Exam 1: In Search of a Definition for Terrorism

Under current U.S. law (18 USC 1203, Act for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Hostage-Taking, enacted in October 1984, on implementation of the U.N. convention on hostage-taking), seizure of a U.S. national as a hostage anywhere in the world is:

Which of the following is not considered "fair game" for terrorists?

The French Reign of Terror from 1792 - 1794 resulted in the deaths of over ________ citizens.

"Limited political" and "sub-revolutionary" terrorism are the terms usually applied to those acts in which the goal is to influence, through coercive fear, certain public policies or practices.

The United States has established bilateral ________ and close intelligence and law enforcement relationships with many nations to help prevent terrorist incidents.

The National Abortion Federation points out that there is little evidence that the Pro-Life movement has stopped women from having abortions.

Terrorism is all of the following except for:

Use of terrorist acts in conventional warfare does not derive from the victims or targets.

By the early twentieth century, terrorists began to attack people who were previously considered________ to generate political pressure from and by the public.