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Refer to Article 1 for the following questions.

1
As noted in "Ghosts of Our Past," the process of modernization:
A)is at the heart of the terrorism we are experiencing today.
B)occurred too quickly in the United States and Europe.
C)has not yet affected the peoples of the Middle East.
D)has occurred too slowly in the Middle East.
2
According to "Ghosts of Our Past," Westerners tend to believe that Islamic countries are held back because of:
A)modernization pressures.
B)their religion.
C)the aridity of their physical environment.
D)colonization.
3
As argued in "Ghosts of Our Past," a huge advantage of Japan over Islamic countries is that it was never colonized.
A)True
B)False
4
As discussed in "An Essay on Terrorism," when terrorist groups succeed, they do so:
A)through military victories.
B)by bringing a superior power to the bargaining table.
C)by destroying the society in which they operate.
D)through the strength of their religious commitment.
5
The type of state that is more immediately susceptible to terrorism, as presented in "An Essay on Terrorism," is:
A)a democracy.
B)an autocracy.
C)a monarchy.
D)a communist one.
6
As concluded in "An Essay on Terrorism," terrorist movements in democratic states typically arise from confrontation between an oppressed minority and a dominant majority.
A)True
B)False
7
As noted in "The Origins of the New Terrorism," the first terrorist attacks using chemical weapons were carried out by:
A)Hamas.
B)American right-wing militants.
C)al Qaeda.
D)Aum Shinrikyo.
8
As made clear in "The Origins of the New Terrorism," support for terrorist activity from "amorphous constituencies" has replaced support from:
A)state governments.
B)private companies.
C)wealthy individuals.
D)organized religions.
9
As reported in "The Origins of the New Terrorism," the U.S. State Department revealed in 2002 that terrorist attacks have scaled back in number in recent years, even though more casualties have occurred.
A)True
B)False
10
According to the author of “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” the main reason to believe that we are winning the global war against terrorists is that:
A)there have been no further attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11.
B)terror groups all have vulnerabilities.
C)Saddam Hussein has been removed from power.
D)statements released by al Qaeda demonstrate that the group has lost power.
11
As postulated in “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” today the global war on terror is less about armies and more about:
A)policing.
B)propaganda.
C)counterintelligence.
D)strategic bombing.
12
As defined in “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” the Irish Republican Army expression “own goals” refers to assassinations by other groups of targets selected by them.
A)True
B)False
13
According to "Paying for Terror," the terrorist gang behind the Madrid train bombings financed itself largely by:
A)extorting money from Arab governments.
B)trafficking in illegal drugs.
C)robbing banks.
D)kidnapping wealthy individuals for ransom.
14
As pointed out in "Paying for Terror," the prime training ground for Europe's jihadist criminals may well be:
A)mosques.
B)the military.
C)drug houses.
D)prison.
15
As noted in "Paying for Terror," in conflicts in which insurgents use money from criminal activity, the conflicts tend to last longer.
A)True
B)False
16
According to “Toy Soldiers,” the developing amygdale portion of the brain accounts for the tendency of young people to misread neutral or inquisitive facial expressions of others as a sign of:
A)criticism.
B)anger.
C)fear.
D)approval.
17
The quotation at the beginning of “Toy Soldiers” refers to the thousands of young boys, some as young as six, who left their homes to fight in:
A)World War II.
B)the American Revolution.
C)the Arab-Israeli Six Days’ War.
D)the Children’s Crusade.
18
As cited in “Toy Soldiers,” half of the population of the Middle East is below the age of 19.
A)True
B)False
19
As cited in “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” it was announced that 40,000 Iranian martyrdom-seekers were ready to carry out suicide operations against Western targets in the event that:
A)the U.S. did not pull out of Iraq by the end of 2008.
B)the U.S. military were to strike Iranian nuclear installations.
C)they were asked to join their counterparts in Hezbollah.
D)the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were not immediately resolved.
20
As related in “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” Hassan Abbasi, director of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps think-tank, has lectured that evidence of terrorism is found in the publication by a Danish newspaper of:
A)editorials critical of suicide bombers.
B)lists of soldiers killed in Iraq.
C)cartoons.
D)reviews of Salman Rushdie’s books.
21
According to “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” the use of suicide brigades means that there is no need for Iran to have military parity with the United States in order to face U.S. forces.
