Chapter 08 Exam

. International terrorism rejects ______ and defies _______.

International law . . . international organizations.

Domestic law . . . domestic institutions.

Sharia law . . . the Koran.

Use of weapons of mass destruction . . . religious precepts.

. According to international law, individuals suspected of terrorist acts are subject to _____, which is being moved from one country to another to face charges.

Extradition.

Rendition.

Extrajudicial repression.

Indemnification.

. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Terrorists may use weapons of mass destruction in the future.

Terrorist groups seek to influence governments or key decision makers.

Terrorist groups are often relatively easy to infiltrate.

Historically, terrorism has been used primarily by Islamic fundamentalists.

. Terrorists largely rely on ____ to compel others to comply with demands.

Coercion and extortion.

Persuasion and personality.

Ultimatums and reparations.

Carrots and sticks.

. Which of the following does NOT characterize the logic of terrorism?

The argument for collective responsibility.

The need to work within the international system.

The justified act of retaliation.

The method of last resort.

. Which of the following groups has NOT been defeated or largely subdued?

IRa.

Hezbollah.

ETa.

RAF.

. The 1914 Sarajevo assassination represented

A shift in the global power balance caused by nonstate actors.

A solidifying in global power structures that helped Austria and Germany mobilize.

A bid for global power by Serbia.

An example of how states can sponsor terrorism.

. Which of the following is NOT a strong feature of realist counterterrorism policy?

Public diplomacy in terrorist areas.

Drone strikes on terrorists.

Disruption of terrorist financial operations.

Homeland security measures, including monitoring electronic communications.

. From a liberal perspective, criminalizing terrorism means

Prohibiting victims of terrorism from suing terrorists in civil courts.

Detaining terrorists for years without trial, such as at Guantanamo.

Destroying terrorists wherever they are, regardless of whether the host country agrees with the strikes.

Treating terrorism as a violation of domestic and international law.

. Constructivists argue that there are three fundamental pillars on which terrorism is built. Which of the following is NOT one of these pillars?

The belief that some fundamental injustice has occurred.

The belief that terroristsâ€™ targets are the only ones responsible for this injustice.

The belief that only violence can direct attention to the injustice.

The belief that religion is the only force to stop global injustice.

. Terrorists are MOST likely to

Have low self-esteem.

Have a high sense of security.

Be in their forties or fifties.

Resist pressures from peers in groups.

. The latest wave of terrorism is sparked primarily by

Anarchists.

Radical socialists.

Anticolonialists.

Religious fundamentalists.

. Guerrilla warfare is BEST described as

Political violence by identifiable, irregular combat units, usually to seize state power, win autonomy, or found new states.

Acts of violence by Marxist groups determined to overthrow procapitalist governments.

Freedom fighters that combat in the name of Allah in Africa.

Fighting that takes place in tropical regions of Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 gave a number of young educated and radical Saudis, such as _____, their first battlefield.

Rambo.

Qaddafi.

Bin Laden.

Che Guevara.

. Bin Laden identified this country as Satan:

The Soviet Union.

Saudi Arabia.

Canada.

Iran.

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