Question 1

What is the goal of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)?

Accepted Answer

A)  To oppose the Pakistan military in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. 
B)  To unite Kashmir and Pakistan and expel all foreign troops from Afghanistan. 
C)  They want to annex Kashmir to Pakistan by targeting Indian officials and civilians in Kashmir. 
D)  They wanted the freedom of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. 
A)  To oppose the Pakistan military in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. 
B)  To unite Kashmir and Pakistan and expel all foreign troops from Afghanistan. 
C)  They want to annex Kashmir to Pakistan by targeting Indian officials and civilians in Kashmir. 
D)  They wanted the freedom of the Tamils in Sri Lanka. C

Question 2

Why has Pakistan's army built a complex network of relationships with numerous jihadist terror groups, including the Taliban, and with terrorists like Osama bin Laden?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their fear of India drove them to do it. 
B)  Jihadist terror groups are Muslim, so naturally some involvement would be unavoidable. 
C)  Their military leaders were often paranoid that failing to do so would evoke the anger of the people. 
D)  Once Pakistan had made an alliance with one terror organization, that organization threatened terror to the Pakistani people if they did not ally with more. 
A)  Their fear of India drove them to do it. 
B)  Jihadist terror groups are Muslim, so naturally some involvement would be unavoidable. 
C)  Their military leaders were often paranoid that failing to do so would evoke the anger of the people. 
D)  Once Pakistan had made an alliance with one terror organization, that organization threatened terror to the Pakistani people if they did not ally with more. A

Question 3

What was The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Bill?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was meant to facilitate investigations and trials of the accused in terrorism cases. 
B)  The bill put a stop to the Pakistani efforts to regain Kashmir by putting in place a standing military in some cities. 
C)  The Indian government decided to ignore privacy laws, thus the Unlawful Activities, in order to prevent terrorism. 
D)  The bill helped to stop Al Qaeda from inserting itself in Kashmir, but allowed the citizens of Kashmir to hold an election to determine their autonomy. 
A)  It was meant to facilitate investigations and trials of the accused in terrorism cases. 
B)  The bill put a stop to the Pakistani efforts to regain Kashmir by putting in place a standing military in some cities. 
C)  The Indian government decided to ignore privacy laws, thus the Unlawful Activities, in order to prevent terrorism. 
D)  The bill helped to stop Al Qaeda from inserting itself in Kashmir, but allowed the citizens of Kashmir to hold an election to determine their autonomy. A

Question 4

Which of the following is a difference between the Tamil Tigers and many other terrorist groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Tamil Tigers were viewed as a moderate, not an extremist organization. 
B)  The Tamil Tigers were Hindu, instead of the very common Muslim terrorist groups. 
C)  The Tamil Tigers became so successful that they expanded into multiple territories, covering parts of India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. 
D)  At one point the Tamil Tigers boasted their own intelligence service, air force, and a small naval and amphibious force 
A)  The Tamil Tigers were viewed as a moderate, not an extremist organization. 
B)  The Tamil Tigers were Hindu, instead of the very common Muslim terrorist groups. 
C)  The Tamil Tigers became so successful that they expanded into multiple territories, covering parts of India, the Philippines, and Indonesia. 
D)  At one point the Tamil Tigers boasted their own intelligence service, air force, and a small naval and amphibious force

Question 5

In 2010, Al Queda and the Taliban had established a strong enough presence in the country that the Pakistani government, strong enough to challenge both groups directly, declared a war on them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why have parts of South and Central Asia become so important that they cause nations to fight over them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vital trade routes between West and East run through South and Central Asia. 
B)  China and India have become so overpopulated that they need more land. 
C)  Valuable natural resources such as gold have been found in extraordinarily high quantities in those countries. 
D)  A large portion of the world's greatest philosophers in modern history have come from these countries. They offer significant educational opportunities. 
A)  Vital trade routes between West and East run through South and Central Asia. 
B)  China and India have become so overpopulated that they need more land. 
C)  Valuable natural resources such as gold have been found in extraordinarily high quantities in those countries. 
D)  A large portion of the world's greatest philosophers in modern history have come from these countries. They offer significant educational opportunities.