A)True
B)False
22
As described in “Hizballah and Syria,” Syria’s close relationship with Hizballah has reinforced Syria’s influence over:
A)Iran.
B)Israel.
C)Saudi Arabia.
D)Lebanon.
23
According to “Hizballah and Syria,” the UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the summer 2006 war between Hizballah and Israel, required that the supply be cut off of weapons to Hizballah from:
A)Syria.
B)Iran.
C)al Qaeda.
D)European Muslims.
24
As portrayed in “Hizballah and Syria,” Hizballah represents a Sunni minority in a country that is mainly Shi’ite.
A)True
B)False
25
According to "Guerrilla Nation," the explicit objective of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) is to:
A)take Colombia by force.
B)spread the drug trade across Latin America.
C)kill people who get in their way.
D)prop up the government of Hugo Chavez.
26
In regards to FARC, the author of "Guerrilla Nation" notes that the government of Hugo Chavez:
A)openly supports the terrorist organization with state funds.
B)has taken no action at all.
C)has refused to employ FARC members.
D)is viewed by many in Colombia as supporting the organization.
27
As reported in "Guerrilla Nation," Jesus Urdaneta, Venezuela's intelligence chief, has publicly denounced Hugo Chavez for supporting FARC.
A)True
B)False
28
As reported in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," the Iksander-E missile:
A)is sold in bulk to Syria by Russia.
B)is covered by the Missile Technology Control Regime.
C)has a solid-fuel propellant.
D)would not be an adaptable military system in Syrian hands.
29
As noted in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," Bashar al-Assad's response to concerns that Iraqi weapons were moved to Syria suggested that:
A)his country's possession of the weapons was their moral right.
B)he might not be in control of weapons transfers to terrorist groups.
C)he would never tolerate such weapons in his country.
D)he is in total control of everything that happens in his country.
30
As pointed out in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," the U.S. State Department contends that Syria supports or provides safe haven to a number of terrorist groups.
A)True
B)False
31
Colombia became an "international pariah" in the mid-1990s during the administration of Ernesto Samper, as described in "Colombia and the United States: From Counternarcotics to Counterterrorism," because the:
A)guerrilla violence threatened to spill over into neighboring countries.
B)United States withdrew its aid and support for the government.
C)export of illegal drugs increased dramatically.
D)president's election campaign was found to have been supported by drug money.
32
The aerial fumigation practices sponsored by the United States to destroy coca crops in Colombia, as reported in "Colombia and the United States: From Counternarcotics to Counterterrorism," have had all of the following outcomes except:
A)widespread destruction of legal crops.
B)the arrest of a number of drug cartel leaders.
C)concerns about health problems among the population in the targeted areas.
D)social protests against this policy and the government.
33
The U.S.-led war on drugs, as noted in "Colombia and the United States: From Counternarcotics to Counterterrorism," has led to only a moderate decline in the production of illegal substances in Colombia.
A)True
B)False
34
As maintained in “Wounded But Still Dangerous,” the heartland of Jemaah Islamiah (JI) is:
A)the Philippines.
B)Indonesia.
C)Lebanon.
D)Afghanistan.
35
As claimed in “Wounded But Still Dangerous,” JI operates in:
A)the Middle East.
B)Northwest China.
C)Southeast Asia.
D)exclusively in Indonesia.
36
As pointed out in “Wounded But Still Dangerous,” Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi has been plagued by conflict between Muslims and Christians.
A)True
B)False
37
The explosions heard by the author of “Peace at Last?” while standing outside a tapas bar in San Sebastian turned out to be a:
A)car backfiring.
B)musket fired in a reenactment of a Napoleonic battle.
C)fireworks display at the end of a bullfight.
D)bomb planted by Basque separatists at the courthouse.
38
As detailed in “Peace at Last?”, the most popular sport in Basque Country is pelota, a sport similar to:
A)soccer.
B)polo.
C)jai alai.
D)rugby.
39
As disclosed in “Peace at Last?”, the ETA was initially blamed for the 2004 bombing of a Madrid train that was actually carried out by al Qaeda.
A)True
B)False
40
According to "Root Causes of Chechen Terror," President Vladimir Putin's opposition to Chechen self-rule:
A)is a holdover of the Communist mindset.
B)is connected to fear of a domino effect throughout the Caucasus.
