Deck 5: Force Multipliers Gender Roles and Tactics

Question 1

The media can be used as a force multiplier.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Researchers have found no relationship between terrorism and tourism.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Although terrorist tactics change through time,the most common weapon of terrorism has been and remains the bomb.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Terrorism is not influenced by technology.

Question 5

The role of females in terrorist groups is decreasing around the globe.

Question 6

In 2004,New Scientist reported that Middle Eastern terrorist groups were working on a two-stage military-style weapon called a(n).

A)IED
B)mininuke
C)drone
D)dirty bomb

Question 7

Only the government and military have access to highly enriched uranium (HEU).

Question 8

Media coverage can make a minor group appear to be politically important.

Question 9

Which of the following tactics is most often employed by terrorists?

A)bombing
B)kidnapping
C)hijacking
D)arson

Question 10

Which of the following is not a tactic of terrorism as defined by Brian Jenkins?

A)bombing
B)larceny
C)arson
D)assault

Question 11

Radioactive poisoning is highly contagious.

Question 12

Which type of explosive is designed to spread fuel in the air and then ignite it?

A)Thermobaric bomb
B)Double-sidedbomb
C)Traditional bomb
D)Radio-signaled bomb

Question 13

Women often receive combat or leadership positions in international terrorist organizations.

Question 14

While the term terrorism is difficult to define,the process of terrorism is not.

Question 15

Cyberterrorism is an attractive,low-risk strategy.

Question 16

In 1848,anarchists talked about ,meaning that the only way to communicate with the social order was to destroy it.

A)propaganda by the deed
B)media propaganda
C)public awareness campaigns
D)the philosophy of the bomb

Question 17

Nuclear waste is a ready-made dirty bomb.

Question 18

All researchers have determined that the frequency of violence is more important than the severity of terrorist attacks.

Question 19

Examples of force multipliers include technology and reserve units 'at the ready'.

Question 20

The most common tactic of cyberterrorism to date has been the defacement of Web sites.

Question 21

Anthrax is considered a .

A)vermin
B)virus
C)bacteria
D)chemical

Question 22

There are four types of biological agents: (1)natural poisons,or toxins that occur without human modification; (2)viruses; (3)bacteria; and (4).

A)radiation
B)plagues
C)nerve gas
D)plutonium

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT considered a force multiplier?

A)Technology
B)Media
C)Military
D)Religious fanaticism

Question 24

What biological agent infected citizens through the mail in the wake of the attacks on September 11,2001?

A)Anthrax
B)Smallpox
C)Plague
D)Botulism

Question 25

The type of nuclear bomb used at Hiroshima employed .

A)highly enriched uranium
B)plutonium
C)neptunium
D)deuterium

Question 26

Ebola virus is considered a .

A)bacterial infection
B)food borne illness
C)radiological weapon
D)hemorrhagic fever

Question 27

The United States has experienced notable biological attacks since 1980.

A)zero
B)one
C)two
D)ten

Question 28

According to the text,is the only group that has made an effort to obtain a nuclear device.

A)LTTE Black Tigers
B)Hezbollah
C)Al Qaeda
D)Kurdistan Workers Party

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a target for cyberterrorism?

A)Computers
B)Freeways
C)Computer networks
D)Information storage and retrieval systems

Question 30

As the world moves closer to a global economy,terrorists have found that striking increases the effectiveness of operations.

A)economic targets
B)national targets
C)symbolic targets
D)security targets

Question 31

Nerve agents,blood agents,choking agents,and blistering agents are all examples of agents.

A)bacterial
B)chemical
C)viral
D)radiological

Question 32

The National Conference of State Legislature defines as "the use of information technology by terrorists to promote a political agenda."

A)narcoterrorism
B)cyberterrorism
C)domestic terrorism
D)transnational terrorism

Question 33

HEU stands for ________ .

A)heavily elongated uranium
B)high evolution utilities
C)harsh environmental usage
D)highly enriched uranium

Question 34

refers to the use of computers to attack technological targets or physical attacks on computer networks.

A)Narcoterrorism
B)Cyberterrorism
C)Domestic terrorism
D)Transnational terrorism

Question 35

is considered a non-contagious bacterial infection.

A)Smallpox
B)MRSA
C)Hemorrhagic fever
D)Anthrax

Question 36

attacks are susceptible to antibiotics.

A)Bacterial
B)Chemical
C)Viral
D)Nuclear

Question 37

Most dirty-bomb scenarios are based on the premise that a agent will be used with a conventional explosive.

A)bacterial
B)viral
C)chemical
D)radiological

Question 38

enter the body through ingestion,respiration,or contact.

A)Blood agents
B)Blistering agents
C)Nerve agents
D)Choking agents

Question 39

Congress mandates that all radioactive waste from America's nuclear power plants be transported to a repository in what state?

A)Nevada
B)Arizona
C)Alaska
D)Colorado

Question 40

Terrorists use __________________ to increase their attacking power.

A)force multipliers
B)tactics
C)large memberships
D)secrecy

Question 41

Gender impacts terrorist tactics and is often related mostly to the .

