Chapter 9: The Threat at Home: Terrorism in the United States

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. What type of extremism is future-oriented, seeking to reform or destroy an existing system prior to building a new and just society?

A. right-wing

B. left-wing

C. traditionalism

D. fascism

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Left-Wing Extremism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. What types of principles are traditionally embraced by the American right?

A. convention and nostalgia

B. inventiveness and forward-thinking

C. anti-religion and racial inclusivity

D. pro-government and bureaucracy

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Ever since the Soviet Union collapsed, most acts of terrorism in the United States have originated from ______.

A. China

B. South America

C. the Middle East

D. Europe

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss international terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sources of International Terrorism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. What was one of the Phase 1 conspiracy theories of the far right?

A. The British were infiltrating groups of colonists to get access to military secrets.

B. Members of Al Qaeda were infiltrating the FBI in order to learn national security secrets.

C. The Zionist Operation Government has implanted Jewish bankers in U.S. financial institutions.

D. Soviet cavalry units were preparing to invade Alaska across the Bering Strait from Siberia.

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Phase 1 Conspiracies: Communist Invaders During the Cold War

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. One of the more well-known Post 9/11 conspiracy theories is that ______.

A. former President Obama was not born in the United States and is a Muslim

B. FEMA has created concentration camps for right-wing Americans

C. the political leadership of the U.S. is comprised of the Illuminati

D. the U.N. is essentially a New World Order

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Phase 3b Conspiracies: Post-911 Conspiracy Theories

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. What were the three biggest concerns of the New Left in the 1960s and 1970s?

A. controlling big government, reducing high taxes, and reducing gun control

B. promoting school prayer, restricting abortion, and increasing immigration legislation

C. the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, and the status of African American inner cities

D. dismantling the Federal Reserve, promoting survivalist training, and building militias

Learning Objective: 9-2: Analyze differences between left-wing and right-wing extremist movements.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: New Left

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. What did the Symbionese Liberation Army gain notoriety for?

A. kidnapping and brainwashing Patty Hearst to join them in robbing banks

B. freeing Timothy Leary from prison

C. shutting the Oakland school superintendent

D. advocating for Puerto Rican statehood

Learning Objective: 9-2: Analyze differences between left-wing and right-wing extremist movements.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Symbionese Liberation Army

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Which of the following definitions best describes ethnonationalism?

A. being identical to racial supremacist violence in every way

B. promoting racial unity in a nation with diverse ethnic groups

C. synonymous to patriotism because symbols of one’s nation is a vital belief

D. a form of nationalism where the true definition of a nation is defined in ethnic terms

Learning Objective: 9-2: Analyze differences between left-wing and right-wing extremist movements.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Civil Strife: Ethnonationalist Terrorism on the Left

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. What was the Armed Forces for National Liberation?

A. the informal name for the Cuban Army

B. one of the most prolific terrorist organizations in U.S. history

C. the peaceful branch of the Puerto Rican independentistas

D. the Texas Branch of the KKK

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Puerto Rican Independentistas

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. The May 19 Communist Organization was made up of remnants of the Black Panthers, the BLA, the Republic of New Africa, and ______.

A. the United Freedom Front

B. the Weather Underground

C. the Students for a Democratic Society

D. Chinese Nationalists

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The May 19 Communist Organization

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) and Earth Liberation Front (ELF) ______.

A. are not single-issue groups

B. are only concerned with the rights of African-Americans

C. most likely share personnel and have coordinated activities

D. have no noticeable activism in the United States

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Single-Issue Violence on the Left

Answer Location: Medium

12. What is one of the main characteristics of the Purist Klan?

A. a rejection of controversial or racist statements

B. a focus on using mainstream political methods

C. an emphasis on white civil rights

D. aggressive and vitriolic rallies

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Purist Klan

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. Which institution does the Patriot movement deem evil and dangerous?

A. United Nations

B. European Union

C. Republican Party

D. Tea Party

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Patriot Threats

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. ______ are a common target of moralist terrorists.

A. Churches

B. Abortion providers

C. College campuses

D. U.S. Senators

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: Moralist Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What was the primary motivation for the attacks of September 11, 2001?