C)will prevent any reasonable negotiated settlement.
D)is only for public consumption.
41
In discussing the history of Chechnya, the author of "Root Causes of Chechen Terror" notes that:
A)Chechnya has never been a republic.
B)Chechnyans fought against Germany in World War II.
C)the people of Chechnya have the same religious background as other Russians.
D)Chechens suffered greatly under the Soviet regime.
42
As pointed out in "Root Causes of Chechen Terror," Chechen militants are aided by Islamic terrorist groups.
A)True
B)False
43
According to "End of Terrorism?" the Batasuna has been declining in power since:
A)its popular leader was assassinated.
B)it was shown to have ties to Al Qaeda
C)it was formally banned by the government.
D)the Madrid train attacks.
44
As reported in "End of Terrorism?" in dealing with the Basques, the People's Party of Spain:
A)proposed giving the Basque region some autonomous powers.
B)conducted negotiations with ETA.
C)ignored Basque complaints.
D)opposed any level of Basque sovereignty.
45
As noted in "End of Terrorism?" leaders, including Mikel Albizu, continue to call on Basques to oppose Spanish rule with violence.
A)True
B)False
46
As pointed out in "Homegrown Terror," the arrest of William Krar:
A)came about as the result of a major investigation by the FBI.
B)was seen as a victory in the "war on terror."
C)yielded a huge cache of chemical weapons.
D)was announced in a press conference by Attorney General Ashcroft and FBI Director Mueller.
47
As highlighted in "Homegrown Terror," since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, FBI targets for surveillance, investigation, and detention have included all of the following except:
A)anti-abortion zealots.
B)environmentalists.
C)animal rights activists.
D)Muslims.
48
As emphasized in "Homegrown Terror," taken together, William Krar and Joseph Konopka amassed considerably more chemical weapons than have been found in post-war Iraq.
A)True
B)False
49
In the trial described in “Green Rage,” most of the six defendants confessed to the crime of:
A)breaking and entering.
B)arson.
C)malicious mischief.
D)trespassing.
50
As related in “Green Rage,” for the purposes of concealment, the radical environmentalists called their criminal actions:
A)dinner parties.
B)tennis matches.
C)camping trips.
D)military exercises.
51
As mentioned in “Green Rage,” when Eugene, Oregon’s daily newspaper, the Register-Guard, used the word eco-terrorism to describe the criminal investigation, some readers objected, and the newspaper thereafter used the term eco-sabotage instead.
A)True
B)False
52
As identified in “Echoes of the Future,” six of the seven unindicted co-conspirators in the plan to bomb JFK Airport came from:
A)Saudi Arabia.
B)Iraq.
C)Guyana.
D)Honduras.
53
As discussed in “Echoes of the Future,” one of the defendants in the Kennedy Airport bombing plot, Abdul Kadir, had had a successful career as a:
A)politician.
B)doctor.
C)computer executive.
D)banker.
54
As revealed in “Echoes of the Future,” one man sentenced by a British judge to prison for his part in planning to bomb London targets had legally changed his name to Anthony Garcia, presumably to hide his Muslim and Arab background.
A)True
B)False
55
As identified in “Casting a Wider Net,” the strain of anthrax used in the 2001 attacks is known as the:
A)ABC strain.
B)Davenport strain.
C)Da Vinci strain.
D)Ames strain.
56
As explained in “Casting a Wider Net,” the 2001 attacks were initially thought to have been committed by:
A)al Qaeda operatives.
B)a government scientist or someone with access to a U.S. biodefense lab.
C)U.S. white supremacists.
D)revolutionaries from Chechnya.
57
As specified in “Casting a Wider Net,” the FBI has a full-time investigative force of more than a hundred agents still on the anthrax case.
A)True
B)False
58
As noted in "Speaking for the Animals, or the Terrorists?" Steven Best compares the Animal Liberation Front to:
A)the civil rights movement under Martin Luther King.
B)nineteenth-century abolitionists.
C)the French Revolution.
D)Mohandas Ghandi's struggle for Indian independence.
59
As pointed out in "Speaking for the Animals, or the Terrorists?" Steven Best is a professor of:
A)biological sciences.
B)psychology.
C)zoology.
D)religion.
