Ch28 Terrorism And Globalisationjames Kiras Exam Questions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 28 - Question 01

01) Terrorism is characterized, first and foremost, by the use of violence, and, over the past half-century, has come to mean the use of violence by small groups aiming to achieve political change.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 02

02) The Iranian ‘Islamic Revolution’ of 1979 was a watershed event in transnational terrorism because it marked a turning point after which a number of groups began to target citizens and other symbols of the West.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 03

03) The term Al Qaeda means ‘The Base’.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 04

04) Contemporary violent Islamic extremism is not a global movement, but is rather identifiable with a particular terrorist group.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 05

05) According to the ‘new’ terrorism perspective, global jihad is a reaction to the perceived choice that some Muslims believe they must make in a more interconnected world: accept Western beliefs to better integrate, or preserve spiritual purity by rebelling.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 28 - Question 06

06) Terrorists conduct distance and blended learning through a ‘virtual jihad academy’ enabled by…

a. Digital videos

b. Long-distance phone calls

c. Print media

d. None of the options given are correct.

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 07

07) In what decade did terrorism become a transnational phenomenon?

a. 1940s

b. 1960s

c. 1970s

d. 1990s

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 08

08) According to this chapter, which of the following factors has improved terrorist capabilities?

a. Increased international sympathy.

b. Charismatic leadership (e.g. Osama bin Laden).

c. Technologies associated with globalization.

d. Expanded recruitment base due to oppression and poverty.

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 09

09) What was termed the ‘oxygen that sustains terrorism’?

a. International drug-trafficking.

b. Radical ideologies.

c. Poverty and oppression.

d. Media coverage.

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 10

10) What organization conducted the hostage taking at the 1972 Munich Olympics?

a. Black September.

b. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

c. Hezbollah.

d. Al Qaeda.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 28 - Question 11

11) What was considered the ‘decade of terrorism’?

a. 1960s

b. 1970s

c. 1980s

d. 1990s

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 12

12) Information technologies associated with globalization have been useful in locating and identifying terrorists by…

a. Allowing identification of terrorist patterns before and after attacks.

b. Evaluating terrorist finances and organizations through link analysis to construct a more comprehensive picture of how terrorist elements interact.

c. Potentially, through the use of algorithms and artificial intelligence to aid data analysis and pattern recognition, although there are some ethical concerns about the use of these technologies in this manner.

d. All of the options given are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 28 - Question 13

13) What do critics of Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations analysis focus on?

a. American military power.

b. The divide between Western and Islamic civilization.

c. The divide between Confucian and Islamic civilization.

d. Fault lines within Islamic civilization.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 28 - Question 14

14) Which of the following critiques of the ‘war’ against terrorism has been leveraged by state leaders, NGOs, or individuals?

a. Military action can only lead to terrorist reprisals, or worse.

b. The ‘war’ against terrorism has resulted in suspected government human rights and civil liberties abuses.

c. Terrorism should be understood as a crime that is best dealt with through law enforcement methods.

d. All of the options given are correct.

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Title: Chapter 28 - Question 15

15) The law enforcement approach to terrorism must balance taking enough measures against terrorist groups without crossing over into the realm of __________, where the rules and rights enshrined in the principle of due process are either willfully misinterpreted or completely disregarded.

a. Rhetoric

b. Political justice

c. Pedagogy

d. Fanaticism