Question 1

A caliphate is led by a ________ ruler.

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A)  Hereditary. 
B)  Socialist. 
C)  Anarchist. 
D)  Muslim.

Question 2

The United States government is likely overall MOST concerned with cyberattacks from which of the following countries?

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A)  China and Russia. 
B)  South Korea and Japan. 
C)  Great Britain and France. 
D)  Mexico and Brazil.

Question 3

What does RAF stand for and what were its goals?

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Question 4

One of the groups below is NOT considered a terrorist group of the earlier waves.

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A)  Al-Qaeda. 
B)  Red Army Faction. 
C)  PKK. 
D)  Shining Path.

Question 5

From a psychological perspective, terrorists usually

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A)  Have high levels of self-esteem. 
B)  Have low levels of anger. 
C)  Are relatively immune to group pressures. 
D)  Have a heightened sense of insecurity.

Question 6

Name and explain some ideological foundations of terrorism.

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Question 7

Compare and contrast realist, liberalist, and constructivist approaches to counterterrorism.

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Question 8

What is the new terrorism?

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Question 9

Write an essay on cyberterrorism. What are the main tools that cyberterrorists can use, and what would they try to achieve?

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Question 10

Which country has been primarily responsible for funding Wahhabism and Salafism, two radical forms of Islam?

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A)  Saudi Arabia. 
B)  Iran. 
C)  Iraq. 
D)  Egypt.

Question 11

______is the glorification of personal destruction in the name of a particular goal.

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A)  Martyrdom. 
B)  Suicide bombing. 
C)  Running amok. 
D)  Metamorphosis.

Question 12

According to realism, in 1914 the Austrian government in Vienna _____ action to punish the Serbs.

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A)  Should have taken swift. 
B)  Should have taken no. 
C)  Should have waited before taking. 
D)  Should have avoided any.

Question 13

Of the following terrorist groups, which orchestrated the 9/11 attacks?

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A)  ISIS. 
B)  Al-Qaeda. 
C)  Taliban. 
D)  Hamas.

Question 14

States and international organizations develop long-term policies and specific short-term measures about terrorism that BEST are called

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A)  Guerrilla warfare. 
B)  Fight Terror campaign. 
C)  Geostrategy. 
D)  Counterterrorism.

Question 15

Define and explain the term jihad.

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Question 16

Guerrilla warfare is BEST described as

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A)  Political violence by identifiable, irregular combat units, usually to seize state power, win autonomy, or found new states. 
B)  Random acts of violence by specific, radical fighter groups to overthrow multinational corporations. 
C)  Freedom fighters that combat in the name of Allah mostly in Latin America and Asia. 
D)  Separatist groups that fight for more political rights generally against other power-striving paramilitary combat units.

Question 17

Write an essay about Osama bin Laden, including discussion and analysis of what set him on the path to terrorism.

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Question 18

Use the state policies context to discuss why different types of states are more vulnerable to terrorism and how different types of states respond to terrorism.

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Question 19

What does the term counterterrorism stand for?

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Question 20

Has the nature of terrorism changed over time? Draw on specific examples to support your claims.

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Exam 8: Terrorism and Evolving Security Challenges