60
As reported in "Speaking for the Animals, or the Terrorists?" according to his dean, Steven Best lost his department chairmanship because his involvement in the animal-rights movement embarrassed the university.
A)True
B)False
61
As reported in "José Padilla and the War on Rights," in the June 2002 Supreme Court case regarding Jose Padilla, the Court:
A)ruled in favor of the federal government.
B)ruled in favor of Padilla.
C)contended that the President had overstepped his authority.
D)bounced the case on a technicality.
62
As noted in "José Padilla and the War on Rights," the term "enemy combatant" originated in:
A)Civil War era legislation.
B)the Geneva Conventions.
C)a World War II era Supreme Court case.
D)the Patriot Act.
63
As pointed out in "José Padilla and the War on Rights," the first lawyer assigned to the Padilla case was a specialist in international human rights.
A)True
B)False
64
According to "A Violent Episode in the Virtual World," British Prime Minister Tony Blair subscribes to a philosophy that contends that:
A)there is no difference between perception and reality.
B)the world is not in the end a human construction.
C)media cannot adequately depict the world.
D)the shift of the planetary environment is independent of human conscious.
65
As noted in "A Violent Episode in the Virtual World," terrorism and climate change have in common:
A)a dependence on human definitions.
B)root causes in willful human avarice.
C)being not wholly soluble problems.
D)relatively easy solutions.
66
As pointed out in "A Violent Episode in the Virtual World," Western military intervention in Afghanistan had virtually no affect on al-Qaeda.
A)True
B)False
67
As stated in "Terror's Server," it is now possible to call al-Queda a global ideology because:
A)its actions have been felt around the world.
B)terrorist cells with ties to al-Queda have been discovered on every continent except Antarctica.
C)its ideology has been adopted by other terrorist groups.
D)its online presence is now more potent and pertinent than its physical presence.
68
According to "Terror's Server," the Internet is used by terrorist organizations for all of the following purposes except to:
A)recruit members.
B)falsify identity documents.
C)solicit funds.
D)spread ideology.
69
As explained in "Terror's Server," terrorists tend to be poorly educated and unsophisticated about technologies such as the Internet.
A)True
B)False
70
As reported in “The Globe of Villages,” a recent survey by the Federation of Student Islamic Societies suggests that the vast majority of young British Muslims get their ideas from underground meetings and from:
A)the mosque.
B)their parents.
C)Web sites.
D)the Koran.
71
According to the author of “The Globe of Villages,” a condition of immigrant life that has always and will always exist is:
A)isolation.
B)poverty.
C)prejudice.
D)ambition.
72
The author of “The Globe of Villages” notes that his own sense of what it meant to be Egyptian was almost entirely determined by the Canadian-Egyptian community of Edmonton, Canada, where he lived.
A)True
B)False
73
According to “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” the most resonant characteristic of global affairs at the dawn of the twenty-first century is likely to be the:
A)lessening of U.S. influence around the world.
B)increase in terrorist activity.
C)rise of the non-state actor.
D)increase in ethnic and religious wars.
74
As put forth in “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” the best means of protecting America’s interests might well be:
A)the U.S. military.
B)old-fashioned police work.
C)winning over the vast majority of Muslims who are nonviolent.
D)a global alliance of democratic nations.
75
According to the authors of “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” Iraq is not where the War on Terror will be won or lost.
A)True
B)False
76
As given in “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” the goal of the Islamic jihad is to:
A)establish an Islamic system of rule everywhere in the world.
B)return the Muslim world to a strict adherence to Islam as interpreted by Islamic scholars.
C)exterminate the nation of Israel and its allies.
D)defend the Islamic holy places from the corruption of outsiders.
77
As portrayed in “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” declaring someone to be “takfir,” or an apostate, provided the justification for jihadists to:
A)seize the property of the person declared takfir.
B)assassinate or attack secular Muslim rulers and officials.
C)force that person to join the jihadists to prove his orthodoxy.
D)define themselves as religious arbiters.
78
According to “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” the Maktab was the organization that Osama bin Laden headed before merging with the Egyptian Jihad to form al Qaeda.
A)True
B)False
79
As observed in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," madrassas should be a concern of government leaders because they:
A)give students the necessary know-how to build bombs.
B)represent a major threat to national security.
C)undermine educational development.
D)are hotbeds of violent inculcation.
