Chapter 8 Self-test questions

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. Which of the following is not a correct definition?

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

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

Referent object: whom or what we act to make secure correct incorrect

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

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. Why are US 'military mothers' considered important subjects in a critical reading of security?

Mothers are specific targets of military recruiters who rely on their active engagement to fuel recruitment. correct incorrect

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

All of these correct incorrect

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

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. 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 correct incorrect

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

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

All of these correct incorrect

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. In which of these wars did the advanced weapons of the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) move into popular consciousness?

Vietnam War correct incorrect

Thirty Years' War correct incorrect

First World War correct incorrect

1991 Gulf War correct incorrect

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

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

A wholesale shift in the way warfare is conducted and understood correct incorrect

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

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

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. 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. correct incorrect

Security studies develops an understanding of marginalized groups, such as Indigenous peoples correct incorrect

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

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

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

Indiscriminate attack correct incorrect

Surgical strike correct incorrect

Smart bomb correct incorrect

Precision target correct incorrect

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. Why is it important to critically investigate the role of child soldiers?

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

Children and their mothers are not active subjects in warfare and should be considered as subjects in the private sphere. correct incorrect

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

Children are most often innocent bystanders in war and should be understood as signifiers of peace. correct incorrect

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. 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. correct incorrect

All of these correct incorrect

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

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

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

Discussion around Indigenous peoples correct incorrect

Realist logic correct incorrect

State-centric security analysis correct incorrect

Critical questioning correct incorrect