, Officer John Frey was killed and the member was arrested, convicted and sent to prison. 
B)  The bombing in May of 1964 of the Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church that resulted in the deaths of four children. 
C)  They bombed and planned more bombings trying to stop the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War. 
D)  The February 2002 kidnapping of a Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, who was traveling in guerrilla territory. 
A)  One of their members was stopped by a police officer, John Frey, with the result that shots were exchanged, Officer John Frey was killed and the member was arrested, convicted and sent to prison. 
B)  The bombing in May of 1964 of the Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church that resulted in the deaths of four children. 
C)  They bombed and planned more bombings trying to stop the U.S. Involvement in the Vietnam War. 
D)  The February 2002 kidnapping of a Colombian presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt, who was traveling in guerrilla territory.

Question 11

After accusing Iran of encouraging Iranians that are now living in Canada to infiltrate communities and disrupt opposition to the Iranian regime, after tiring of Iran's constant threats against Israel, and the worry that a Canadian Embassy in Iran was vulnerable to attacks, what did the Canadians do?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Canadians closed their embassy in Iran and threw Iranian diplomats out of Canada. 
B)  Canada declared war on Iran until Iran signed a peace treaty with Israel and created agencies to stop Islamic terror worldwide. 
C)  They apologized to Iran for any misunderstanding. 
D)  The Canadian Embassy was fortified, the government drafted anti-terrorism legislation, and they sent troops to the Israeli military to help. 
A)  The Canadians closed their embassy in Iran and threw Iranian diplomats out of Canada. 
B)  Canada declared war on Iran until Iran signed a peace treaty with Israel and created agencies to stop Islamic terror worldwide. 
C)  They apologized to Iran for any misunderstanding. 
D)  The Canadian Embassy was fortified, the government drafted anti-terrorism legislation, and they sent troops to the Israeli military to help.

Question 12

How was a faction of Zawahari's al-Jihad compromised in the early 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They let themselves become infiltrated by the FBI to try to give them false information but accidentally gave them correct information. 
B)  The membership director was arrested by Egyptian authorities and had in his possession a computer with names of several members. 
C)  Al-Jihad changed its focus from global jihad to jihad focused in Libya, and Al Qaeda felt betrayed so they were quickly ended. 
D)  The Iranian government turned them in because President Carter asked the Shah to make reforms against terrorism. 
A)  They let themselves become infiltrated by the FBI to try to give them false information but accidentally gave them correct information. 
B)  The membership director was arrested by Egyptian authorities and had in his possession a computer with names of several members. 
C)  Al-Jihad changed its focus from global jihad to jihad focused in Libya, and Al Qaeda felt betrayed so they were quickly ended. 
D)  The Iranian government turned them in because President Carter asked the Shah to make reforms against terrorism.

Question 13

How was the NSA involved in deterring terrorism so effectively in the Obama Administration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The NSA had been spying and data mining on virtually everyone with a program called Prism. 
B)  The Obama administration has asked the NSA and CIA to work together to combat terrorism - an unlikely partnership that has had impressive results. 
C)  The NSA actually came up with the drone program to eliminate terrorism. 
D)  President Obama gave much of the DHS and DNI authority to the NSA, who now leads antiterrorism and counter-terrorism efforts. 
A)  The NSA had been spying and data mining on virtually everyone with a program called Prism. 
B)  The Obama administration has asked the NSA and CIA to work together to combat terrorism - an unlikely partnership that has had impressive results. 
C)  The NSA actually came up with the drone program to eliminate terrorism. 
D)  President Obama gave much of the DHS and DNI authority to the NSA, who now leads antiterrorism and counter-terrorism efforts.

Question 14

Columbia has seen so much violence throughout its history that it even has an academic discipline that studies it: Violentology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the two main thoughts at the core of the KKK?

Accepted Answer

A)  Before the end of the world, slavery will become socially acceptable again. 
B)  God does not exist because black people would not exist if there truly was a God. 
C)  Race is real - just as a rock is a rock and a tree is a tree, a White is a White and a Black is a Black. 
D)  Just as Wizards were suspicious of non-human races in mythological Dark Age stories, members of the KKK are extremely wise, have magical abilities, and should seek to eliminate "non-human" races. 
A)  Before the end of the world, slavery will become socially acceptable again. 
B)  God does not exist because black people would not exist if there truly was a God. 
C)  Race is real - just as a rock is a rock and a tree is a tree, a White is a White and a Black is a Black. 
D)  Just as Wizards were suspicious of non-human races in mythological Dark Age stories, members of the KKK are extremely wise, have magical abilities, and should seek to eliminate "non-human" races.

Question 16

The library at Princeton had one slim volume by Khomeini, called the Government of the Jurist which spelled out the need for, the form and the program for establishing an Islamic government. Which of the following did this lead to when he came to power in Iran?

Accepted Answer

A)  He instituted Sharia law. 
B)  He advocated the abolishment of democracy in all of the Middle East. 
C)  He became a state sponsor of terror. 
D)  Khomeini wrote more books about the purer forms of Islam. 
A)  He instituted Sharia law. 
B)  He advocated the abolishment of democracy in all of the Middle East. 
C)  He became a state sponsor of terror. 
D)  Khomeini wrote more books about the purer forms of Islam.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the group known as MRTA?

Accepted Answer

A)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality. 
B)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
C)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States. 
D)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru. 
A)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality. 
B)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
C)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States. 
D)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru.

Question 18

Who were the Black Panthers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
B)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru. 
C)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality. 
D)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States. 
A)  They were committed to change and wanted to end the Viet Nam War, though they proved to be largely ineffective. 
B)  Never cooperating with the Shining Path, it was much smaller in terms of numbers while pursuing the same goal, a Marxist society for Peru. 
C)  They came out of Oakland, California where they made headlines patrolling sections of the city that they believed were victimized frequently by police brutality. 
D)  This group recognizes that they may physically reside in the United States they do not regard themselves as members of the United States.