80
As pointed out in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," the most popular subject selected by terrorists in the study was:
A)Islamic studies.
B)philosophy.
C)chemistry.
D)engineering.
81
As reported in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," history suggests that terrorism has largely been conducted by people from the bourgeois classes.
A)True
B)False
82
According to "Holy Orders: Religious Opposition to Modern States," recent acts of religious violence are responses to:
A)the end of the cold war.
B)the failure of religious authorities to control behavior.
C)globalization.
D)millenarianism.
83
As noted in "Holy Orders: Religious Opposition to Modern States," the Al Qaeda terrorists who allegedly perpetrated an attack on the Shi'a shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf in August 2003 likely did so because the Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al Hakim:
A)favored democracy for his nation.
B)was popular among Shi'a Muslims.
C)wanted to reform traditional Islam.
D)implicitly supported the Iraqi Governing Council.
84
As pointed out in "Holy Orders: Religious Opposition to Modern States," most targets of recent acts of religious terrorism have been associated with the secular state.
A)True
B)False
85
As explained in “Female Suicide Bombers,” the primary contribution expected of women in the past has been to:
A)cook and keep house for the fighting men.
B)act as messengers and do clerical jobs.
C)help raise money for the cause.
D)give birth to fighters and raise them in a revolutionary environment.
86
As pointed out in “Female Suicide Bombers,” converts are a particularly dangerous group, not only because they can evade most profiles, but also because:
A)their involvement is particularly shocking to the Western media.
B)most of them carry European passports.
C)they are more likely to have been raised in societies where women expect to be treated equally.
D)they are more likely to back out of suicide missions when put to the test.
87
As demonstrated in “Female Suicide Bombers,” women suicide bombers are portents of gender equality in their societies.
A)True
B)False
88
As explained in "Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism," once a terrorist or revolutionary group's goals are achieved, the objectives of women within the organization with regard to social change and equality are:
A)often met under the new conditions.
B)a low priority for the group.
C)often dismissed entirely.
D)still considered important.
89
As asserted in "Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism," because of the promotion of equality in the ideology and leadership structures of these groups, female recruits tend to be drawn to:
A)nationalist organizations.
B)leftist organizations.
C)religious organizations.
D)rightist organizations.
90
As argued in "Cross-Regional Trends in Female Terrorism," women have almost universally been regarded as central and vital players by both observers and many terrorist organizations.
A)True
B)False
91
As recalled in "Explosive Baggage: Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and the Rhetoric of Emotion," the use of suicide bombing was pioneered in the 1980s in Palestinian areas by:
A)Al-Qaeda.
B)Hamas.
C)Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
D)Hezbollah.
92
As outlined in "Explosive Baggage: Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and the Rhetoric of Emotion," all of the female suicide bombers profiled:
A)were avenging the deaths of family members.
B)were single and childless.
C)were true believers in the Palestinian cause.
D)had suffered indignities at the hands of Israeli troops.
93
As argued in "Explosive Baggage: Female Palestinian Suicide Bombers and the Rhetoric of Emotion," suicide bombings do not represent the actions of lone, crazed individuals.
A)True
B)False
94
As given in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” the motives of women suicide bombers were summed up by Harvard’s Louise Richardson as the three “R’s,” which stand for:
A)exacting revenge, attaining renown, and eliciting a reaction.
B)practicing religion, bringing retribution, and attaining reward.
C)showing reverence, acting right, and experiencing rapture.
D)surviving rape, bringing ruination, and renouncing this world.
95
As revealed in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” Wafa al-Biss, one of the women profiled, was badly burned on her face and hands by:
A)a cooking accident at home.
B)a bomb that failed to explode completely.
C)explosions from Israeli mortar fire.
D)an abusive husband.
96
As mentioned in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” Israel allows women prisoners to keep their babies with them until the children reach age two.
A)True
B)False
97
According to “Picked Last,” both Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad explained that the best reason to use women as suicide bombers was:
A)because of their superior propaganda value in the media.
B)that women’s lives are worth less to the cause than men’s, so they can be more easily sacrificed.
C)in cases in which a woman can reach a target more easily than a man.
D)that women have proven more likely than men to carry out the mission.
98
As mentioned in “Picked Last,” the two images that come to the fore in media reporting on Chechen female terrorists are the “black widow” and the:
A)“virgin martyr.”
