Deck 1: The Shifting Definition Of Terrorism

Question 1

Terrorism came into existence during the American Revolution.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

According to Schmid,terrorism is a __________; that is,terrorism is defined by different people within vacillating social and political realities.

A)military concept
B)social context
C)social construct
D)truth construct

Answer 2

C

Question 3

European governments and capitalists came to fear class revolution as a series of uprisings swept across Europe in 1848.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The definition of terrorism is not only produced from various social constructs,but is also developed through the application of _____________.

A)religious power
B)political power
C)police power
D)censorship

Question 5

One fact that influenced the adoption of violent action by anarchists was the invention of dynamite.

Question 6

Modern terrorism surfaced with violent anarchists in the late 1800s.

Question 7

The way that people view reality is known as a(n):

A)social construct.
B)academic consensus.
C)social context.
D)social consensus.

Question 8

The domestic terror bombing in Oklahoma City occurred in:

A)2001.
B)2010.
C)1995.
D)1878.

Question 9

Terrorism is difficult to define because it is not a physical entity that has dimensions to be measured,weighed,and analyzed.

Question 10

Guerilla warfare originated in Spain.

Question 11

Russia was the site of The Easter Rising of 1916.

Question 12

The meaning of terrorism has changed with political tides in Western history.

Question 13

Terrorists are treated differently from criminals and other enemies of the state.

Question 14

The social context surrounding the term terrorism influences how it is defined.

Question 15

European capitalists of the 1800s opposed all forms of socialism and anarchy.

Question 16

The definition of terrorism fluctuates according to the interests of the group defining the term.

Question 17

On November 5,2009,U.S.Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting spree in ______________,killing thirteen people.

A)Tacoma,WA
B)Fort Hood,TX
C)Virginia Tech,VA
D)Washington,DC

Question 18

The term terrorism is not loaded with politically explosive meanings.

Question 19

Guerilla tactics were used throughout the Napoleonic Wars.

Question 20

Edmund Burke used the term terrorism to describe the situation of revolutionary Paris in 1787.

Question 21

Who,of the following,claims terrorism constitutes the illegitimate use of force to achieve a political objective by targeting innocent people?

A)Brian Jenkins
B)Walter Laqueur
C)David Rapoport
D)Edward Herman

Question 22

sees attacks on civilians as the key element differentiating terrorists from legitimate revolutionaries.

A)Ganor
B)Schmidt
C)Jongman
D)Reitan

Question 23

According to the text,the definition of changes with social and historical circumstances.

A)war
B)anarchism
C)terrorism
D)violence

Question 24

Napoleon's army's first encounter with guerrilla tactics came with its invasion of which country?

A)Spain
B)Russia
C)England
D)Austria

Question 25

Modern terrorism,as defined in the text,surfaced with violent anarchists in the late .

A)1900s
B)1700s
C)1600s
D)1800s

Question 26

The Irish Republican Army (IRA)developed out of a desire.

A)nationalistic
B)socialistic
C)economic
D)capitalistic

Question 27

Terrorism began as government repression in which country?

A)The United States
B)France
C)Canada
D)England

Question 28

According to Smith,terrorism is a law enforcement and intelligence issue,while insurgencies are:

A)military matters
B)political issues
C)civilian matters
D)legal issues

Question 29

A is a collection of particular people who are attacked by terrorists simply because they belong to a particular unit.

A)selective target
B)discriminatorytarget
C)class target
D)group target

Question 30

Who of the following believes that it is necessary to emphasize the criminal nature of terrorism and move the focus beyond the debates about politics?

A)Ganor
B)Laqueur
C)Reitan
D)Schbley

Question 31

Who is considered the father of communism?

A)Karl Marx
B)Friedrich Engels
C)Joseph Stalin
D)Leon Trotsky

Question 32

Who of the following authored The Communist Manifesto?

A)Lenin
B)Stalin
C)Proudhon
D)Marx and Engels

Question 33

A simple definition of terrorism involves all of the following EXCEPT:

A)use of force.
B)innocent people.
C)political purposes.
D)religion.

Question 34

Modern terrorism developed out of the .

A)French Revolution
B)Civil War
C)American Revolution
D)World War II

Question 35

From 1794 to 1795,the French government conducted more than legal executions.

A)1,700
B)17,000
C)700
D)170,000

Question 36

Nationalistic terrorists adopted the tactics,but not the ideology of:

A)socialists.
B)communists.
C)capitalists.
D)anarchists.

Question 37

Which of the following groups sought to bring democracy to all classes and demanded immediate and drastic change?

A)Anarchists
B)Communists
C)Radical democrats
D)Capitalist democrats

Question 38

do not support centralized control of the economy.

A)Communists
B)Socialists
C)Anarchists
D)Capitalists

Question 39

The violence of the French Revolutionary period is colloquially known as ___________.

A)Bloody Sunday
B)The Reign of Terror
C)The Rule
D)Black October

Question 40

refers to controlling an economy by direct democracy and utilizing economic profits to ensure the well-being of citizens.

