Chapter 13 Self Quiz

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. This is violence perpetrated against civilians by political groups for the purpose of drawing attention to their cause.

transnational crime correct incorrect

war correct incorrect

international crime correct incorrect

terrorism correct incorrect

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Which of the following is not a component of terrorism?

the use or threat of violence correct incorrect

a political dimension correct incorrect

lack of symbolic meaning correct incorrect

the killing of innocent people correct incorrect

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. Terrorism is a unique problem because it uses this in a quest to establish control over the lives of others.

politics correct incorrect

violence correct incorrect

money correct incorrect

None of these are correct. correct incorrect

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. What was the first wave of modern terrorism largely concerned with?

political reform correct incorrect

religious reform correct incorrect

economic reform correct incorrect

environmental reform correct incorrect

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. The fourth wave of modern terrorism considers this as a motivating force.

political reform correct incorrect

money correct incorrect

social class correct incorrect

religious fundamentalism correct incorrect

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. What is terrorism?

a cause correct incorrect

a tactic correct incorrect

a purpose correct incorrect

a motivation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an example of international terrorism?

the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City correct incorrect

the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attack correct incorrect

the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing correct incorrect

the 1993 World Trade Center bombing correct incorrect

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. Terrorists typically consider their acts as this.

criminal offenses correct incorrect

anarchy correct incorrect

legitimate social protest correct incorrect

None of these. correct incorrect

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. Which agency is not part of the Department of Homeland Security?

Coast Guard correct incorrect

Customs and Border Protection correct incorrect

Secret Service correct incorrect

Federal Bureau of Investigation correct incorrect

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. In 2005, how many of the USA PATRIOT Act's main provisions did Congress make permanent?

none correct incorrect

two correct incorrect

all of them correct incorrect

fourteen correct incorrect

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. A hate crime is a criminal offense like murder or rape, but with this as an added element.

hate correct incorrect

violence correct incorrect

bias correct incorrect

terrorism correct incorrect

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. Which state was the first to enact hate-crime laws?

Oregon correct incorrect

Georgia correct incorrect

California correct incorrect

New York correct incorrect

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. This type of criminal offense occurs as part of another criminal offense or complex of offenses.

violent offense correct incorrect

property offense correct incorrect

hierarchical offense correct incorrect

predicate offense correct incorrect

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. Most hate-crime cases are investigated at this level.

federal correct incorrect

international correct incorrect

regional correct incorrect

state/local correct incorrect

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. For the NCVS to classify an offense as a hate crime, the victim must report at least one of three types of evidence. Which is not one of these?

The offender was very angry. correct incorrect

The offender used hate language. correct incorrect

The offender left behind hate symbols. correct incorrect

Police investigators confirmed that the incident was hate crime. correct incorrect