Deck 12: Terrorism

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the UK definition of terrorism as it is written in the 2006 Terrorism Act?

A) For the purpose of advancing a political-religious or ideological cause
B) The use of threat of action
C) Designed to influence the government or intimidate the public
D) Perpetrated by a large religiously led group

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a general aim of terrorist action?

A) Have psychological repercussions beyond the immediate target
B) Push a religious doctrine or state
C) Create mass anxiety and fear
D) Reveal the incompetence of the authorities

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is narcoterrorism?

A) Terrorism associated with trade in illegal drugs
B) Terrorism associated with snitching
C) Drug trafficking
D) Terrorism associated with criminal gangs

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is a 'trigger event' in the context of terrorism literature?

A) An extreme act committed by the perceived enemy or other provocative events that call for revenge or action
B) The first event of a series of planned terrorist attacks
C) An act of terrorism involving gun violence
D) An extreme act committed by a terrorist group that calls for some form of political change

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a typical factor of terrorist target selection?

A) Probability of success
B) Accessibility
C) Inhibition
D) Publicity value

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an issue facing attempts to define terrorism?

A) Terrorism is not understood as a problem internationally
B) There are differing definitions in different countries
C) It is sometimes used to discredit any opposing political cause
D) Most, if not all definitions, have a degree of ambiguity

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a common factor in those open to terrorist recruitment according to Horgan (2008)?

A) Identification with the perceived victims of the social injustice they are fighting
B) Being content to talk about political issues rather than take action
C) Belief that their current political involvement does not give them the power to effect real change
D) Having friends or family sympathetic to the cause

Question 8

What are Trujillo et al's (2009) two proposed recruitment pathways to terrorist activity?

A) attraction to extremist activity by a charismatic leader or mentor and recruitment through friends and family
B) recruitment through friends and family and self-recruitment
C) recruitment through friends and family and online recruitment
D) self-recruitment and attraction to extremist activity by a charismatic leader or mentor

Question 9

Which of the following best describes 'groupthink'?

A) When the members of a group intuitively have similar thinking patterns
B) When consensus-seeking becomes so dominant that it tends to override individual thinking
C) When individual thinking is valued by the group
D) When thoughts are shared in a group

Question 10

What are the four main themes of the UK CONTEST strategy for counter-terrorism?

A) Defend, Protect, Respond and Pursue
B) Prevent, Protect, Pursue and Defend
C) Pursue, Protect, Attack and Pursue
D) Prevent, Protect, Pursue and Respond