A)Socialism
B)Communism
C)Anarchy
D)Capitalism

Question 41

The motivations behind the People's Will evolved from revolutionary thought.

A)French
B)Russian
C)Irish
D)Spanish

Question 42

Who of the following led a second revolution in Russia,bringing the communists to power?

A)Lenin
B)Putin
C)Stalin
D)Marx

Question 43

Who of the following solidified Communist control of Russia through a secret police organization?

A)Lenin
B)Putin
C)Stalin
D)Marx

Question 44

The Irish Republican Army (IRA)was founded in the century.

A)19th
B)17th
C)18th
D)20th

Question 45

What group was responsible for the assassination of Czar Alexander II?

A)The IRA
B)The Peoples' Will
C)Mensheviks
D)Hohenzollerns

Question 46

The People's Will advocated for a violent socialist revolution in which country?

A)France
B)England
C)Russia
D)Spain

Question 47

The Black and Tan War was fought in what country?

A)England
B)Ireland
C)Wales
D)Scotland

Question 48

was intended to target specific government officials and supporters.

A)Targeted terrorism
B)Group terrorism
C)Marked terrorism
D)Selective terrorism

Question 49

were the lowest-level legislative body in the Soviet Union following the October Revolution.

A)Communists
B)Unions
C)Nationalists
D)Workers'Councils

Question 50

Anarchism is a philosophical concept that originated in:

A)Greece.
B)Spain.
C)Russia.
D)France.

Question 51

The police force established by the United Kingdom in Ireland was known as .

A)RIC
B)Sinn Féin
C)IRA
D)IRB

Question 52

,in its ideal form,is socialism with economic production and profits being owned and distributed by workers.

A)Capitalism
B)Democracy
C)Communism
D)Anarchy

Question 53

The term given to the newly formed Republic of Ireland after Irish independence is known as:

A)Irish Politics.
B)Free State.
C)Free Ireland.
D)Independent Ireland.

Question 54

Historically,the violence in Ireland has been largely intertwined with conflict between which two religions?

A)Anglicanism and Hinduism
B)Protestantism and Catholicism
C)Judaism and Paganism
D)Islam and Catholicism

Question 55

Collins viewed himself as a(n):

A)terrorist.
B)anarchist.
C)nationalist.
D)socialist.

Question 56

Leon Trotsky (1879-1940),believed that should be used as an instrument for overthrowing middle-class,or bourgeois,governments.

A)terrorism
B)diplomacy
C)propaganda
D)negotiation

Question 57

Who wrote of principles of revolution in his "Catechism of the Revolutionary"?

A)Nechaev
B)Rubenstein
C)Marighella
D)Bakunin

Question 58

was thrown out of the Communist Party for opposing Stalin and was assassinated by communist agents in Mexico City in 1940.

A)Karl Marx
B)Friedrich Engels
C)Vladimir Lenin
D)Leon Trotsky

Question 59

What is the name of the political party of Irish Republicans?

A)Sinn Féin
B)Supreme Counsel of the IRB
C)Royal Irish Constabulary
D)Irish Republican Army

Question 60

"Selective terrorism" as a strategy was developed by _____________.

A)Michael Collins
B)Karl Marx
C)Karl Heinzen
D)Peter Prokoptin

Question 61

Modern revolutionary terrorism is closely associated with a series of revolutionary activities that began with the
.

Question 62

Anarchism in the United States took the form of .

Question 63

The political party of Irish republicanism is called _______________.

Question 64

Lenin and one of his lieutenants,,believed that terrorism should be used as an instrument for overthrowing middle-class governments.

Question 65

The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)was the police force established by the in Ireland.

Question 66

The dividing of by Spanish and French forces sparked the beginning of the Peninsula War (1808- 1814).

Question 67

The primary targets of the IRB's 1870 terrorist campaign were ___________________________.

Question 68

The main objective of most European middle-class democrats from approximately 1815 to 1848 was to obtain constitutions to ensure ____________ .

Question 69

The was the command center of several Republican terrorist organizations,including the Irish Republican Army,the Official Irish Republican Army,and the Provisional Irish Republican Army.

Question 70

According to Reitan,is the distinguishing feature of terrorism.

Question 71

The synthesis of various positions on the definition of terrorism is known as the ____________________ definition.

Question 72

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels immortalized their communist ideals in their 1848 writing,.

Question 73

led the October 1917 Russian revolution,bringing the communists to power.

Question 74

_______________was the site of the start of the First Russian Revolution in 1905.

Question 75

The Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla was written by _______________________.

Question 76

is the Russian word for "workers council."

Question 77

Anarchism is a philosophical concept that originated in ancient _______________.

Question 78

_____________ of Russia faced his first revolution in 1905.

Question 79

Modern terrorism originated from the Revolution.

Question 80

reports that terrorism constitutes the illegitimate use of force to achieve a political objective by targeting innocent people.