Question 1

Which of the following countries seeks WMD because they fear they may not be able to defend themselves against a conventional attack?

Accepted Answer

A) Iran 
B) Canada 
C) France 
D) United States 
A) Iran 
B) Canada 
C) France 
D) United States

Question 2

Which of the following are considered high-tech weapons?

Accepted Answer

A) Improvised explosive devices 
B) Assault rifles 
C) Precision-guided munitions 
D) Grenade launchers 
A) Improvised explosive devices 
B) Assault rifles 
C) Precision-guided munitions 
D) Grenade launchers

Question 3

Which concept best reflects this statement: "The more powerful a state becomes, the more other states will perceive it as a threat, and begin to treat it accordingly?"

Accepted Answer

A) Coercive diplomacy 
B) Security dilemma 
C) Deterrence 
D) Traditional security 
A) Coercive diplomacy 
B) Security dilemma 
C) Deterrence 
D) Traditional security

Question 4

Which of the following is a characteristic of both chemical and biological weapons?

Accepted Answer

A) Reliance on living agents such as viruses or bacteria 
B) Ability to produce in normal industrial facilities 
C) More expensive to produce compared to nuclear weapons 
D) Capability of creating more fear than nuclear weapons 
A) Reliance on living agents such as viruses or bacteria 
B) Ability to produce in normal industrial facilities 
C) More expensive to produce compared to nuclear weapons 
D) Capability of creating more fear than nuclear weapons

Question 5

According to the "Defense/Deterrence Continuum," which of the following falls under the pure defensive use category?

Accepted Answer

A) Most insurgent strategies 
B) Ground troops and tanks 
C) Walls and fortifications 
D) Strategic nuclear weaponry 
A) Most insurgent strategies 
B) Ground troops and tanks 
C) Walls and fortifications 
D) Strategic nuclear weaponry

Question 6

What was the name of the computer worm that disrupted the control software in Iranian centrifuges in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) Flame 
B) PyroWorm 
C) Stuxnet 
D) Kinderglow 
A) Flame 
B) PyroWorm 
C) Stuxnet 
D) Kinderglow

Question 7

In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must possess which two characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) Willingness and capability to carry out the threat 
B) Strong rhetoric and political will 
C) Military power and purpose 
D) Hope and optimism 
A) Willingness and capability to carry out the threat 
B) Strong rhetoric and political will 
C) Military power and purpose 
D) Hope and optimism

Question 8

Which approach to explaining the causes of terrorism is most effective at defining the root causes?

Accepted Answer

A) System-level approaches 
B) Individual-level approaches 
C) Societal-level approaches 
D) All approaches can be effective at defining root causes of terrorism. 
A) System-level approaches 
B) Individual-level approaches 
C) Societal-level approaches 
D) All approaches can be effective at defining root causes of terrorism.

Question 9

The United States leads most other countries in every category of weaponry except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Nuclear weapons 
B) Military technology 
C) Number of soldiers 
D) Military budget 
A) Nuclear weapons 
B) Military technology 
C) Number of soldiers 
D) Military budget

Question 10

What are some contemporary conditions among certain actors that facilitate the use of insurgency and guerilla warfare? Why do these conditions exist today?

Accepted Answer

Some contemporary conditions among certa

Question 11

Why are weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)especially effective at strengthening deterrence?

Accepted Answer

A) Because they are useful under any war situation 
B) Because they increase the damage that can be inflicted on an attacker 
C) Because they are inexpensive and easy to use 
D) Because they even the playing field because all actors have a WMD arsenal 
A) Because they are useful under any war situation 
B) Because they increase the damage that can be inflicted on an attacker 
C) Because they are inexpensive and easy to use 
D) Because they even the playing field because all actors have a WMD arsenal

Question 12

Which concept refers to the risk that developed during the Cold War in which the existence of nuclear weapons would serve as an incentive to strike first?

Accepted Answer

A) Crisis stability 
B) Nuclear deterrence 
C) Nuclear defense 
D) Security dilemma 
A) Crisis stability 
B) Nuclear deterrence 
C) Nuclear defense 
D) Security dilemma

Question 13

The word force is a euphemism for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Power 
B) Violence 
C) Strength 
D) Military 
A) Power 
B) Violence 
C) Strength 
D) Military

Question 14

Discuss the differences between defense and deterrence. Under what conditions and for what purpose would a country choose defense or deterrence?

Accepted Answer

Defense and deterrence are both strategi

Question 15

Whom are terrorist groups targeting?

Accepted Answer

A) Family members 
B) Immediate victims of the attack 
C) Anyone 
D) Broader society and government 
A) Family members 
B) Immediate victims of the attack 
C) Anyone 
D) Broader society and government

Question 16

Which concept refers to using an explicit or implicit threat to persuade another actor to make a concession?

Accepted Answer

A) Diplomacy 
B) Coercion 
C) Negotiation 
D) Force 
A) Diplomacy 
B) Coercion 
C) Negotiation 
D) Force

Question 17

Which concept refers to the killing of innocent civilians as a result of a military strike?

