Deck 8: Domestic Drug-Trafficking Organizations

Question 1

There are more than 2,000 active Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs within the United States.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The 1920s Mafia purge was conducted by which world leader?

A)Woodrow Wilson
B)Józef PiÅ‚sudski
C)Benito Mussolini
D)Giovanni Giolitti

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true about the OMG called the Bandidos?

A)They are one of the two largest OMGs operating in the United States.
B)They are most active in the Northeast and Southeast port cities.
C)They are expanding by using duck clubs and puppet clubs to increase membership.
D)They are involved in transporting and distributing cocaine and marijuana.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true about the OMG the Hells Angels?

A)They operate on six continents.
B)The group is involved in the production, transportation, and distribution of marijuana and methamphetamine.
C)They are the only OMG to operate in all 50 states in the United States.
D)The Hells Angels are involved in other criminal activity, including assault, extortion, and homicide.

Question 5

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) have called this OMG the most violent and dangerous in the nation.

A)The Mongols
B)The Outlaws
C)The Pagans
D)The Black Pistons

Question 6

Which gang, although heavily involved in the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine, is generally considered to be less sophisticated than the other three major outlaw motorcycle gangs in the United States?

A)Bandidos
B)Pagans
C)Outlaws
D)Hells Angels

Question 7

Which of the following is not a prison gang mentioned in the text?

A)Texas Syndicate
B)Tangos
C)The Four Horsemen
D)New World Order

Question 8

Nuestra Familia is a prison gang operating primarily in which state?

A)California
B)West Virginia
C)Florida
D)Arizona

Question 9

Which of the following is true about the prison gang Public Enemy Number One?

A)They operate primarily in New York and New Jersey.
B)They are a predominantly black prison group formed around 1990s rap culture.
C)They espouse a white supremacist philosophy.
D)They have very little power outside the prison walls.

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the largest and most violent prison gangs active on both sides of the United States-Mexico border?

A)La Cosa Nostra
B)Texas Syndicate
C)La Eme
D)Nuestra Fammilia

Question 11

The Black Guerilla Family got its start in which prison?

A)San Quentin
B)Moundsville State Pen
C)Alcatraz
D)Sing Sing

Question 12

A prison gang known as the Tangos would most likely be found in which state?

A)Tennessee
B)Texas
C)Arizona
D)Washington

Question 13

For many gangs, what role do women play in the drug trade?

A)couriers
B)dealers
C)hired killers
D)testers for gauging purity of drugs

Question 14

This prison gang is a violent California-based prison gang that subscribes to a white supremacist philosophy and is a prominent player in the drug trade.

A)Nazi Low Riders
B)California Syndicate
C)Texas Syndicate
D)Tangos

Question 15

Which of the following is not a prominent Mafioso?

A)Carlo Gambino
B)Salvatore Maranzano
C)Charles (Lucky) Luciano
D)Giovanni Giolitti

Question 16

Heroin was smuggled into the United States by French Corsicans as well as Sicilian Mafia members in an organization called ____________, which was broken up in the 1970s.

A)The French Connection
B)The Pizza Connection
C)The Europe Connection
D)The Gambino Connection

Question 17

This organized enterprise was a massive operation involving heroin smuggling and money laundering by Sicilian Mafia members operating in the United States, and it was headed by Sicilian crime boss Gaetano Badalamente.

A)Pizza Connection
B)French Fry Connection
C)Lasagna Connection
D)Butterfly Connection

Question 18

In 1986, the President's Commission on Organized Crime stated the biggest money maker for the Mafia was:

A)murder for hire
B)loan sharking
C)heroin
D)political corruption

Question 19

One of the most important developments during the 1930s was the formation of a commission, or __________, whereby heads of some of the most influential Mafia families would meet to divide territory.

A)national Mafia alliance
B)La Cosa Nosta Alliance
C)family circle alliance
D)omera organization

Question 20

A hardcore leader of a gang is commonly called the ""real deal.""

Question 21

In the 1950s and 1960s, the typical police approach to gangs was intervention.

Question 22

Historically, gang formation has been closely linked with surges in immigration.

Question 23

The majority of the members of the La Eme are Caucasian males, and the gang is primarily active in the Southwestern and Pacific regions of the United States.

Question 24

The Aryan Brotherhood is notoriously violent and is frequently involved in murder for hire.

Question 25

Public Enemy Number One (PEN1) is the fastest-growing Caucasian prison gang in the United States.

Question 26

The Mafia began in the United States in 1945 in Boston, MA, as a rival to the already prominent Irish Mob in the area.

Question 27

The Pizza Connection illustrates a working relationship between Sicilian and United States-based Mafia operatives and their ""common interests"" in drug trafficking and money laundering.

Question 28

The Prohibition era, which lasted from 1920 to 1933, was probably the single most influential factor in promoting up-and-coming Mafia families.

Question 29

Today, two factions of traditional organized crime operate in the United States: the alleged American Mafia and the __________.

A)Sicilian Mafia
B)Camorra Mafia
C)Gambizzi Mafia
D)Roman Mafia

Question 30

A strict code of silence, which dictated that family members never cooperate with government officials, is known as:

A)vendetta
B)omerta
C)brigata
D)camorra

Question 31

A code of retribution against anyone that in any way attacked or insulted a member of the family was referred to as:

A)vendetta
B)omerta
C)brigata
D)camorra

Question 32

The area known as the mezzogiorno is claimed by which powerful Italian organized crime group?

A)Sicilian Mafia
B)The Camorra
C)New Orleans Mafia
D)Russian Mafia

Question 33

In 1878, the first Sicilian Mafia members relocated to the United States. To which state did they relocate?

A)New York
B)Virginia
C)New Jersey
D)Pennsylvania

Question 34

While the northeast part of the United States is traditionally seen as the starting point of the Italian Mafia, where did they also begin to flourish in the late 1800s?

A)Florida
B)South Carolina
C)Louisiana
D)California

Question 35

The Black Pistons Motorcycle Club is the official support club for which OMG?

A)Outlaws
B)Pagans
C)Steelers
D)Bandidos