Question 1

Groups like Boko Haram and its affiliates across Africa may be far more brutally violent than even the acolytes of Bin Laden can accept.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In September 2014, a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Al-Shabbab, Ahmed Ali Godane. The group's new leader, Ahmed Omar, has called for attacks against Kenyan, U.S., and other Western targets. His statement about why, points to this as an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  failed state terrorism. 
B)  terrorism motivated by revenge. 
C)  Terror in the Middle East. 
D)  terrorism motivated by religion. 
A)  failed state terrorism. 
B)  terrorism motivated by revenge. 
C)  Terror in the Middle East. 
D)  terrorism motivated by religion.

Question 3

Since the death of Bin Laden in 2011, the danger from Al-Queda has in some ways become harder to deal with as it has become more of an ideology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

GIA gained its support from Islamists abroad, when they saw that the GIA avoided targeting citizens at all costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Family commitments have clearly prevented individuals from embracing jihad. Getting married and settling down is a significant factor in explaining desistance from crime in general.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was the United States' response to 9/11?

Accepted Answer

A)  They threatened Iraq with a nuclear war and they attempted to help the United States to find Bin Laden. 
B)  President Bush called for people in the Middle East wanting freedom to assassinate terrorists. 
C)  The nation and the military were asked to wait for another terrorist attack before taking any action. 
D)  U.S. forces entered Afghanistan, overthrew the Taliban government, and forced Al-Queda out of the Afghan mountains into Pakistan. 
A)  They threatened Iraq with a nuclear war and they attempted to help the United States to find Bin Laden. 
B)  President Bush called for people in the Middle East wanting freedom to assassinate terrorists. 
C)  The nation and the military were asked to wait for another terrorist attack before taking any action. 
D)  U.S. forces entered Afghanistan, overthrew the Taliban government, and forced Al-Queda out of the Afghan mountains into Pakistan.

Question 7

The Obama Administration is reluctant to help arm the rebels against the Syrian government because

Accepted Answer

A)  they fear that the weapons may go to the wrong people. 
B)  President Obama does not want to make an enemy out of the Syrian government. 
C)  it seems hypocritical to his gun control policies that he wants to put in place in the United States. 
D)  the United States is already in so much debt and involved in other Middle Eastern conflicts. 
A)  they fear that the weapons may go to the wrong people. 
B)  President Obama does not want to make an enemy out of the Syrian government. 
C)  it seems hypocritical to his gun control policies that he wants to put in place in the United States. 
D)  the United States is already in so much debt and involved in other Middle Eastern conflicts.

Question 8

Which of the following is not something discussed that pushes people towards radicalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  A desire for revenge 
B)  Violent video games 
C)  The social opportunity to do so 
D)  Status and personal rewards 
A)  A desire for revenge 
B)  Violent video games 
C)  The social opportunity to do so 
D)  Status and personal rewards

Question 9

What did Sageman observe about how religious members of terrorist groups were before they joined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Generally, most members were never more than moderately religious before joining a terrorist group. 
B)  Almost all members were described as being very religious prior to joining. 
C)  Most members had not been religious during their lives. 
D)  Members had been very religious when they were younger but later found that it brought them very little peace. 
A)  Generally, most members were never more than moderately religious before joining a terrorist group. 
B)  Almost all members were described as being very religious prior to joining. 
C)  Most members had not been religious during their lives. 
D)  Members had been very religious when they were younger but later found that it brought them very little peace.

Question 10

How was Qadhafi's dictatorship toppled?

Accepted Answer

A)  His attempts to use his air force to shell Arab Spring protesters and militias prompted international military intervention by the UN. 
B)  It ended when his own military forced him out and took power. 
C)  Qadhafi's support of terrorism extended beyond his control and terrorist groups joined together to end his reign. 
D)  Muslims, actually a minority in Libya, had only managed to hold power under unusual circumstances and as an unpopular leader, his dictatorship quickly fell. 
A)  His attempts to use his air force to shell Arab Spring protesters and militias prompted international military intervention by the UN. 
B)  It ended when his own military forced him out and took power. 
C)  Qadhafi's support of terrorism extended beyond his control and terrorist groups joined together to end his reign. 
D)  Muslims, actually a minority in Libya, had only managed to hold power under unusual circumstances and as an unpopular leader, his dictatorship quickly fell.

