Deck 21: Emergency Response to Terrorism

Question 1

The FBI reports that between 2002 and 2005 there were ____ terrorist attacks on domestic soil.

A) 12
B) 24
C) 36
D) 48

Answer 1

24

Question 2

No matter how the term "terrorism" is defined or who defines it, each definition found typically includes the terms "____" and "intimidation."

A) violence
B) suicide
C) homicide
D) militant

Answer 2

violence

Question 3

____ organizations are groups that, in most cases, violently oppose firearm legislation, income tax payments, and government in general.

A) Militia
B) Left-wing extremist
C) Environmentalist
D) Religious extremist

Answer 3

Militia

Question 4

Terrorist acts that violate U.S. criminal laws, and that occur outside the U.S. in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons intended to be coerced or intimidated, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum, are considered ____ terrorism.

A) lone wolf
B) international
C) environmental
D) domestic

Question 5

Domestic terrorists are not considered to be extremists.

Question 6

Infection by a biological weapon occurs much in the same way as any infectious disease is spread.

Question 7

Domestic terrorism is the result of an attempt by an individual or group to intimidate or coerce the government or its people in furtherance of political or social objectives.

Question 8

David Koresh, self-proclaimed prophet of the Branch Davidians Seventh Day Adventists and suspected child abuser and polygamist, took part in a 51-day standoff at his ranch located near ____.

A) Jonestown
B) Chappaquiddick Island
C) Waco
D) Ruby Ridge

Question 9

The ____ are traditionally anticapitalists with some having an anarchist philosophy, in which they reject the idea of private property and organized government.

A) right-wing extremists
B) special interest groups
C) religious extremists
D) left-wing extremists

Question 10

The atmosphere is composed of 71% oxygen.

Question 11

During the incident known as ____, a 12-day violent standoff in Idaho came to an end through surrender only after an FBI sniper shot and killed Vicki Weaver, the wife of the suspect, Randy Weaver, as she held her 10-month-old infant.

A) Idaho Standoff
B) Waco
C) Ruby Ridge
D) Columbine

Question 12

The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) is the most extreme of the animal rights organizations and has an extensive history of violence.

Question 13

Freedom fighting is generally aimed at ____.

A) religious groups
B) specific cultural groups
C) the government
D) the general public

Question 14

The roots of the word "terrorism" go far back in time, deriving from the Latin term terrere , meaning "to ____."

A) kill
B) frighten
C) tremble
D) target

Question 15

One of the main issues that arises when trying to define terrorism is that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter."

Question 16

Terrorist groups have not yet used cyberterrorism to handicap any major U.S. infrastructures.

Question 17

The left-wing cherishes individual freedoms over government regulations, and often declares a racist and radical supremacy while embracing antigovernment and antiregulatory platforms.

Question 18

Because of worldwide efforts to vaccinate Earth's population against this disease, the world's last known case of smallpox was discovered in Somalia in 1977.

Question 19

Which of the following best describes Timothy McVeigh?

A) Left-wing extremist
B) Right-wing extremist
C) Environmentalist
D) Religious extremist

Question 20

Filoviruses, including the Marburg virus and Ebola virus, are spread through ingestion of contaminated food.

Question 21

____ is a bacterial disease that is found in rodents and their fleas.

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

Question 22

Special interests groups generally target ____.

A) the general public
B) facilities and materials
C) the government
D) specific religions

Question 23

____ are those that are on the far edge of certain social movements, and include animal rights activists and the environmentalists.

A) Special interest groups
B) Religious extremists
C) Right-wing extremists
D) Left-wing extremists

Question 24

____ risks may include use of intentionally disseminated organisms such as bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, and toxins from other living organisms or from bloodborne pathogens that are common everyday risks.

A) Thermal
B) Mechanical
C) Etiological
D) Asphyxiation

Question 25

____ is a serious illness that naturally occurs in the United States through exposure to animals (rodents, rabbits, and hares) infected with the Francisella tularensis bacterium.

