Chapter 8 Self-test questions

. Which of the following is not a correct definition?

Acting subjects: who or what is acting to produce security or insecurity.

Substantive content: what being secure looks like and what conditions must exist for us to be able to say we are secure.

Referent object: whom or what we act to make secure.

Objective security: when a matter is objectively considered a security issue, regardless of interpretation.

. How are US 'military moms' important to a critical reading of security?

Mothers are not passive objects but the specific target of military recruiters who rely on their active engagement to fuel recruitment.

Examining the role of 'military moms' reveals the extent of gendered strategizing that is required to raise and sustain a military force.

All of these.

Mothers are indispensable to the exercise of military power but often overlooked in traditional security analyses.

. What is the value of a post-structuralist critique in security studies?

To enable us to understand the workings of political subjecthoods left out of traditional discourses on security.

To examine the base of power and its construction, in greater depth than traditional analysis.

To challenge the idea that smart weapons and technology are the active subjects determining security today.

All of these.

. In which of these wars did the overwhelming technological superiority of one side lead to rapid defeat of its enemy?

Vietnam War.

Thirty Years' War.

First World War.

1991 Gulf War.

. Which of the following defines a Revolution in Military Affairs?

A coup in which established leaders are ousted by an internal military force.

A wholesale shift in the way warfare is conducted and understood.

A watershed in technological advancement, such as the creation of nuclear weaponry.

A watershed in technological advancement which alters the fundamental characteristics of war.

. For post-structuralists, which of the following is the most important impact of security studies?

Security studies contributes to the literature and builds greater theoretical understanding of the subject.

Security studies records the history of modern warfare.

Security studies teaches a new generation about the reality of warfare and strategy.

Security studies creates and perpetuates claims that shape warfare, defining legitimacy, favouring some subjects and marginalizing others.

. Which of the following phrases is not likely to indicate legitimacy in the new terminology of RMA?

Surgical strike.

Indiscriminate attack.

Smart bomb.

Precision target.

. Which of the following is the best lens through which to investigate the role of child soldiers?

Child soldiers are victims of combat that need re-education and rehabilitation.

Children and their mothers are not active subjects in warfare and are best considered as subjects in the private sphere.

Children are most often innocent bystanders in war and are best used as signifiers of peace.

Children have political subjecthood that is missed when they are considered as passive victims of warfare.

. Which of the following are true of the Great Law of Peace of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy?

The Great Law alerts scholars to the problem of failing to sustain critique.

The case of the Great Law illustrates the importance of being critical of practices of research and knowledge production.

The Great Law is a challenge for traditional security studies, as it represents a proven non-state approach.

All of these.

. Which of the following represent a move away from traditional interpretations of security studies?

Critical questioning.

Realist logic.

State-centric security analysis.

All of the above.

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