Question 19

Which of the following is a shared belief by both Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

Accepted Answer

A)  A messianic figure, the Twelfth Imam, hidden by God centuries ago, will return during a time of death and destruction. 
B)  The world is not yet ready for Sharia law, but its implementation would save many lives. 
C)  Both believe that Iran, a majority of which are Sunni, should instead become Shia Muslims. 
D)  The Ayatollah believes that Iran should become a theocracy under his power and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has worked to change things. 
A)  A messianic figure, the Twelfth Imam, hidden by God centuries ago, will return during a time of death and destruction. 
B)  The world is not yet ready for Sharia law, but its implementation would save many lives. 
C)  Both believe that Iran, a majority of which are Sunni, should instead become Shia Muslims. 
D)  The Ayatollah believes that Iran should become a theocracy under his power and President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has worked to change things.

Question 20

President Carter championed human rights and encouraged the Shah to institute reforms. How did the Shah respond and what was the result?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Shah responded by revealing their nuclear program to the United States, which forced Carter to take him more seriously. 
B)  The Shah carefully instituted the reforms and explained why it was beneficial to his people. 
C)  The Shah complied and this, seen as weakness on his part, would soon lead to large demonstrations calling for his resignation. 
D)  He attempted to improve things for the middle class by implementing a few Islamic laws to placate extremists in Iran. 
A)  The Shah responded by revealing their nuclear program to the United States, which forced Carter to take him more seriously. 
B)  The Shah carefully instituted the reforms and explained why it was beneficial to his people. 
C)  The Shah complied and this, seen as weakness on his part, would soon lead to large demonstrations calling for his resignation. 
D)  He attempted to improve things for the middle class by implementing a few Islamic laws to placate extremists in Iran.

Which of the following greatly aided in finding and finishing bin Laden?

How do Peru's citizens feel about their military?

What brought about the end of the Shining Path?

Which of the following is a reason that terrorism in Canada has grown?

Who was the Weather Underground?

Which of the following is an example of how Canada's improvements to security are described as lacking by Lehre?

Why are the Canadians suspicious of any rigid counter-terrorism legislation?

Ayman Al Zawahari wanted most of all to rid Egypt of its secular government though he also blamed the United States and the West in general for propping up the Egyptian government with aid.

One activist, when asked why she did not speak out against the Peruvian government explained that "Quien habla es terrorista" ("Anyone who speaks out [in protest] is [considered to be] a terrorist").

Which of the following is an example of the violence perpetrated by the Klan?

How was a faction of Zawahari's al-Jihad compromised in the early 1990s?

How was the NSA involved in deterring terrorism so effectively in the Obama Administration?

Columbia has seen so much violence throughout its history that it even has an academic discipline that studies it: Violentology.

Which of the following is one of the two main thoughts at the core of the KKK?

The library at Princeton had one slim volume by Khomeini, called the Government of the Jurist which spelled out the need for, the form and the program for establishing an Islamic government. Which of the following did this lead to when he came to power in Iran?

Which of the following describes the group known as MRTA?

Who were the Black Panthers?

Which of the following is a shared belief by both Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

President Carter championed human rights and encouraged the Shah to institute reforms. How did the Shah respond and what was the result?

Introduction to the Study of Terrorism

Terrorism Definitions and Typologies

The History of Terrorism

Methods, Patterns, and Trends of Terrorists

Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine

The Middle East and Africa

Southeast Asia, South and North Korea, and China

Southwest Asia

Europe, Turkey, and Russia

Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11

The Special Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction Wmd Terrorism

Law and Terrorism: Domestic and International Legal Regimes

The Future of Terrorism

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Which of the following greatly aided in finding and finishing bin Laden?

How do Peru's citizens feel about their military?

What brought about the end of the Shining Path?

Which of the following is a reason that terrorism in Canada has grown?

Who was the Weather Underground?

Which of the following is an example of how Canada's improvements to security are described as lacking by Lehre?

Why are the Canadians suspicious of any rigid counter-terrorism legislation?

Ayman Al Zawahari wanted most of all to rid Egypt of its secular government though he also blamed the United States and the West in general for propping up the Egyptian government with aid.

One activist, when asked why she did not speak out against the Peruvian government explained that "Quien habla es terrorista" ("Anyone who speaks out [in protest] is [considered to be] a terrorist").

Which of the following is an example of the violence perpetrated by the Klan?

How was a faction of Zawahari's al-Jihad compromised in the early 1990s?

How was the NSA involved in deterring terrorism so effectively in the Obama Administration?

Columbia has seen so much violence throughout its history that it even has an academic discipline that studies it: Violentology.

Which of the following is one of the two main thoughts at the core of the KKK?

The library at Princeton had one slim volume by Khomeini, called the Government of the Jurist which spelled out the need for, the form and the program for establishing an Islamic government. Which of the following did this lead to when he came to power in Iran?

Which of the following describes the group known as MRTA?

Who were the Black Panthers?

Which of the following is a shared belief by both Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?

President Carter championed human rights and encouraged the Shah to institute reforms. How did the Shah respond and what was the result?

Introduction to the Study of Terrorism

Terrorism Definitions and Typologies

The History of Terrorism

Methods, Patterns, and Trends of Terrorists

Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine

The Middle East and Africa

Southeast Asia, South and North Korea, and China

Southwest Asia

Europe, Turkey, and Russia

Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11

The Special Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction Wmd Terrorism

Law and Terrorism: Domestic and International Legal Regimes

The Future of Terrorism

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