Deck 16: Homeland Security and Terrorism-A Changing Role

Question 1

What type of terrorism is carried out by persons who are citizens of the country against whom their attacks are targeted?

A) Domestic terrorism
B) Foreign Terrorism
C) Organized terrorism
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the most common form of terrorism in the United States?

A) Domestic terrorism
B) Foreign terrorism
C) Organized terrorism
D) None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Domestic terrorism accounted for ___ percent of terrorist incidents prior to the September 11 attacks.

A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80

Answer 3

D

Question 4

All of the following are domestic terrorist groups except the

A) KKK
B) Weathermen
C) Anti-Defamation League
D) Army of God

Question 5

Domestic terrorism did not receive much attention from the public until the

A) Oklahoma City Murrah Federal Building bombing
B) Boston Marathon bombings
C) World Trade Center bombings of 1993
D) None of the above

Question 6

What Act resulted from the September 11, 2001 attacks?

A) The USA PATRIOT Act
B) The Homeland Security Act of 2002
C) Both a and b
D) None of the above

Question 7

The FBI divides the foreign terrorist threat into how many categories?

A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six

Question 8

Which of the following are categories of foreign threats?

A) Foreign sponsors of international terrorism
B) Formalized terrorist groups
C) Loosely affiliated international radical extremists
D) All of the above

Question 9

Who established the Department of Homeland Security?

A) The FBI
B) The George W. Bush Administration
C) The Secret Service
D) The Customs Service

Question 10

The major responsibility of the DHS is to coordinate the efforts of _________ law enforcement.

A) Federal
B) State
C) Local
D) All of the above

Question 11

Single-issue terrorist groups include animal rights activists.

Question 12

The FBI created the Office of Intelligence.

Question 13

If a "hit" is made on a suspected terrorist, the officer is advised to arrest them.

Question 14

According to the text, formalized terrorist groups may pose the greatest threat to the United States.

Question 15

One of the major functions of local law enforcement is to arrest terrorists.

Question 16

The DHS is the largest cabinet-level department in the federal government.

Question 17

NSI is an acronym for national security information.

Question 18

Safety, information, and effective first response are the primary responsibilities of a first-line supervisor when dealing with a terrorist threat.

Question 19

It is the supervisor's responsibility to pass on information to superiors.

Question 20

According to the text, developing contingency plans is a critical aspect of homeland defense.

Question 21

Black Lives Matters has been classified as a domestic terrorist organization.