Question 1

In the Tuskegee Study, what population was used in the study?

Accepted Answer

A) Asians 
B) African Americans 
C) Hispanics 
D) Caucasians

Question 2

Experiments conducted using prisoners have included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) drug toxicity experimentation by drug companies. 
B) prisoners being given large doses of vitamins and minerals. 
C) Harvard University study using hallucinogens. 
D) testicle exposure to x-rays.

Question 3

The Iran-Contra affair was a "gun-for-money" operation designed to assist rebels in:

Accepted Answer

A) Nicaragua. 
B) Peru. 
C) Chile. 
D) Honduras.

Question 4

Explain how American corporations justify the use of bribery in foreign countries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain how American corporations justify the use...

Question 5

The most secretive federal agency is the:

Accepted Answer

A) DEA. 
B) FBI. 
C) CIA. 
D) NSA.

Question 6

Not only did certain individuals in the United States government funnel money to the Contras, but "third country" strategy had foreign countries like Saudi Arabia being encouraged to supply aid. The Saudi contribution exceeded $30 million. Why did Saudi Arabia contribute this money to the Contras?

Accepted Answer

A) To help foreign relations with Israel 
B) To cement diplomatic relations with the Contras and their country 
C) To curry personal favor with the American president 
D) To facilitate trade relations with Iran

Question 7

The DEA has a long history of medical abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

From 1938 to 1978 the United States government experimented with various techniques of mind control. Those techniques included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) brainwashing. 
B) hypnosis to create amnesia or elicit false confessions. 
C) sensory deprivation. 
D) all of the foregoing techniques were used.

Question 9

In 1995, it was disclosed that the government had conducted 4,000 radiation experiments between 1945 and 1974. Most of these experiments were conducted using ___________ populations as subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) knowledgeable 
B) healthy 
C) vulnerable 
D) young

Question 10

In Chile, the CIA and ITT, an American corporation, worked to try and defeat Salvador Allande who won despite their efforts. When Allende was assassinated, his government was replaced by a military junta friendly to American interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match between columns
                        Premises: J. Edgar Hoover
Saturday Night Massacre
Louis Brandeis
Iran-Contra affair
Tuskegee Study
Big corruption
Little corruption
CREEP

Accepted Answer

The Answer of A committee for the reelection of the is...

Question 12

The CIA has been involved in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) a pivotal role in the Indonesian revolution that killed 500,000. 
B) a coup that restored the Shah to power in Iran. 
C) an election of Vincente Fox as president of Mexico. 
D) an overthrow of the government in Ecuador.

Question 13

The most sickening medical experiments conducted by the military involved subjects being exposed to torture devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Iran-Contra affair occurred during the ________________ presidency.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Iran-Contra affair occurred during the ________________...

Question 15

Demographic characteristics of radiation experiment subjects included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) infants. 
B) pregnant women. 
C) the elderly. 
D) white middle-class men.

Question 16

President ___________ ordered J.Edgar Hoover to conduct surveillance programs against American citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) Hoover 
B) Franklin Roosevelt 
C) Eisenhower 
D) Truman

Question 17

An abuse of power by the CIA included always staying just inside the law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The CIA has also been clearly implicated in ________________ involving foreign leaders.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The CIA has also been clearly implicated...

Question 19

Radiation exposure experiments included all of the following groups except:

Accepted Answer

A) developmentally delayed children at state schools. 
B) workers at nuclear plants. 
C) corpses of dead children in Chicago. 
D) employees of the Defense Department.

Question 20

The Tuskegee study group was selected based on genetic predisposition for certain behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Crimes by the Government

In the Tuskegee Study, what population was used in the study?

Experiments conducted using prisoners have included all of the following except:

The Iran-Contra affair was a "gun-for-money" operation designed to assist rebels in:

Explain how American corporations justify the use of bribery in foreign countries.

The most secretive federal agency is the:

Not only did certain individuals in the United States government funnel money to the Contras, but "third country" strategy had foreign countries like Saudi Arabia being encouraged to supply aid. The Saudi contribution exceeded $30 million. Why did Saudi Arabia contribute this money to the Contras?

The DEA has a long history of medical abuse.

From 1938 to 1978 the United States government experimented with various techniques of mind control. Those techniques included all of the following except:

In 1995, it was disclosed that the government had conducted 4,000 radiation experiments between 1945 and 1974. Most of these experiments were conducted using ___________ populations as subjects.

In Chile, the CIA and ITT, an American corporation, worked to try and defeat Salvador Allande who won despite their efforts. When Allende was assassinated, his government was replaced by a military junta friendly to American interests.

Match the key terms to the descriptions below. Use each description only once.

The CIA has been involved in all of the following except:

The most sickening medical experiments conducted by the military involved subjects being exposed to torture devices.

The Iran-Contra affair occurred during the ________________ presidency.

Demographic characteristics of radiation experiment subjects included all of the following except:

President ___________ ordered J.Edgar Hoover to conduct surveillance programs against American citizens.

An abuse of power by the CIA included always staying just inside the law.

The CIA has also been clearly implicated in ________________ involving foreign leaders.

Radiation exposure experiments included all of the following groups except:

The Tuskegee study group was selected based on genetic predisposition for certain behavior.