Question 1

Most within the CIA expected the Mujahideen to crush the Soviet Army within a few months, or maybe years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why was the Tehrik -e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

How did the Pakistani military use the anti-American sentiment in Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  They used it as a diversion from Pakistan's internal problems and the military's unwillingness or lack of capability to deal with them. 
B)  The military formed their own terrorist group against America and improved recruitment to the military and their terrorist group. 
C)  The military used the hatred of western ideologies as the basis for why Pakistan should become an Islamic Republic. 
D)  They successfully united the people against India and have now come very close to taking Kashmir. 
A)  They used it as a diversion from Pakistan's internal problems and the military's unwillingness or lack of capability to deal with them. 
B)  The military formed their own terrorist group against America and improved recruitment to the military and their terrorist group. 
C)  The military used the hatred of western ideologies as the basis for why Pakistan should become an Islamic Republic. 
D)  They successfully united the people against India and have now come very close to taking Kashmir.

Question 4

How did the dispute over Kashmir begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kashmir has many resources that are very valuable, though neither India nor Pakistan has any sort of ethnic claim to it. 
B)  It is an area regarded as sacred by Hindus but Pakistan claimed as part of their country. This naturally led to a dispute. 
C)  After India claimed it, several citizens from Pakistan snuck into the capitol, Srinagar, and killed the Indian governor. 
D)  It was ruled by a Hindu with ties to India, but it had a Muslim population. 
A)  Kashmir has many resources that are very valuable, though neither India nor Pakistan has any sort of ethnic claim to it. 
B)  It is an area regarded as sacred by Hindus but Pakistan claimed as part of their country. This naturally led to a dispute. 
C)  After India claimed it, several citizens from Pakistan snuck into the capitol, Srinagar, and killed the Indian governor. 
D)  It was ruled by a Hindu with ties to India, but it had a Muslim population.

Question 5

One of the major reasons that there is a huge distrust of the United States in Pakistan is that they feel used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first Muslim country to join the "nuclear club" was Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the reign of LTTE, democracy had been absent, but why was it easy to implement democracy afterwards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since there was democracy beforehand, re-establishing it was easier than establishing it for the first time. 
B)  The United Nations stepped in to help provide most of the funding to get the country started again and provided them with a Constitution. 
C)  The LTTE carefully handed over power to democracy in order to maintain peace between citizens. 
D)  The LTTE had pushed out Al Qaeda and other religious terror groups so there was no threat of an Islamic caliphate or some other form of theocracy. 
A)  Since there was democracy beforehand, re-establishing it was easier than establishing it for the first time. 
B)  The United Nations stepped in to help provide most of the funding to get the country started again and provided them with a Constitution. 
C)  The LTTE carefully handed over power to democracy in order to maintain peace between citizens. 
D)  The LTTE had pushed out Al Qaeda and other religious terror groups so there was no threat of an Islamic caliphate or some other form of theocracy.

Question 8

The National Investigating Agency Bill created for the first time in India's history a centralized investigative authority for terrorist organizations and incidents. This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  failed efforts to share information between agencies. 
B)  the results following the November 2008 Mumbai attack. 
C)  trading people's security for more freedoms. 
D)  a massive overreach by governmental power. 
A)  failed efforts to share information between agencies. 
B)  the results following the November 2008 Mumbai attack. 
C)  trading people's security for more freedoms. 
D)  a massive overreach by governmental power.

Question 9

Which group carried out the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi (son of Indira Ghandi) while he was campaigning on behalf of the Indian Congress Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  JEM 
B)  LeT 
C)  Naxalites 
D)  LTTE 
A)  JEM 
B)  LeT 
C)  Naxalites 
D)  LTTE

Question 10

The Tamil Tiger military offensive began in the mid-1970s and developed out of increased concerns regarding Sinhalese discrimination against the majority Tamil population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1977, when General Zia Ul-Haq took power in Pakistan, how did he change it?

Accepted Answer

A)  The General effectively ended terrorism where possible and diminished it everywhere else in Pakistan. 
B)  He changed the form of government to a more democratic system but in an ironic turn of events lost the reelection. 
C)  Previously, Pakistan had been indifferent towards Kashmir, but under his leadership it became the national focus. 
D)  He instituted Islamic law in Pakistan and changed the education curriculum. 
A)  The General effectively ended terrorism where possible and diminished it everywhere else in Pakistan. 
B)  He changed the form of government to a more democratic system but in an ironic turn of events lost the reelection. 
C)  Previously, Pakistan had been indifferent towards Kashmir, but under his leadership it became the national focus. 
D)  He instituted Islamic law in Pakistan and changed the education curriculum.

