Question 1

What is the goal of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sought a Marxist-Leninist state for the Kurdish people situated in the region shared by Turkey, Iran, Syria, Armenia, and Iraq. 
B)  They were an Islamic terror organization looking to implement Sharia law in an international government. 
C)  The group arose as a response to the terrorism of RAF and the Palestinian terror organizations and is an anti-terrorist group. 
D)  Their goal was the establishment of a Basque homeland consisting of the Spanish and French Basque regions and based on Marxist governing principles. 
A)  They sought a Marxist-Leninist state for the Kurdish people situated in the region shared by Turkey, Iran, Syria, Armenia, and Iraq. 
B)  They were an Islamic terror organization looking to implement Sharia law in an international government. 
C)  The group arose as a response to the terrorism of RAF and the Palestinian terror organizations and is an anti-terrorist group. 
D)  Their goal was the establishment of a Basque homeland consisting of the Spanish and French Basque regions and based on Marxist governing principles.

Question 2

The conflict that began and escalated in the 1990s between Russia and Chechnya was fueled almost entirely by

Accepted Answer

A)  oil companies with lobbyists that have influence in their respective governments. 
B)  the Georgian terrorist attack on Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. 
C)  the media on both sides portraying the other country as something frightening and aggressive. 
D)  the "islamization" of the region by Islamic jihadists fully supported by Al Queda (AQ). 
A)  oil companies with lobbyists that have influence in their respective governments. 
B)  the Georgian terrorist attack on Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. 
C)  the media on both sides portraying the other country as something frightening and aggressive. 
D)  the "islamization" of the region by Islamic jihadists fully supported by Al Queda (AQ).

Question 3

PASOK brought the anti-terrorist bill to Parliament, which was a significant break from the party's past, considering that it had previously abolished the two laws of 1978 and 1990.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The British were called in to resolve the Irish versus Irish conflict, but they misunderstood the situation as a Colonial War and lost the support of the Irish Catholics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who was responsible for the disastrous uprising in 1916 known as the Easter Uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)  RUC 
B)  IRA 
C)  IRB 
D)  Provos 
A)  RUC 
B)  IRA 
C)  IRB 
D)  Provos

Question 6

Which group wanted to maintain Northern Ireland's union with Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irish Catholics 
B)  IRA 
C)  Unionists 
D)  Republicans 
A)  Irish Catholics 
B)  IRA 
C)  Unionists 
D)  Republicans

Question 7

What is the goal of the domestic terrorists with ties to the Middle East targeting Western Civilians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The terrorists want to force people to convert to their radical form of Islam or face the penalty of death. 
B)  Such terrorists usually do not have static goals; they frequently change due to the frenzied mind of the terrorist. 
C)  They seek to increase pressure on the Western governments, including the United States, to withdraw completely from the Middle East and other Islamic regions. 
D)  They want to enforce Sharia law on Western Civilizations and take the law into their own hands in a sick form of vigilantism. 
A)  The terrorists want to force people to convert to their radical form of Islam or face the penalty of death. 
B)  Such terrorists usually do not have static goals; they frequently change due to the frenzied mind of the terrorist. 
C)  They seek to increase pressure on the Western governments, including the United States, to withdraw completely from the Middle East and other Islamic regions. 
D)  They want to enforce Sharia law on Western Civilizations and take the law into their own hands in a sick form of vigilantism.

What is the goal of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)?

The conflict that began and escalated in the 1990s between Russia and Chechnya was fueled almost entirely by

PASOK brought the anti-terrorist bill to Parliament, which was a significant break from the party's past, considering that it had previously abolished the two laws of 1978 and 1990.

The British were called in to resolve the Irish versus Irish conflict, but they misunderstood the situation as a Colonial War and lost the support of the Irish Catholics.

Who was responsible for the disastrous uprising in 1916 known as the Easter Uprising?

Which group wanted to maintain Northern Ireland's union with Britain?

What is the goal of the domestic terrorists with ties to the Middle East targeting Western Civilians?

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

The Western Hemisphere, Including Canada, the United States, and South America

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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Exam 9: Europe, Turkey, and Russia

What is the goal of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)?

The conflict that began and escalated in the 1990s between Russia and Chechnya was fueled almost entirely by

PASOK brought the anti-terrorist bill to Parliament, which was a significant break from the party's past, considering that it had previously abolished the two laws of 1978 and 1990.

The British were called in to resolve the Irish versus Irish conflict, but they misunderstood the situation as a Colonial War and lost the support of the Irish Catholics.

Who was responsible for the disastrous uprising in 1916 known as the Easter Uprising?

Which group wanted to maintain Northern Ireland's union with Britain?

What is the goal of the domestic terrorists with ties to the Middle East targeting Western Civilians?

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

The Western Hemisphere, Including Canada, the United States, and South America

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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