Test Bank Answers Irregular Warfare & Terrorism Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 01

01) According to Mao Tse-Tung, the three stages of insurgency occur in the following order.

a. Strategic offensive, stalemate, strategic defensive

b. Strategic defensive, stalemate, strategic offensive

c. Strategic defensive, strategic offensive, stalemate

d. Strategic offensive, strategic defensive, stalemate

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 02

02) What factor is described by James Kiras in chapter 11 of Strategy in the Contemporary World as 'the most important element required for the successful conclusion of an insurgent and terrorist campaign as it is a commodity that can be exchanged to make up for other weakness'?

a. Ruthlessness

b. Intelligence

c. Time

d. Firepower

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 03

03) What influence does geographic space have on irregulars?

a. It impacts the irregulars’ decisions on when to fight.

b. It impacts the irregulars’ decisions on where to fight.

c. It influences the duration of irregular warfare.

d. All of the options given are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 04

04) Insurgents often make efforts to boost their legitimacy in the eyes of the people. When insurgents establish an institution such as a school or clinic in an area under their control this is known as a(n) _______ measure.

a. public service

b. positive

c. negative

d. affirmative

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 05

05) Why might perceived legitimacy be important to those fighting irregular wars?

a. It impacts internal (domestic) support.

b. It impacts external (international) support.

c. Under international law, it turns irregular forces into legal sovereigns who have the same international rights and obligations as states.

d. It impacts internal (domestic) support and it impacts external (international) support.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 06

06) Which of the following are vital to a successful counterinsurgency or counterterrorism campaign?

a. Location (i.e., recognizing the existence of a threat)

b. Isolation of insurgents or terrorists from the population

c. Eradication of insurgents or terrorists

d. All of the options given are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 07

07) Which of the following might religion be able to provide to a terrorist group?

a. A detailed strategy for achieving desired political objectives

b. A rallying point for support

c. A detailed strategy for achieving desired political objectives and a rallying point for support

d. A rallying point for support and a rationale for action

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 08

08) Which of the following might be expected of religious terrorists?

a. Efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction

b. Refusal to acquire weapons of mass destruction

c. An unwillingness to attack civilians

d. Attempts to compromise with enemies so as to prevent apocalyptic events

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 09

09) Experts on terrorism debate whether the use of terror is merely a tactic within a broader insurgency strategy or if it is possible for groups to carry out a 'strategy of terrorism'?

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 - Question 10

10) Which of the following are 'passive' counterinsurgency techniques?

a. Psychological warfare

b. Promises of amnesty

c. Cash incentives

d. All of the options given are correct.