Question 12

Which of the following describes the LTTE reaction to the thirteen Sinhalese soldiers ambushed by the LTTE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It deeply upset the Sinhalese, and the LTTE realized what they had done was wrong, so they apologized. 
B)  The LTTE were impressed by how easy the Sinhalese were to ambush, and so began a very effective guerilla warfare. 
C)  It caused more violence against Tamil citizens, so they in turn supported armed resistance and increased militancy. 
D)  The Sinhalese said they were not military, but that they were citizens, so the LTTE responded by killing Sinhalese innocents to prove the difference. 
A)  It deeply upset the Sinhalese, and the LTTE realized what they had done was wrong, so they apologized. 
B)  The LTTE were impressed by how easy the Sinhalese were to ambush, and so began a very effective guerilla warfare. 
C)  It caused more violence against Tamil citizens, so they in turn supported armed resistance and increased militancy. 
D)  The Sinhalese said they were not military, but that they were citizens, so the LTTE responded by killing Sinhalese innocents to prove the difference.

Question 13

What the Tamil Tigers are most known for are its cadre of suicide bombers known as the Black Tigers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What did the Mujahideen believe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Mujahideen believed it was their duty to defend the Middle East from the Russian invaders but remained secular as an organization. 
B)  The Mujahedeen hoped to inspire people to join the military in Afghanistan and became something of a propaganda group. 
C)  They believed they were answering a call to jihad against the godless enemies of Islam (the Soviets). 
D)  They wanted to revolutionize the way that people saw Islam in the Middle East by showing the world that they were fighting for what they believed in, since Islam had come to be treated very lightly. 
A)  The Mujahideen believed it was their duty to defend the Middle East from the Russian invaders but remained secular as an organization. 
B)  The Mujahedeen hoped to inspire people to join the military in Afghanistan and became something of a propaganda group. 
C)  They believed they were answering a call to jihad against the godless enemies of Islam (the Soviets). 
D)  They wanted to revolutionize the way that people saw Islam in the Middle East by showing the world that they were fighting for what they believed in, since Islam had come to be treated very lightly.

Question 15

How did the Taliban government fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were a ruthless dictatorship that went too far against their own citizenship, who rioted and formed rebel groups to bring the government down. 
B)  The Taliban were never seen as very religious and were something of a foreign entity, making it difficult for them to acquire local support. 
C)  It was discovered that the leaders at the top of the government were corrupted and the only thing they really believed in was money. 
D)  The United States demanded Osama Bin Laden from them, and when they refused, the United States supported an anti-Taliban group and invaded Afghanistan. 
A)  They were a ruthless dictatorship that went too far against their own citizenship, who rioted and formed rebel groups to bring the government down. 
B)  The Taliban were never seen as very religious and were something of a foreign entity, making it difficult for them to acquire local support. 
C)  It was discovered that the leaders at the top of the government were corrupted and the only thing they really believed in was money. 
D)  The United States demanded Osama Bin Laden from them, and when they refused, the United States supported an anti-Taliban group and invaded Afghanistan.

Question 16

How effective were the Tamil Tigers? What has been done since to improve Sri Lanka?

Accepted Answer

The Tamil Tigers, also known as the LTTE

Question 17

In evolving a set of principles for economic growth in the areas formerly controlled by the LTTE, the Sri Lankan state would need to provide substantial economic resources through the annual budget, for a decade or more, in a spirit of reconciliation, for a successful plan for stabilization and economic reconstruction. This would be doing something more than the British did for those regions and, more to the point, what the LTTE did.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How did the country of Afghanistan begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Osama Bin Laden founded it in order to save himself from other countries and to find a safe haven for Al Qaeda. 
B)  A man united several Pashtun tribes between Pakistan and Iran, then in 1919, they gained their independence from the British. 
C)  It came about as a result of World War II - Afghanistan was controlled by Russia, but gained independence peacefully. 
D)  It was founded as a Muslim country at the breakup of the British Indian Empire. 
A)  Osama Bin Laden founded it in order to save himself from other countries and to find a safe haven for Al Qaeda. 
B)  A man united several Pashtun tribes between Pakistan and Iran, then in 1919, they gained their independence from the British. 
C)  It came about as a result of World War II - Afghanistan was controlled by Russia, but gained independence peacefully. 
D)  It was founded as a Muslim country at the breakup of the British Indian Empire.