Accepted Answer

A) Collateral damage 
B) A surgical strike 
C) An important component of deterrence 
D) The fog of war 
A) Collateral damage 
B) A surgical strike 
C) An important component of deterrence 
D) The fog of war

Question 18

Which famous Prussian strategist asserted that "…war is the continuation of policy by other means"?

Accepted Answer

A) Herman Goehring 
B) Otto von Bismarck 
C) Carl von Clausewitz 
D) Rolf Dahrendorf 
A) Herman Goehring 
B) Otto von Bismarck 
C) Carl von Clausewitz 
D) Rolf Dahrendorf

Question 19

Which of the following was responsible for the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881?

Accepted Answer

A) Daggers 
B) Zealots 
C) The People's Will 
D) Sicarii 
A) Daggers 
B) Zealots 
C) The People's Will 
D) Sicarii

Question 20

Which of the following represents a major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Few terrorist leaders have come from conditions of poverty. 
B) Terrorist groups have yet to change the economic system. 
C) Those living in poverty always hope their economic circumstances will improve. 
D) Poverty makes people more willing to suffer rather than revolt. 
A) Few terrorist leaders have come from conditions of poverty. 
B) Terrorist groups have yet to change the economic system. 
C) Those living in poverty always hope their economic circumstances will improve. 
D) Poverty makes people more willing to suffer rather than revolt.

Which of the following countries seeks WMD because they fear they may not be able to defend themselves against a conventional attack?

Which of the following are considered high-tech weapons?

Which concept best reflects this statement: "The more powerful a state becomes, the more other states will perceive it as a threat, and begin to treat it accordingly?"

Which of the following is a characteristic of both chemical and biological weapons?

According to the "Defense/Deterrence Continuum," which of the following falls under the pure defensive use category?

What was the name of the computer worm that disrupted the control software in Iranian centrifuges in 2010?

In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must possess which two characteristics?

Which approach to explaining the causes of terrorism is most effective at defining the root causes?

The United States leads most other countries in every category of weaponry except which of the following?

What are some contemporary conditions among certain actors that facilitate the use of insurgency and guerilla warfare? Why do these conditions exist today?

Why are weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)especially effective at strengthening deterrence?

Which concept refers to the risk that developed during the Cold War in which the existence of nuclear weapons would serve as an incentive to strike first?

The word force is a euphemism for which of the following?

Discuss the differences between defense and deterrence. Under what conditions and for what purpose would a country choose defense or deterrence?

Whom are terrorist groups targeting?

Which concept refers to using an explicit or implicit threat to persuade another actor to make a concession?

Which concept refers to the killing of innocent civilians as a result of a military strike?

Which famous Prussian strategist asserted that "…war is the continuation of policy by other means"?

Which of the following was responsible for the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881?

Which of the following represents a major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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Exam 9: The Use of Force

Which of the following countries seeks WMD because they fear they may not be able to defend themselves against a conventional attack?

Which of the following are considered high-tech weapons?

Which concept best reflects this statement: "The more powerful a state becomes, the more other states will perceive it as a threat, and begin to treat it accordingly?"

Which of the following is a characteristic of both chemical and biological weapons?

According to the "Defense/Deterrence Continuum," which of the following falls under the pure defensive use category?

What was the name of the computer worm that disrupted the control software in Iranian centrifuges in 2010?

In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must possess which two characteristics?

Which approach to explaining the causes of terrorism is most effective at defining the root causes?

The United States leads most other countries in every category of weaponry except which of the following?

What are some contemporary conditions among certain actors that facilitate the use of insurgency and guerilla warfare? Why do these conditions exist today?

Why are weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)especially effective at strengthening deterrence?

Which concept refers to the risk that developed during the Cold War in which the existence of nuclear weapons would serve as an incentive to strike first?

The word force is a euphemism for which of the following?

Discuss the differences between defense and deterrence. Under what conditions and for what purpose would a country choose defense or deterrence?

Whom are terrorist groups targeting?

Which concept refers to using an explicit or implicit threat to persuade another actor to make a concession?

Which concept refers to the killing of innocent civilians as a result of a military strike?

Which famous Prussian strategist asserted that "…war is the continuation of policy by other means"?

Which of the following was responsible for the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881?

Which of the following represents a major flaw in the argument that poverty causes terrorism?

Introduction: Problems and Questions in International Politics

The Historical Evolution of International Politics

Theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism

Theories of International Relations: Economic Structuralism, Constructivism, and Feminism

The State, Society, and Foreign Policy

Bureaucracies, Groups, and Individuals in the Foreign Policy Process

International Organizations and Transnational Actors

International Insecurity and the Causes of War and Peace

Fundamentals of International Political Economy

The Globalization of Trade and Finance

The Problem of Global Inequality

International Law, Norms, and Human Rights

The Global Environment and International Politics

Conclusion: Power and Purpose in a Changing World

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