A)social standing of the terrorist organization
B)ideology of the terrorist organization
C)economics of the terrorist organization
D)media influence upon the terrorist organization

Question 42

increase terrorists' attacking power without increasing personnel.

Question 43

The major factor in deciding to employ suicide terrorists is the of the group.

A)social structure and culture
B)religiousbeliefs
C)rational choice
D)economic strength

Question 44

present an attractive weapon for terrorists because they are easy to control and the users can avoid the area they attack.

Question 45

The in eastern Turkey conducted the least deadly attacks in the course of modern suicide bombing,killing an average of two people per incident.

A)Black Tigers
B)Kurdistan Workers' Party
C)Tamil Hindus
D)Russian Orthodox Christians

Question 46

Which of the following is NOT a target of transnational attack?

A)Tourism
B)Energy
C)Transportation
D)Consumerism

Question 47

Nerve agents enter the body through ingestion,respiration,or ___________________.

Question 48

In 2003,Al Qaeda began targeting oil facilities in what country?

A)Iran
B)Saudi Arabia
C)Iraq
D)Kuwait

Question 49

J.Bowyer Bell refers to ___________________ terrorism,which is a form of violence that occurs in Africa where arbitrary national boundaries have been drawn through ethnic and tribal divisions.

A)endemic
B)ethnic
C)epidemic
D)evident

Question 50

More are targeted in suicide attacks than any other group.

A)Catholics
B)Muslims
C)Jews
D)atheists

Question 51

Which of the following is not a major type of suicide attack?

A)Suicide in warfare
B)Suicide for a principle without killing others
C)Suicide by cop
D)Suicide terrorism

Question 52

Daly says that the Taliban believes that the most effective way to destroy the Pakistan government is to attack .

A)political targets
B)women and children
C)economic targets
D)allies of the Pakistani government

Question 53

Jenkins says that there are six tactics of terrorism: ,arson,assault,kidnapping,bombing,and hostage taking.

Question 54

Margaret Gonzalez-Perez found that the role of women in terrorist groups is more closely determined by the __________ orientation of an organization than its tactics.

A)gender
B)economic
C)religious
D)political

Question 55

Criminologists frequently complain that are often ignored in the study of crime,unless the study focuses on victimization.

A)children
B)females
C)males
D)animals

Question 56

According to the text,the have conducted more suicide bombings than any other group.

A)Buddhist Sinhalese
B)Sunni Kurds
C)LTTE Black Tigers
D)Hezbollah

Question 57

The first known female suicide bomber (employed against an Israeli convoy)occurred in which decade?

A)1970s
B)1980s
C)1990s
D)1960s

Question 58

After the September 11 attacks,the federal government immediately budgeted $ 4.8 billion to protect the industry.

A)shipping
B)aviation
C)computer
D)banking

Question 59

Force multipliers include ,transnational support,media coverage,and religious fanaticism.

Question 60

Rohan Gunaratna sees that suicide bombings have which three things in common?

A)Secrecy,reconnaissance,and rehearsal
B)Secrecy,religion,and political agendas
C)Political agendas,chance of success,and secrecy
D)Secrecy,rehearsal,and chance of success

Question 61

There are four types of chemical agents: nerve agents,blood agents,choking agents,and
__________________________.

Question 62

When people are victims of a bacterial attack,may be an effective treatment.

Question 63

What are Michael Levi's five goals for policy makers? How does Levi suggest the United States approach nuclear terrorism?

Question 64

What is a force multiplier? List and explain force multipliers and how they are used.

Question 65

____________________ increases the ability of terrorist groups to move and hide across a nation.

Question 66

How does oil in the Niger Delta represent a different opportunity for economic attack?

Question 67

Name and summarize the effects of the most threatening biological agents indicated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Describe the two biological attacks on U.S.soil.

Question 68

Pape takes the study of beyond a simple definition of how it happens and offers a theory.

Question 69

have been involved in terrorist groups throughout the history of modern terrorism,but their role has been ignored.

Question 70

Describe cyberterrorism and its targets; why is it attractive to terrorists? How can cyberterrorism be utilized by terrorists?

Question 71

The most fearful scenario related to WMD involves a(n)explosion.

Question 72

____________________ terrorism is terrorism that exists inside a political entity.

Question 73

The Pakistani Taliban and ______________ formed female suicide cells after the first female suicide bomber struck in Pakistan in 2010.

Question 74

The popular conception in Lebanon is that __________________________ causes suicide terrorism.

Question 75

suicide refers to the willingness of individuals to sacrifice their lives to benefit their primary reference group,such as a family,military unit,ethnic group,or country.

Question 76

The formal name of the terrorist group referred to as PKK is the _________________________.

Question 77

systems present a tempting economic target because they produce mass casualties with minimal effort.

Question 78

Terrorism most frequently affects travelers.

Question 79

Energy,shipping,and __________________________ industries are the most likely targets for a transnational attack.

Question 80

Describe the four types of chemical agents as well as the problems they present.When are chemical weapons most effective?