Question 1

Semtex is a type of plastic explosive.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Discuss the effectiveness of terrorism within the contexts of the King David Hotel bombing and the bombing of the Marine and French paratrooper barracks in Beirut. Compare and contrast these incidents. What lessons can be learned from the perspective of terrorists? What lessons can be learned from the perspective of their targeted interests?

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The effectiveness of terrorism can be an...

Question 3

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the use of the Internet and social networking media by extremists?

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A)   Terrorists rarely access the Internet because of possible surveillance by intelligence agencies.
B)   Tweeting, texting, and other media platforms are used to record and tout claimed successes.
C)   There exists a rudimentary and unsophisticated use of these technologies by extremists.
D)   These technologies are irrelevant to terrorist operations.

Question 4

Asymmetrical warfare involves predictable methods of engagement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the use of new technologies by extremists in the era of the New Terrorism?

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A)   The Internet, e-mail, and social networking media are rarely used by extremists interested in the terrorist trade.
B)   The Internet, e-mail, and social networking media are used to send instructions about overall goals, specific tactics, new bomb-making techniques, and other facets of the terrorist trade.
C)   The Internet, e-mail, and social networking media are easily "hacked" by counterterrorist agencies.
D)   There is little evidence that the Internet, e-mail, and social networking media are used by extremists.

Question 6

In the United States, real-time consequences of a mass-casualty chemical or biological attack

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A)   have been experienced on many occasions.
B)   are occasionally experienced.
C)   have never been experienced.
D)   are expected to occur at any moment.

Question 7

Conventional weapons include which of the following?

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A)   submachine guns
B)   mustard gas
C)   radiological weapons
D)   biological agents

Question 8

The concept of a "martyr nation" as a doctrine for engagement is an example of which of the following?

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A)   total war
B)   asymmetrical warfare
C)   the just war
D)   none of these

Question 9

Common explosives include all of the following, except

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A)   Composite-4.
B)   ANFO.
C)   Anthrax.
D)   Semtex.

Question 10

Terrorist threat scenarios posit that terrorists

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A)   can easily obtain chemical and biological agents.
B)   can easily manufacture chemical and biological agents.
C)   can feasibly obtain chemical and biological agents.
D)   have already constructed many chemical and biological weapons.

Question 11

In your opinion, what lessons were drawn by insurgents from successful bomb attacks and other incidents against the United States in places like Beirut and Mogadishu?

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Question 12

Terrorists have been known to "declare victory" using which of the following criteria?

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A)   acquiring global media and political attention
B)   provoking the state to overreact
C)   disrupting normal routines of a society
D)   all of these

Question 13

Verified cyberattacks

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A)   are very uncommon and relatively ineffective.
B)   began to occur very recently and have been adequately managed.
C)   are rarely reported for security reasons.
D)   began to occur in the late 1990s and have become more destructive over time.

Question 14

The King David Hotel bombing arguably led to events that

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A)   ended British occupation of Palestine.
B)   ended Spain's involvement in the Iraq war.
C)   ended the U.S. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon.
D)   none of these.

Question 15

Discuss the feasibility of obtaining weapons of mass destruction by terrorists. Which weapons are more easily obtained? Which weapons are less easily obtained? How would they be obtained in the first place? Explain your answer.

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Question 16

Biological agents include all of the following, except

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A)   Ebola.
B)   anthrax.
C)   smallpox.
D)   phosgene. D

Question 17

Mustard gas is a blistering agent which has been historically produced in large quantities.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

Which of the following objectives have been suggested to explain modern terrorists' use of high-yield weapons to maximize casualties?

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A)   such tactics please God
B)   such tactics attract attention
C)   such tactics influence enemies
D)   all of these

Question 19

In your opinion, what is the most likely threat scenario for the use of biological weapons?

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In my opinion, the most likely threat sc...

Question 20

Weapons of mass destruction include which of the following?

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A)   rocket-propelled grenades
B)   sarin
C)   precision-guided munitions
D)   Semtex

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