Question 7

Who are the Sikhs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are a 500-year old religious group that embodies aspects of both Islam and Hinduism and "emphasizes an inner journey to seek spiritual enlightenment, followed by external behavior to live in peace with the world. 
B)  They are the Communist Party of India. They follow the Maoist version of that ideology and target police stations, factories, Indian government officials, and multinational corporations. 
C)  The Sikhs were the Islamic terror organization of India, and they wanted India to be ruled by a Muslim enforcing Sharia law. 
D)  They wanted to separate from India and form their own country. 
A)  They are a 500-year old religious group that embodies aspects of both Islam and Hinduism and "emphasizes an inner journey to seek spiritual enlightenment, followed by external behavior to live in peace with the world. 
B)  They are the Communist Party of India. They follow the Maoist version of that ideology and target police stations, factories, Indian government officials, and multinational corporations. 
C)  The Sikhs were the Islamic terror organization of India, and they wanted India to be ruled by a Muslim enforcing Sharia law. 
D)  They wanted to separate from India and form their own country.

Question 8

Why are the Taliban reluctant to increase activities outside of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not want to risk the security of their sanctuaries in Pakistan. 
B)  Their funding is running low and if they spread too thin they will be quickly destroyed. 
C)  The Taliban's only goal has ever been to create an Islamic caliphate in Afghanistan - other people are free to do what they want. 
D)  Doing so would likely lead to the discovery of their nuclear weapons in Syria. 
A)  They do not want to risk the security of their sanctuaries in Pakistan. 
B)  Their funding is running low and if they spread too thin they will be quickly destroyed. 
C)  The Taliban's only goal has ever been to create an Islamic caliphate in Afghanistan - other people are free to do what they want. 
D)  Doing so would likely lead to the discovery of their nuclear weapons in Syria.

Question 9

The Taliban killed 11 people in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. The hotel was always an attractive target for the Taliban but there was another reason for why it happened at that time,

Accepted Answer

A)  That day the Intercontinental Hotel was serving bacon for breakfast, and pork is forbidden in the Islamic religion. 
B)  The Israeli Prime Minister was going to be staying overnight. 
C)  Their predictions for the return of the Twelfth Imam led them to believe it would be that day, and they wanted to celebrate with an attack. 
D)  There was a conference to discuss increasing areas of responsibility for Afghan security forces. 
A)  That day the Intercontinental Hotel was serving bacon for breakfast, and pork is forbidden in the Islamic religion. 
B)  The Israeli Prime Minister was going to be staying overnight. 
C)  Their predictions for the return of the Twelfth Imam led them to believe it would be that day, and they wanted to celebrate with an attack. 
D)  There was a conference to discuss increasing areas of responsibility for Afghan security forces.

Question 10

How has the focus of LeT changed over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have turned from violence to a path of nonviolence. 
B)  LeT used to work with other terror organizations such as Al Qaeda but have discontinued that endeavor. 
C)  LeT started as a political organization and now they only care about money, and have become more of a criminal operation. 
D)  They have taken a more global Jihadi perspective. 
A)  They have turned from violence to a path of nonviolence. 
B)  LeT used to work with other terror organizations such as Al Qaeda but have discontinued that endeavor. 
C)  LeT started as a political organization and now they only care about money, and have become more of a criminal operation. 
D)  They have taken a more global Jihadi perspective.