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

Question 26

____ harm comes in the form of toxic, corrosive, etiological, and mechanical mechanisms.

A) Chemical
B) Radiological
C) Thermal
D) Asphyxiant

Question 27

____ is an encapsulated, aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium that is transmitted through direct contact, inhalation, and ingestion.

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

Question 28

Temperature extremes, either hot or cold, expose the Paramedic to the possibility of a ____ injury through direct contact, convection, conduction, or any of the other methods of temperature transference.

A) radiological
B) thermal
C) chemical
D) mechanical

Question 29

____ exposure occurs when the Paramedic encounters alpha particles, beta particles, or gamma rays.

A) Chemical
B) Thermal
C) Etiological
D) Radiological

Question 30

The signs of ____, an extremely contagious viral illness that has no cure, include small, raised bumps that appear on the infected person's body and face.

A) tularemia
B) smallpox
C) botulism
D) plague

Question 31

____ use scripture and teachings to form their beliefs in life and feel that all others should share their same views or they will perish.

A) Left-wing extremists
B) Environmentalists
C) Religious extremists
D) Animal rights groups

Question 32

Which of the following is not an acronym or mnemonic Paramedics may use to remember the different types of harm that they may encounter?

A) B-NICE
B) TRACEM
C) ABC
D) CBRNE

Question 33

____ are organophosphate compounds that attack the nervous system by impairing nerve impulse transmission through inhibition of acetylcholinesterase and preventing the re-uptake of excess acetylcholine.

A) Pulmonary agents
B) Vesicants
C) Nerve agents
D) Irritants

Question 34

____ is a toxin created by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium and classified as a neuroparalytic, which can cause flaccid paralysis by preventing the release of acetylcholine.

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

Question 35

Detonation of a fission device similar to that of the atomic bomb would be categorized under ____ terrorism.

A) incendiary
B) biological
C) nuclear
D) chemical

Question 36

The Paramedic should consider himself far enough away from a scene if, when holding up his ____ in front of his eye, he can no longer see the scene.

A) hand
B) medical bag
C) key
D) thumb

Question 37

____ harm, one of the most encountered forms of harm, occurs as the direct result of physical trauma, such as being shot while responding.

A) Etiological
B) Mechanical
C) Asphyxiation
D) Radiological

Question 38

Triggered devices allow the terrorist to be distant from the scene at the point of ignition. An attack of this type would be categorized under ____ terrorism.

A) biological
B) chemical
C) explosive
D) incendiary

Question 39

____ awareness, or being ever vigilant for potential dangers at the scene, is one of the most important steps that a Paramedic can take to remain safe during a potential terrorism incident.

A) Situational
B) Grounded
C) Domestic
D) Forward body

Question 40

____ typically target construction sites (especially new home construction), equipment and buildings at mining and logging companies, ski resorts, and waste disposal or nuclear power plants.

A) Militia
B) Animal rights groups
C) Environmentalists
D) Left-wing extremists

Question 41

____, such as mustard gas, are heavy, oily liquids that are colorless and odorless in their pure state.

A) Irritants
B) Blister agents
C) Nerve agents
D) Blood agents

Question 42

Terrorists will often take and hold an aircraft, ship, car, or other form of transportation by force. This is known as ____.

A) hijacking
B) hostage taking
C) assassination
D) barricading

Question 43

____ are generally non-lethal, but seem to act like asphyxiants for those exposed.

A) Nerve agents
B) Irritants
C) Vesicants
D) Blood agents

Question 44

____ terrorism often includes explosives, either by wearing the explosive and detonating it in a crowd of people or by driving a vehicle bomb into the target.

A) Nuclear
B) Chemical
C) Incendiary
D) Suicide

Question 45

____ are cellular asphyxiants that inhibit the body's ability to exchange gasses.

A) Organophosphate compounds
B) Cyanides
C) Vesicants
D) Tularemias