Chapter 16: War and Terrorism

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The 2014 student protests in Hong Kong demanding the end of Chinese oppression and control were referred to as which of these?

a. the Umbrella Revolution

b. the Student Revolution

c. the Tiananmen Square Protests

d. the Red Revolution

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Introduction

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which three countries have fought the most international armed conflicts since the end of World War II?

a. Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia

b. Iraq, the United States, the United Kingdom

c. the United Kingdom, France, Russia

d. the United States, the United Kingdom, China

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: War

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Which of these is among the most conflict-prone countries?

a. Russia

b. China

c. India

d. the United States

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: War

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Since 1945, how many civil wars have occurred throughout the world?

a. 140

b. 340

c. 740

d. 1040

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Defining Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. The unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives is known as which of these?

a. crime

b. sanctions

c. war

d. terrorism

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Domestic terrorist groups are found more often in which of these?

a. democracies

b. authoritarian states

c. dictatorships

d. small countries

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Which of the following is NOT one of Paul Pillar’s elements of terrorism?

a. Terrorism is a premeditated act.

b. Terrorism is non-purposeful.

c. Terrorism is usually carried out by clandestine agents.

d. Terrorism includes the threat of violence.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Six basic tactics account for 95 percent of all terrorist incidents. Which of the following is NOT one of these tactics?

a. bombings

b. armed assaults

c. cyber-crime

d. hijackings

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. The Mexican War was justified under which of these principles?

a. slavery

b. latent determinism

c. manifest destiny

d. humanitarianism

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: U.S. Conflicts

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. Which war is sometimes referred to as the bloodiest battle fought on U.S. soil?

a. American Revolution

b. Civil War

c. Mexican War

d. World War II

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: U.S. Conflicts

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. A functionalist would identify which of these as a difference between war and terrorism?

a. War is always violent, where terrorism is not.

b. Terrorism creates social stability, where war creates social instability.

c. In war, there are clear social norms and boundaries. In terrorism, there are not.

d. Terrorism provides a safety valve, where war is immediate.

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Hard

12. Which of these presidents cautioned the nation about the military-industrial complex?

a. Harry Truman

b. Ronald Reagan

c. Lyndon Johnson

d. Dwight Eisenhower

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Conflict Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

13. The conflict perspective views war as which of these?

a. natural

b. symbolic

c. a product of oppression

d. a socially stabilizing force

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conflict Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. Which company exemplifies the dangers of the military-industrial complex?

a. Wal-Mart

b. Halliburton

c. Facebook

d. Starbucks

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Conflict Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Which sociological perspective tries to understand how our conceptions of war and conflict shape the political and diplomatic responses that we pursue?

a. functionalism

b. interactionism

c. feminism

d. conflict

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Interactionist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

16. Jane believes that war provides some important benefits to society, such as stimulating the economy and providing many jobs for people associated with the military. Which perspective is Jane most likely aligned with?

a. functionalism

b. interactionism

c. feminism

d. conflict

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

17. James is running for public office on a platform of making America safe again from terrorists. A sociologist would call his platform part of which of these?

a. politics of war

b. politics of fear

c. politics of terrorism

d. soft power approach

Learning Objective: 16-3: Define the Politics of Fear.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Interactionist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. The VA estimates that ______ veterans commit suicide each day.

a. 5

b. 12

c. 22

d. 40

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

19. A study of veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan wars found that ______ of these veterans said their mental health was worse after the war than before it.

a. 15 percent

b. 25 percent

c. 50 percent

d. 75 percent

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

20. What was the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history?

a. the attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building

b. the World Trade Center attacks

c. the Columbine school shootings

d. the Boston Marathon bombing

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Next Threat

Difficulty Level: Medium

21. The World Church of the Creator and Aryan Nations are examples of which of these?

a. Left-wing extremists

b. Right-wing extremists

c. liberal extremists

d. Puerto Rican extremists

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Next Threat

Difficulty Level: Medium

22. Which group is an example of a special interest extremist?

a. Aryan Nations

b. Reclaim the Streets

c. ISIS

d. Earth Front

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: The Next Threat

Difficulty Level: Medium

23. Which NATO member has yet to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

a. France

b. the United States

c. Germany

d. Great Britain

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Nuclear Weapons

Difficulty Level: Medium

24. Nuclear weapons are held by ______ countries in the world.

a. 3

b. 6

c. 9

d. 12

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Nuclear Weapons

Difficulty Level: Medium

25. In July 2017, United Nations delegates from 122 countries voted in favor of the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear weapons. Which of these is TRUE of that treaty?

a. The United States was one of three countries to ratify it, giving it power to move forward.

b. The treaty was designed to immediately eliminate nuclear weapons across the world.

c. The United States, Russia, and North Korea all boycotted the meetings.

d. The treaty allowed countries to continue to create nuclear weapons, but not to test them.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Nuclear Weapons

Difficulty Level: Hard

26. Which organization authorized the use of coercive interrogation tactics including sleep deprivation and humiliation to obtain information from detainees who were suspected terrorists?

a. the Orange Extremists

b. the National Counterterrorism Center

c. the Central Intelligence Agency

d. the Southern Poverty Law Center

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Community, Policy, and Social Action

