Deck 16: Terrorism - A Global Perspective

Question 1

Currently,the U.S.State Department includes the following countries as sponsors of terrorism:

A) Sudan
B) Cuba
C) Iran
D) Syria
E) All of the above

Answer 1

E

Question 2

In the last few years,terrorists have shifted their focus away from businesses and other soft targets.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The Western world has heavily invested in a so called "war on terror" with mostly vague and predominately controversial results.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

One of the newer trends in attacking companies and corporations has been an assault on executives - primarily:

A) Kidnapping for ransom.
B) with attacks on their family.
C) through attempts to intercept electronic financial transactions.
D) with attempts to discredit their company's brand.
E) all of the above

Question 5

Present day terrorist networks are tightly structured with clear command and control and motivated mostly by profit.

Question 6

International terrorism is a new phenomenon occurring only in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Question 7

Modern Islamic terrorists have expressed interest in developing the capability to exploit cyber vulnerabilities to disrupt:

A) banking communications
B) infrastructures like transportation
C) medical services
D) public confidence
E) all of the above

Question 8

Today,terrorism is a viable method of attracting not only local,but also national or world attention through mass media.