B)“avenging angel.”
C)“vampire.”
D)“zombie.”
99
As put forth in “Picked Last,” the use of women by Chechen terrorists may represent some success by Russian security services in decreasing the number of men available to the groups.
A)True
B)False
100
As mentioned in “The Eye of the Storm,” the NCTC produces continually updated reports called:
A)Orange Alerts.
B)Threat Threads.
C)Terror Topics.
D)Enemy Watch Lists.
101
As quoted in “The Eye of the Storm,” NCTC’s director stated that, unlike TV’s 24, the NCTC does not:
A)go after terrorists themselves.
B)have an unlimited budget.
C)have an office in California.
D)routinely discover traitors in its midst.
102
According to the principal deputy director of NCTC, as reported in “The Eye of the Storm,” many of the reported threats that turn out to be false alarms are generated by jilted lovers and ex-spouses.
A)True
B)False
103
According to "Port Security Is Still a House of Cards," arguably the biggest beneficiary of the transportation revolution has been:
A)the United States.
B)Europe.
C)East Asia.
D)Latin America.
104
As reported in "Port Security Is Still a House of Cards," the problem with the supply-chain security practices in place since September 11, 2001, is that:
A)not enough material is being screened.
B)too much material is being screened.
C)it relies on poor quality intelligence.
D)it is designed to fight conventional crime.
105
As noted in "Port Security Is Still a House of Cards," the credibility of the International Ship and Port Facility Code as a risk-detection tool is not likely to survive the aftermath of a maritime terrorist attack.
A)True
B)False
106
As reported in "Are We Ready Yet?" all are true of the work force in the area of public health except that it:
A)gets low pay.
B)is not big enough.
C)is older on average than the overall workforce.
D)does not consider emergency preparedness a top priority.
107
As noted in "Are We Ready Yet?" public-health executives Patrick Libbey and George Hardy agree that what is most needed for public-health preparedness is:
A)more resources.
B)a consistent system of metrics.
C)better training for public-health workers.
D)improved public relations.
108
As suggested in "Are We Ready Yet?" until recently, public-health agencies had sole responsibility for emergency-planning in communities.
A)True
B)False
109
According to “Held Without Trial in the USA,” al-Marri’s purported direct connection to Al Qaeda comes in the form of:
A)funds in his bank account allegedly sent from a bank in Saudi Arabia.
B)several phone calls he allegedly made to the United Arab Emirates.
C)airline tickets for travel to Baghdad.
D)evidence that he studied in an Islamic school in Afghanistan.
110
As revealed in “Held Without Trial in the USA,” Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri is being held in a military brig in:
A)Abu Ghraib.
B)Fort Dix, New Jersey.
C)Charleston, South Carolina.
D)Guantanamo Bay.
111
As revealed in “Held Without Trial in the USA,” al-Marri spent 17 months being interrogated but unable to talk to his family or his attorneys.
A)True
B)False
112
As postulated in “From the War on Terror to Global Counterinsurgency,” success in fighting the terrorists entails three basic missions, which include all of the following except:
A)denial of enemy sanctuary.
B)elimination of enemy freedom of movement.
C)creation of popular democracies.
D)denial of enemy resources and support.
113
As described in “From the War on Terror to Global Counterinsurgency,” the many destructive parts of Al Qaeda are autonomous, mobile, and:
A)fanatic.
B)underfunded.
C)highly adaptive.
D)uncoordinated.
114
As noted in “From the War on Terror to Global Counterinsurgency,” al Qaeda is now in retreat, a broken and beaten organization, incapable of mounting further attacks.
A)True
B)False
115
As asserted in "The Terrorism to Come," one of the primary influences behind the current wave of international terrorism is:
A)poverty and oppression.
B)inequality.
C)cultural and ideological influences.
D)hatred of democracy.
116
As stated in "The Terrorism to Come," a major reason that the recent surge of Islamic terrorism will eventually decline is that:
A)dissent will occur among and within terrorist groups.
B)growing sympathy for the "infidels" will undermine the cause.
C)potential terrorists will be unable to secure weapons of mass destruction.
D)large numbers of terrorists will die in suicide bombings.
117
According to "The Terrorism to Come," a resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict would go a long way toward eliminating terrorism in the rest of the world.
A)True
B)False







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