Question 11

Who do you feel Kashmir really belongs to, or should it be an independent country? Why?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

What has Pakistan's blind hatred for India and obsession for taking Kashmir caused them to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Mumbai, the capitol of India, and nearly went through with it. 
B)  Pakistan secretly told the United States the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden in exchange for diplomatic support to gain Kashmir. 
C)  They forced some of their citizens to move to Kashmir to take the land for themselves. 
D)  They have sponsored terrorism in Kashmir to the point where it is not even under their control. 
A)  They threatened to drop a nuclear bomb on Mumbai, the capitol of India, and nearly went through with it. 
B)  Pakistan secretly told the United States the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden in exchange for diplomatic support to gain Kashmir. 
C)  They forced some of their citizens to move to Kashmir to take the land for themselves. 
D)  They have sponsored terrorism in Kashmir to the point where it is not even under their control.

Question 13

Who were the Taliban?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Taliban, like the Muslim Brotherhood, exerted their influence mostly in peaceful political means and through attempts to educate citizenship, especially women. 
B)  They were mostly concerned with acquiring weapons of mass destruction and trying to end Israel through terror attacks. 
C)  They were a group that sought to unite the tribes of Afghanistan under the rule of a strict interpretation of Islamic law and to remove all secular influence from the country. 
D)  The Taliban was the name of the Afghanistan sector of Al Qaeda. 
A)  The Taliban, like the Muslim Brotherhood, exerted their influence mostly in peaceful political means and through attempts to educate citizenship, especially women. 
B)  They were mostly concerned with acquiring weapons of mass destruction and trying to end Israel through terror attacks. 
C)  They were a group that sought to unite the tribes of Afghanistan under the rule of a strict interpretation of Islamic law and to remove all secular influence from the country. 
D)  The Taliban was the name of the Afghanistan sector of Al Qaeda.

Question 14

How was Pakistan founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pakistan had no major cities but was more of a tribal nation. When the tribes united, they quickly gained their independence. 
B)  It was founded as the Muslim part of a breakup of the British Indian Empire. 
C)  The modern Pakistani state was established after World War I as a French mandate. 
D)  It was originally known as Persia but over time lost many of its territories. 
A)  Pakistan had no major cities but was more of a tribal nation. When the tribes united, they quickly gained their independence. 
B)  It was founded as the Muslim part of a breakup of the British Indian Empire. 
C)  The modern Pakistani state was established after World War I as a French mandate. 
D)  It was originally known as Persia but over time lost many of its territories.

Question 15

What devastation did the LTTE do to Sri Lanka?

Accepted Answer

A)  The LTTE neglected the infrastructure, doing things like using steel from railroads for their own purposes. 
B)  As they were at war with Northern Sri Lanka, they killed many of the citizens. 
C)  They attacked their Indian neighbors which provoked a harsh response. 
D)  The LTTE attempted to set up several nuclear power plants, but many of them failed leaving a lot of radiation and unlivable areas. 
A)  The LTTE neglected the infrastructure, doing things like using steel from railroads for their own purposes. 
B)  As they were at war with Northern Sri Lanka, they killed many of the citizens. 
C)  They attacked their Indian neighbors which provoked a harsh response. 
D)  The LTTE attempted to set up several nuclear power plants, but many of them failed leaving a lot of radiation and unlivable areas.

Question 16

Sri Lanka was caught up in the rivalry between

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq and Iran 
B)  Pakistan and India 
C)  India and China 
D)  Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma) 
A)  Iraq and Iran 
B)  Pakistan and India 
C)  India and China 
D)  Bangladesh and Myanmar (Burma)

Question 17

Why was the Karzai government doomed to fail?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karzai was seen as a weak leader that did whatever the United States asked him to do. 
B)  As a democratically elected leader in a country that valued anything but democracy, he tried to implement governmental changes to make it a theocracy but his attempts were seen as simply pandering to the masses. 
C)  Karzai had no Islamist credentials or tribal support. 
D)  President Karzai refused to raise taxes on his citizens, but later the government collapsed because they had no money. 
A)  Karzai was seen as a weak leader that did whatever the United States asked him to do. 
B)  As a democratically elected leader in a country that valued anything but democracy, he tried to implement governmental changes to make it a theocracy but his attempts were seen as simply pandering to the masses. 
C)  Karzai had no Islamist credentials or tribal support. 
D)  President Karzai refused to raise taxes on his citizens, but later the government collapsed because they had no money.