Question 11

Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab formed Wahhabism, which is

Accepted Answer

A)  a strict puritanical form of Islam that tolerates no dissent and no shared interpretations of Islam. 
B)  the original form of Islam. 
C)  a more radical form of Islam than that of those within Al Queda and is therefore no longer practiced nor is it influential. 
D)  The only form of Islam that advocates terrorism in its goals for an Islamic Caliphate. 
A)  a strict puritanical form of Islam that tolerates no dissent and no shared interpretations of Islam. 
B)  the original form of Islam. 
C)  a more radical form of Islam than that of those within Al Queda and is therefore no longer practiced nor is it influential. 
D)  The only form of Islam that advocates terrorism in its goals for an Islamic Caliphate.

Question 12

Why may governmental failure result in terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government is unable to provide basic services that are expected by the people thus causing frustration with the government. 
B)  State terrorism is always a side effect of governmental failure. 
C)  Terrorism overthrows the government beforehand, and in its failure the terrorists offer an alternative. 
D)  The citizens become jealous of more developed countries resources and services. 
A)  The government is unable to provide basic services that are expected by the people thus causing frustration with the government. 
B)  State terrorism is always a side effect of governmental failure. 
C)  Terrorism overthrows the government beforehand, and in its failure the terrorists offer an alternative. 
D)  The citizens become jealous of more developed countries resources and services.

Question 13

How can a country's economic situation affect its probability of engaging in terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A country's economic situation can signi

Question 14

Should the United States support Syria, its citizens, or neither in the conflict that has emerged between them? Why?

Accepted Answer

The United States should support the cit

Question 15

As a recent essay for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes, a number of Islamist movements

Accepted Answer

A)  have chosen to participate in the legal political processes of their countries and seek change within those legal political processes. 
B)  recently increased the violent rhetoric in an "all at once" effort to get the United States out of the Middle East. 
C)  are setting up educational systems glorifying suicide attacks. 
D)  call for the destruction of Israel and the United States. 
A)  have chosen to participate in the legal political processes of their countries and seek change within those legal political processes. 
B)  recently increased the violent rhetoric in an "all at once" effort to get the United States out of the Middle East. 
C)  are setting up educational systems glorifying suicide attacks. 
D)  call for the destruction of Israel and the United States.

Question 16

How was Al Queda formed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Desperate for money, Osama Bin Laden found some political allies that were willing to fund his ideas and support him publically, and the group he formed came to be known as Al Queda. 
B)  Osama Bin Laden had been mistreated by less-pure forms of Islam as a child that fueled his need for vengeance. 
C)  Al-Queda was formed following the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan with the goal of overthrowing all apostate Muslim regimes. 
D)  Osama Bin Laden's father told him to build an Islamic Caliphate with his money. 
A)  Desperate for money, Osama Bin Laden found some political allies that were willing to fund his ideas and support him publically, and the group he formed came to be known as Al Queda. 
B)  Osama Bin Laden had been mistreated by less-pure forms of Islam as a child that fueled his need for vengeance. 
C)  Al-Queda was formed following the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan with the goal of overthrowing all apostate Muslim regimes. 
D)  Osama Bin Laden's father told him to build an Islamic Caliphate with his money.

Question 17

What is the significance of Saudi Arabia to the Muslim world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Osama Bin Laden is originally from Saudi Arabia. 
B)  It is the birthplace of Islam and two holy sites are located in Saudi Arabia. 
C)  The end of the world is traditionally predicted to be in Saudi Arabia by Muslims. 
D)  Most Muslims live in Saudi Arabia. 
A)  Osama Bin Laden is originally from Saudi Arabia. 
B)  It is the birthplace of Islam and two holy sites are located in Saudi Arabia. 
C)  The end of the world is traditionally predicted to be in Saudi Arabia by Muslims. 
D)  Most Muslims live in Saudi Arabia.

Question 18

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al Banna in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  radicalize all of Islam into a terrorist organization. 
B)  inform the world that Islam is a peaceful religion and try to spread it. 
C)  create the terrorist organization to end Israel. 
D)  purify Islam and create a single Muslim nation, through education and reform. 
A)  radicalize all of Islam into a terrorist organization. 
B)  inform the world that Islam is a peaceful religion and try to spread it. 
C)  create the terrorist organization to end Israel. 
D)  purify Islam and create a single Muslim nation, through education and reform.

Question 19

The Armed Islamic Group (GIA)'s goal is to

Accepted Answer

A)  create an Islamic caliphate by targeting Algerians and Westerners as well, such as the United States. 
B)  create an Islamic state, replacing the sovereign state of Egypt; they targeted Egyptian security officials, Coptic Christians, and any Egyptians opposed to the fundamentalist view of Islam. 
C)  target the nearby governments first, in order to unify a Palestinian Islamist state, and then targeting the United States and Israel, among other nations. 
D)  overthrow the Algerian government and replace it with an Islamic state. 
A)  create an Islamic caliphate by targeting Algerians and Westerners as well, such as the United States. 
B)  create an Islamic state, replacing the sovereign state of Egypt; they targeted Egyptian security officials, Coptic Christians, and any Egyptians opposed to the fundamentalist view of Islam. 
C)  target the nearby governments first, in order to unify a Palestinian Islamist state, and then targeting the United States and Israel, among other nations. 
D)  overthrow the Algerian government and replace it with an Islamic state.