Question 19

Musharraf stated that Pakistan aligned with the United States because

Accepted Answer

A)  Otherwise, India aligning with the United States would give them a golden opportunity in Kashmir. 
B)  Pakistan has always been supportive of the United States. 
C)  They hated Al Qaeda much more than the United States, so they had a common enemy. 
D)  Pakistan wanted "points" at the next UN conference for doing the right thing, so that other countries would look at them more favorably. 
A)  Otherwise, India aligning with the United States would give them a golden opportunity in Kashmir. 
B)  Pakistan has always been supportive of the United States. 
C)  They hated Al Qaeda much more than the United States, so they had a common enemy. 
D)  Pakistan wanted "points" at the next UN conference for doing the right thing, so that other countries would look at them more favorably.

Question 20

When the cease-fire failed and the Tamil Tigers resumed their violent activities, the Sri Lankan government went on an all-out offensive, including removing all civilians from the Tamil areas and declaring all who remained to be combatants and fair game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Most within the CIA expected the Mujahideen to crush the Soviet Army within a few months, or maybe years.

Why was the Tehrik -e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed?

How did the Pakistani military use the anti-American sentiment in Pakistan?

How did the dispute over Kashmir begin?

One of the major reasons that there is a huge distrust of the United States in Pakistan is that they feel used.

The first Muslim country to join the "nuclear club" was Afghanistan.

During the reign of LTTE, democracy had been absent, but why was it easy to implement democracy afterwards?

The National Investigating Agency Bill created for the first time in India's history a centralized investigative authority for terrorist organizations and incidents. This is an example of

Which group carried out the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi (son of Indira Ghandi) while he was campaigning on behalf of the Indian Congress Party?

The Tamil Tiger military offensive began in the mid-1970s and developed out of increased concerns regarding Sinhalese discrimination against the majority Tamil population.

In 1977, when General Zia Ul-Haq took power in Pakistan, how did he change it?

Which of the following describes the LTTE reaction to the thirteen Sinhalese soldiers ambushed by the LTTE?

What the Tamil Tigers are most known for are its cadre of suicide bombers known as the Black Tigers.

What did the Mujahideen believe?

How did the Taliban government fall?

How effective were the Tamil Tigers? What has been done since to improve Sri Lanka?

How did the country of Afghanistan begin?

Musharraf stated that Pakistan aligned with the United States because

When the cease-fire failed and the Tamil Tigers resumed their violent activities, the Sri Lankan government went on an all-out offensive, including removing all civilians from the Tamil areas and declaring all who remained to be combatants and fair game.

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Most within the CIA expected the Mujahideen to crush the Soviet Army within a few months, or maybe years.

Why was the Tehrik -e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) formed?

How did the Pakistani military use the anti-American sentiment in Pakistan?

How did the dispute over Kashmir begin?

One of the major reasons that there is a huge distrust of the United States in Pakistan is that they feel used.

The first Muslim country to join the "nuclear club" was Afghanistan.

During the reign of LTTE, democracy had been absent, but why was it easy to implement democracy afterwards?

The National Investigating Agency Bill created for the first time in India's history a centralized investigative authority for terrorist organizations and incidents. This is an example of

Which group carried out the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Ghandi (son of Indira Ghandi) while he was campaigning on behalf of the Indian Congress Party?

The Tamil Tiger military offensive began in the mid-1970s and developed out of increased concerns regarding Sinhalese discrimination against the majority Tamil population.

In 1977, when General Zia Ul-Haq took power in Pakistan, how did he change it?

Which of the following describes the LTTE reaction to the thirteen Sinhalese soldiers ambushed by the LTTE?

What the Tamil Tigers are most known for are its cadre of suicide bombers known as the Black Tigers.

What did the Mujahideen believe?

How did the Taliban government fall?

How effective were the Tamil Tigers? What has been done since to improve Sri Lanka?

How did the country of Afghanistan begin?

Musharraf stated that Pakistan aligned with the United States because

When the cease-fire failed and the Tamil Tigers resumed their violent activities, the Sri Lankan government went on an all-out offensive, including removing all civilians from the Tamil areas and declaring all who remained to be combatants and fair game.

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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