Difficulty Level: Medium

27. The final cost of the Iraq War is estimated to be which of these?

a. 12 million dollars

b. 3 billion dollars

c. 13 billion dollars

d. 2 trillion dollars

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

28. Which of these is NOT true of the PATRIOT Act?

a. It allowed agencies to detain suspected foreign terrorists.

b. It established a separate counterterrorism fund.

c. It protects one's individual civil liberties.

d. It provided for victims of terrorism.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Hard

29. Which of these does your text identify as aftereffect of battle?

a. AIDS

b. PTSD

c. leukemia

d. type I diabetes

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

30. Which of the following examples illustrates the political impact of terrorism in the United States?

a. the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

b. the creation of the Department of Homeland Security

c. the expansion of research funding for the study of ecocide

d. the expansion of programs to address the problem of mass incarceration

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Community, Policy, and Social Action

Difficulty Level: Medium

31. According to Christopher Harmon (2000), what is the most important component of an enhanced effort against foreign-supported terrorism?

a. political will

b. victory in war

c. change in direction

d. new laws

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Political Diplomacy

Difficulty Level: Medium

32. Which term describes President Obama’s approach to diplomacy?

a. hard line

b. soft-power

c. coercive

d. military

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Political Diplomacy

Difficulty Level: Medium

33. Which lead foreign affairs agency attempts to formulate, represent, and implement the President’s foreign policy?

a. the Department of Justice

b. the Department of Foreign Affairs

c. the Department of State

d. the Department of Homeland Security

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Political Diplomacy

Difficulty Level: Medium

34. Which is a factor at the heart of U.S. diplomatic efforts?

a. relationship building

b. force

c. coercion

d. nuclear power

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Political Diplomacy

Difficulty Level: Easy

35. How many instances of humanitarian intervention have occurred since the end of the Cold War?

a. 20

b. 102

c. 200

d. 2100

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Military Response

Difficulty Level: Medium

36. The most important counterterrorism use of U.S. military force is which of these?

a. retaliation

b. humanitarian intervention

c. fear

d. concurrent operations

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Military Response

Difficulty Level: Medium

37. Compared to every other twentieth-century war conducted by the United States, the public’s response to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is best described as ______.

a. fearful

b. apathetic

c. patriotic

d. protest-laden

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Antiwar and Peace Movements

Difficulty Level: Medium

38. Which peace tradition involves the ideal of a distinctive role for women on the issue of peace and female unity across national boundaries?

a. feminist fundamentalism

b. anti-conscriptions

c. feminist antimilitarism

d. internationalism

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Antiwar and Peace Movements

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Civil wars typically occur in developing countries and are fought by small, poorly trained armed forces.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: War

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Revolution and war are terms that can be used interchangeably.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: War

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. In terms of the number killed, international terrorism poses far greater of a threat than do other forms of political violence.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. The first war of the twenty-first century was the U.S. war against Iraq and Afghanistan.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: War

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. The types of activities terrorists engage in changed dramatically over the past 20 years.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. According to the functionalist perspective, war creates social stability.

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Functionalist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. In 2007, federal investigators alleged that Halliburton was responsible for over $2 billion in contractor waste and overcharging in Iraq.

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Conflict Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. For interactionists, terrorism is a word with intrinsically negative connotations.

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Interactionist Perspective

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. The mass destruction of ecosystems is referred to as genocide.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Environmental Impact

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. About fifty percent of the general U.S. population will experience PTSD symptoms in their lifetimes.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. Terrorism has the strongest impact on large, heterogeneous societies.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

12. The Secretary of Defense is the president’s principal advisor on foreign policy and represents the U.S. abroad in foreign affairs.

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Political Diplomacy

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. Evidence cited in your text suggests that military retaliation is an effective deterrent to terrorism.

Learning Objective: 16-5: The Effects of War and Terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Military Response

Difficulty Level: Medium

14. The most commonly applied form of U.S. sanctions against non-compliant countries are economic sanctions in the form of trade embargos and termination of development assistance.

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Use of Economic Sanctions

Difficulty Level: Medium

15. Feminist antimilitarism groups have their foundations during the Vietnam War when they were spurred by the energy of second wave feminism.

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Antiwar and Peace Movements

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. Compare and contrast genocide and politicide.

Learning Objective: 16-1: Explain the difference between war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge | Analysis

Answer Location: War

Difficulty level: Easy

2. Briefly explain the military-industrial complex. Which president first cautioned the nation about this and why? Were his cautions justified? Why or why not?

Learning Objective: 16-2: Explain how the different sociological perspectives examine social problems related to war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conflict Perspective

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Identify two characteristics of war that cause war-related trauma for veterans. Explain what types of trauma veterans are likely to suffer.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Define and explain the term ecocide, its relationship to war, and its consequences. Name two examples of it.

Learning Objective: 16-4: Identify the effects of war and terrorism.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Impact of War and Terrorism

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Define humanitarian intervention and list its three aspects.

Learning Objective: 16-5: Assess the Effectiveness of Military Sanctions.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Military Response

Difficulty Level: Medium