Question 18

British exhaustion from the war, combined with peaceful resistance to British rule led by Ghandi and Nehru led to independence for India in 1947.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a major difference between India and Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  India is mostly Muslim while Pakistan's official state religion is Hinduism. 
B)  Pakistan's population is nearly ten times that of India. 
C)  India is extremely upset with Pakistan's claiming of Kashmir after the splitting of the nations and has long fought to make it an Indian territory. 
D)  India has had a mostly secular government while Pakistan has had many governmental troubles resulting in different governments. 
A)  India is mostly Muslim while Pakistan's official state religion is Hinduism. 
B)  Pakistan's population is nearly ten times that of India. 
C)  India is extremely upset with Pakistan's claiming of Kashmir after the splitting of the nations and has long fought to make it an Indian territory. 
D)  India has had a mostly secular government while Pakistan has had many governmental troubles resulting in different governments.

Question 20

The Sikh community choose to remain with Pakistan over India -- even though much of the Punjab went to India -- as the lesser of the two evils.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the goal of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)?

Why has Pakistan's army built a complex network of relationships with numerous jihadist terror groups, including the Taliban, and with terrorists like Osama bin Laden?

What was The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Bill?

Which of the following is a difference between the Tamil Tigers and many other terrorist groups?

In 2010, Al Queda and the Taliban had established a strong enough presence in the country that the Pakistani government, strong enough to challenge both groups directly, declared a war on them.

Why have parts of South and Central Asia become so important that they cause nations to fight over them?

Who are the Sikhs?

Why are the Taliban reluctant to increase activities outside of Afghanistan?

The Taliban killed 11 people in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. The hotel was always an attractive target for the Taliban but there was another reason for why it happened at that time,

How has the focus of LeT changed over time?

Who do you feel Kashmir really belongs to, or should it be an independent country? Why?

What has Pakistan's blind hatred for India and obsession for taking Kashmir caused them to do?

Who were the Taliban?

How was Pakistan founded?

What devastation did the LTTE do to Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka was caught up in the rivalry between

Why was the Karzai government doomed to fail?

British exhaustion from the war, combined with peaceful resistance to British rule led by Ghandi and Nehru led to independence for India in 1947.

What is a major difference between India and Pakistan?

The Sikh community choose to remain with Pakistan over India -- even though much of the Punjab went to India -- as the lesser of the two evils.

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What is the goal of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)?

Why has Pakistan's army built a complex network of relationships with numerous jihadist terror groups, including the Taliban, and with terrorists like Osama bin Laden?

What was The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Bill?

Which of the following is a difference between the Tamil Tigers and many other terrorist groups?

In 2010, Al Queda and the Taliban had established a strong enough presence in the country that the Pakistani government, strong enough to challenge both groups directly, declared a war on them.

Why have parts of South and Central Asia become so important that they cause nations to fight over them?

Who are the Sikhs?

Why are the Taliban reluctant to increase activities outside of Afghanistan?

The Taliban killed 11 people in an attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul. The hotel was always an attractive target for the Taliban but there was another reason for why it happened at that time,

How has the focus of LeT changed over time?

Who do you feel Kashmir really belongs to, or should it be an independent country? Why?

What has Pakistan's blind hatred for India and obsession for taking Kashmir caused them to do?

Who were the Taliban?

How was Pakistan founded?

What devastation did the LTTE do to Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka was caught up in the rivalry between

Why was the Karzai government doomed to fail?

British exhaustion from the war, combined with peaceful resistance to British rule led by Ghandi and Nehru led to independence for India in 1947.

What is a major difference between India and Pakistan?

The Sikh community choose to remain with Pakistan over India -- even though much of the Punjab went to India -- as the lesser of the two evils.

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

Europe, Turkey, and Russia

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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