Deck 9: Asian, East Asian, and African Organized Crime

Question 1

According to Huang & Wang (2002) ______________ has/have existed in Chinese society since the Han Dynasty

A) Bandit groups
B) Secret societies
C) Gang wars
D) Imperialism

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Triads originated in __________ about 1760 as an anti-Manchu political movement

A) China
B) Japan
C) North Korea
D) Taiwan

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The defeat of the Chinese empire in the First and Second Opium wars forced China to

A) Import opium to other countries
B) Allow the sale of opium
C) Go underground with opium use
D) Sink multiple ships carrying opium

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Triad criminal activities are carried out by

A) New recruits during initiation
B) Females members in exchange for protection
C) A faction or a splinter group
D) Support groups

Question 5

The primary crimes of the Big Circle Boys include all except

A) Credit card fraud
B) Human trafficking
C) Counterfeiting
D) Home invasions

Question 6

A youth gang that formed in 1956 in Taiwan is

A) The United Bamboo Gang
B) The Wo Hop To
C) Lien Triad
D) K Triad

Question 7

The word tong means

A) Self-help or independence
B) Hall or gathering place
C) Protection
D) Food server

Question 8

A Chinese organization that is often confused and/or intertwined with the tongs is the

A) Wo Shing Wo
B) Wo Hop To
C) CCBA
D) Yeong Wo Company

Question 9

Chih Kung Tong was the overseas branch of the _________________ societies

A) Han
B) Bing Kong
C) Ton
D) Hung

Question 10

The ________________ was formed by predominantly Toisanese-speaking working class immigrants from China

A) Hip Sing Tong
B) Chee Kung Tong
C) Bing Kong
D) CCBA

Question 11

The On Leong uses Chinese street gangs to

A) Fuel its prostitution ring
B) Protect their illegal activites
C) Build its allies
D) Send threats to other Tongs

Question 12

The ___________ is a Japanese organized crime group. Its name is also a losing hand in a Japanese card game.

A) oicho-kabu
B) tung on
C) yakuza
D) ronin

Question 13

Yakuza gangs are _____________ hierarchical

A) Not
B) Loosely
C) Seldom
D) Rigidly

Question 14

_____________ is a ritual that a yakuza member has to participate in when they fail in a task or offend the leader. It involves chopping off part of a finger and presenting it as an act of contrition

A) Yubizume
B) Oyabun
C) Inagawa Kai
D) Rengo Kai

Question 15

The Chaldean Mafia is composed primarily of ________________ nationals

A) Kurdish
B) Syrian
C) Iraqi
D) Iranian