A. to obtain an economic advantage against the West

B. to ascertain military weaknesses in the United States

C. a martyrdom mission for jihad

D. a protest against capitalism

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss International Terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: September 11, 2001

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. The Fort Hood, Boston Marathon, and San Bernardino attacks demonstrate that ______.

A. terrorists can raise an abundance of funds to orchestrate attacks by dozens of actors

B. homegrown sympathizers of the international jihadist movement can live among us undetected

C. the DHS can detect and stop homegrown terrorists before they strike

D. many attempts by terrorists to inflict casualties fail

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss International Terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Case in Point: The Threat from Homegrown Jihadists

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. The Orlando Nightclub Shooting is an example of ______ and ______.

A. anti-Semitism; hate crime

B. lone-wolf terrorism; anti-government terrorism

C. jihadist terrorism; hate crime

D. White supremacy; moralist terrorism

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss International Terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Case in Point: The Orlando Mass Shooting--Jihadist Terrorism and Hate Crime

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. What was the relationship between the assailants in the 2015 San Bernardino and the location of the attack, the Inland Regional Center holiday party?

A. One of the assailants, Tashfeen Malik, received assistance at the center.

B. One of the assailants, Syed Rizwan Farook, was currently employed at the center.

C. One of the assailants, Syed Rizwan Farook, was recently fired from the center.

D. There was no relationship; the attack was random.

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss International Terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The San Bernardino Attack

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. What series of events marked the first occasion in U.S. history for chemical, biological, and radiological terrorism?

A. pipe bomb clusters in New York and New Jersey

B. post 9/11 anthrax attacks

C. Boston Marathon Bombings

D. Orlando nightclub attacks

Learning Objective: 9-4: Discuss International Terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Anthrax Crisis: A Post 9/11 Anomaly

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. Most lone-wolf attacks are motivated by religion, anti-government sentiment, or ______.

A. domestic violence

B. patriotism

C. racism

D. money

Learning Objective: 9-5: Evaluate lone-wolf terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. American definitions of left and right extremism are often imprecise when trying to describe international sources of political violence.

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Introduction

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, the United States saw a massive increase in Patriot organizations and militias.

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Phase 2b Conspiracies: Formation of “Citizens’ Militias”

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. One post-9/11 “truther” theory is that World Trade Center Building number 7 was brought down by controlled explosions.

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Phase 3a Conspiracies: 9/11 “Truther” Conspiracy Theories

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. The Weathermen, also known as the Weather Underground Organization, have always condemned any acts of violence or destruction.

Learning Objective: 9-1: Describe extremist ideologies and behavior in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Weathermen/Weather Underground Organization

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. The United Freedom Front was unique in its ability to remain underground and active for an extended period of time.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The United Freedom Front

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Current right-wing terrorism is mainly influenced by the social activism of the 1960s.

Learning Objective: 9-2: Analyze differences between left-wing and right-wing extremist movements.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Right-Wing Terrorism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The KKK is purely an American phenomenon.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Past as Prologue: The Historical Legacy of the Ku Klux Klan

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. There are no current, active, non-Klan White supremacist groups in the United States.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Racial Mysticism: Neo-Nazi Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Most members of the Black Liberation Army were either captured or killed.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Black Liberation Movement

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Most lone-wolf extremists have clearly identifiable associations with terrorist organizations.

Learning Objective: 9-5: Evaluate lone-wolf terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Easy

Essay

1. Compare and contrast the elements of left-wing and right-wing extremism in the United States.

Learning Objective: 9-2: Analyze differences between left-wing and right-wing extremist movements.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Left-Wing Extremism in the United States | Right-Wing Extremism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Discuss the evolution of the neo-Nazi movement in the United States.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Racial Mysticism: Neo-Nazi Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Compare and contrast the Patriot movement with the religious and racial supremacist right.

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Patriot Threats

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Give an example of a lone-wolf terrorist, and link the individual to extremist belief to which he or she ascribed.

Learning Objective: 9-5: Evaluate lone-wolf terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Lone-Wolf Terrorism in the United States

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Discuss the effect of conspiracy theories on perpetuating far and fringe right movements. Why do conspiracy theories persist in the United States?

Learning Objective: 9-3: Analyze domestic terrorism in the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Case in Point: Conspiracy Theories on the American Right

Difficulty Level: Medium