Deck 13: Global Issue 1: International Terrorism

Question 1

Which event has caused the American people to often see terrorist acts through a lens that doesn't necessarily take into account the historical depth or geographical breadth of terrorism?

A) The terrorist attacks on the northeastern United States in 2001
B) The terrorist attacks on public transportation in Spain in 2004
C) The terrorist attacks on Mumbai in 2008
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 1

The terrorist attacks on the northeastern United States in 2001

Question 2

Which of the following can be seen as a terrorist or terrorist group?

A) Irish Republican Army
B) al Qaeda
C) Timothy McVeigh
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 2

All of these are correct.

Question 3

Which most closely defines the strategy of terrorism?

A) A subnational group that performs acts of violence on places and people for religious purposes
B) A subnational group that seeks to resist the state by targeting nonstate entities, to disrupt the flow of everyday life
C) A subnational group that seeks to destroy people or places simply for the purpose of performing the act
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 3

A subnational group that seeks to resist the state by targeting nonstate entities, to disrupt the flow of everyday life

Question 4

What makes it difficult to definitively say a certain group of people is a "terrorist group"?

A) Some acts of violence border on what is violent enough to be considered terrorism but may not fall under the scope of other terrorist activities.
B) Leaders of some terrorist groups also perform charitable acts, which makes it hard to consider their group one of terrorism.
C) Acts of violence considered terrorism might be seen from a different perspective by different groups of people.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Terrorism has a long history but is primarily associated with which political and economic system?

A) Mercantilism
B) Colonialism
C) Socialism
D) Idealism

Question 6

According to your book, which geographic location was associated with the highest number of terrorist attacks in 2001?

A) Israel/Palestine
B) the Middle East
C) Afghanistan
D) Colombia

Question 7

What effect have globalization and global communication networks had on terrorist factions?

A) Reduction of state-sponsored terrorism
B) Increase in use of media to get terrorist goals across
C) Increase in the public knowledge of terrorist activities
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

Why is military force often an ineffective tool for countering terrorist activity?

A) Terrorists are militarily more powerful than states realize.
B) Populations in democracies tend to support state intelligence gathering and surveillance.
C) Terrorist groups win more recruits when states use violence and military force.
D) All of these are correct.