Question 20

Gama'a al Islamiyya (IG) is still relevant today, working with but independently from Al Queda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Groups like Boko Haram and its affiliates across Africa may be far more brutally violent than even the acolytes of Bin Laden can accept.

In September 2014, a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Al-Shabbab, Ahmed Ali Godane. The group's new leader, Ahmed Omar, has called for attacks against Kenyan, U.S., and other Western targets. His statement about why, points to this as an example of

Since the death of Bin Laden in 2011, the danger from Al-Queda has in some ways become harder to deal with as it has become more of an ideology.

GIA gained its support from Islamists abroad, when they saw that the GIA avoided targeting citizens at all costs.

Family commitments have clearly prevented individuals from embracing jihad. Getting married and settling down is a significant factor in explaining desistance from crime in general.

What was the United States' response to 9/11?

The Obama Administration is reluctant to help arm the rebels against the Syrian government because

Which of the following is not something discussed that pushes people towards radicalization?

What did Sageman observe about how religious members of terrorist groups were before they joined?

How was Qadhafi's dictatorship toppled?

Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab formed Wahhabism, which is

Why may governmental failure result in terrorism?

How can a country's economic situation affect its probability of engaging in terrorism?

Should the United States support Syria, its citizens, or neither in the conflict that has emerged between them? Why?

As a recent essay for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes, a number of Islamist movements

How was Al Queda formed?

What is the significance of Saudi Arabia to the Muslim world?

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al Banna in order to

The Armed Islamic Group (GIA)'s goal is to

Gama'a al Islamiyya (IG) is still relevant today, working with but independently from Al Queda.

Introduction to the Study of Terrorism

Terrorism Definitions and Typologies

The History of Terrorism

Methods, Patterns, and Trends of Terrorists

Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine

Southeast Asia, South and North Korea, and China

Southwest Asia

Europe, Turkey, and Russia

The Western Hemisphere, Including Canada, the United States, and South America

Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11

The Special Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction Wmd Terrorism

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Exam 6: The Middle East and Africa

Groups like Boko Haram and its affiliates across Africa may be far more brutally violent than even the acolytes of Bin Laden can accept.

In September 2014, a U.S. airstrike killed the leader of Al-Shabbab, Ahmed Ali Godane. The group's new leader, Ahmed Omar, has called for attacks against Kenyan, U.S., and other Western targets. His statement about why, points to this as an example of

Since the death of Bin Laden in 2011, the danger from Al-Queda has in some ways become harder to deal with as it has become more of an ideology.

GIA gained its support from Islamists abroad, when they saw that the GIA avoided targeting citizens at all costs.

Family commitments have clearly prevented individuals from embracing jihad. Getting married and settling down is a significant factor in explaining desistance from crime in general.

What was the United States' response to 9/11?

The Obama Administration is reluctant to help arm the rebels against the Syrian government because

Which of the following is not something discussed that pushes people towards radicalization?

What did Sageman observe about how religious members of terrorist groups were before they joined?

How was Qadhafi's dictatorship toppled?

Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab formed Wahhabism, which is

Why may governmental failure result in terrorism?

How can a country's economic situation affect its probability of engaging in terrorism?

Should the United States support Syria, its citizens, or neither in the conflict that has emerged between them? Why?

As a recent essay for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace notes, a number of Islamist movements

How was Al Queda formed?

What is the significance of Saudi Arabia to the Muslim world?

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al Banna in order to

The Armed Islamic Group (GIA)'s goal is to

Gama'a al Islamiyya (IG) is still relevant today, working with but independently from Al Queda.

Introduction to the Study of Terrorism

Terrorism Definitions and Typologies

The History of Terrorism

Methods, Patterns, and Trends of Terrorists

Israel, Lebanon, and Palestine

Southeast Asia, South and North Korea, and China

Southwest Asia

Europe, Turkey, and Russia

The Western Hemisphere, Including Canada, the United States, and South America

Homeland Security: Before and After 9/11

The Special Case of Weapons of Mass Destruction Wmd Terrorism

Law and Terrorism: Domestic and International Legal Regimes

The Future of Terrorism

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