Chapter 9 Multiple choice questions

. Which of the following steps is part of the 'intelligence cycle'?

Translating decision-makers' needs into information requirements for collection

Analysis and writing finished intelligence reports

Disseminating finished intelligence reports back to the original requestors of that information

All the given answers are correct.

. Which of the following is a priority for US intelligence?

Traditional military issues and cyber threats from China

Traditional military issues and cyber threats from Russia

Syndromic surveillance to detect disease outbreaks

All the given answers are correct.

. Which of the following is not a 'corrective' suggested by this Chapter to reduce the chances of strategic surprise and information failures?

Improved collection

Assessments by analysts of an adversary's motives and capabilities for conducting major deception and denial campaigns

The elimination of bureaucratic infighting among different parts of the intelligence apparatus

The development of greater awareness among analysts of their own mindsets and cognitive biases

. According to this Chapter, in what way did intelligence impact the United States' ability to achieve its objectives in the Iraq and Afghan wars?

US intelligence was inadequate due to the inability to effectively collect intelligence for a counterinsurgency, as opposed to a conventional war.

US intelligence enabled the United States to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan with a strong understanding of the socioculturalenvironments of each country.

US intelligence enabled the United States to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan with a sophisticated understanding of the key actors and their motivations and capabilities.

US intelligence enabled the United States to go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan with a deep understanding of the consequences of US actions.

. Global developments in cyberspace pose challenges for intelligence analysts for each of the following reasons, except…

the cyber domain is characterized by much lower entry costs, making it easier for actors to execute attacks.

investments in information technology to process large volumes of data have made the use of human analysts obsolete.

it is almost impossible to warn of a possible cyberattack.

it is difficult to establish attribution of the perpetrator with high confidence after the fact.

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