Deck 10: Revolutionary And Counterrevolutionary Terrorism

Question 1

Maoist terrorism is most appropriately classed as in nature.

A)religious
B)political
C)revolutionary
D)criminal

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The New People's Army (NPA)is the longest-running communist insurgency in the world.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Death squads have been associated primarily with left-wing activities.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

After World War II,revolutionary terrorism was mainly composed of left-wing and Marxist movements.

Question 5

The Shining Path subscribed to Maoist ideology.

Question 6

In the early 1960s,a group of revolutionaries called the Tupamaros surfaced in ___________.

A)Uruguay
B)Columbia
C)Argentina
D)Paraguay

Question 7

The Tupamaros favored a(n)environment.

A)rural
B)religious
C)urban
D)global

Question 8

India is one of the most under-policed countries of the world.

Question 9

Revolutionary terrorism began in 1789 with the French Revolution.

Question 10

In the Tupamaro organization,the Executive Committee was in charge,but it ran a highly decentralized operation.

Question 11

was a global movement expressing dissatisfaction in the wake of anticolonialism.

A)Nationalist terrorism
B)Religiousterrorism
C)Separatist terrorism
D)Revolutionary terrorism

Question 12

Though it was formally abandoned by India's Constitution,a rigid caste system governed Indian society for centuries.

Question 13

The FARC and ELN,originally inspired by the Tupamaros,have turned to drug trafficking to survive.

Question 14

Rural revolutionary guerillas generally incorporated selective terrorism in the traditions of:

A)Collins and Guevara
B)Lenin and Marx
C)Marighella and Guevara
D)Collins and Marx

Question 15

A common misconception is that the American Revolution was based on terrorism.

Question 16

Ethnic strife is the sole cause of India's terrorist problems.

Question 17

As champions of revolutionary terrorism,the Tupamaros were copied around the world,especially by groups in the United States and western Europe.

Question 18

FARC and the ELN emerged as revolutionary groups in 1960s France.

Question 19

A Naxalite group known as the Shining Path launched terrorist campaigns in rural Peru.

Question 20

Liberation theology is a doctrine that originated in poverty.

Question 21

In 2012,negotiators sat down with government officials in Oslo.

A)ELN
B)NPA
C)MeK
D)FARC

Question 22

combines the ideas of Marx with Christian teachings,specifically focusing on social justice and the poor.

A)Liberation theology
B)Communism
C)Socialism
D)Nationalism

Question 23

was/were founded in 1965 and thus preceded the Iranian Revolution by 14 years.

A)The Naxalites
B)The MeK
C)Hamas
D)FARC

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a tactic of the Tupamaros?

A)Robbery
B)Kidnapping
C)Drug trade
D)Attacking symbolic targets

Question 25

Former Columbian President was internationally recognized for his tough stance against FARC and other revolutionary movements.

A)Raul Sendic
B)Alvaro Uribe
C)Renato Curcio
D)Felipe Calderón

Question 26

The emerging Colombian drug gangs that have come to replace drug cartels are known as:

A)BACRIM
B)ELN
C)FARC
D)MST

Question 27

The philosophy of the Mujahedin-e-Kahlq (MeK)is socialism and .

A)women's liberation
B)economic stability
C)peace
D)international military supremacy

Question 28

The Tupamaros operated solely in what Latin American city?

A)Lima
B)Asuncion
C)Montevideo
D)Rio de Janeiro

Question 29

The ELN is composed of determined revolutionaries primarily funded by .

A)the slave trade
B)charities
C)corrupt politicians
D)the drug trade

Question 30

What did the Uruguayan government primarily target in their 1972 attack upon the Tupamaros?

A)the group's logistical network
B)the group's family members
C)the group's leaders
D)the group's weapons caches

Question 31

Operating primarily in rural areas,the goals of were to topple the government in Bogotá and establish a socialist government.

A)FARC
B)Shining Path
C)RAF
D)ELN

Question 32

Which of the following is not a way that FARC raised funds?

A)Taxing marijuana growers
B)Extorting money from local businesses
C)Kidnapping
D)Charities

Question 33

In the midst of revolution and torture of the 60s and 70s,the Tupamaros blamed for supporting the brutal Uruguayan government.

A)Britain
B)the United States
C)France
D)Greece

Question 34

What is the official name of the Tupamaros?

A)National Liberation Movement
B)Shining Path
C)FARC
D)ELN

Question 35

The Mujahedin-e-Kahlq (MeK)was established in which of the following countries?

A)Iran
B)Israel
C)Pakistan
D)Peru

Question 36

The Tupamaros followed the operational guidelines of what revolutionary leader?

A)Fidel Castro
B)Carlos Marighella
C)Tupac Amaru
D)Renato Curcio

Question 37

The Tupamaros have a history with union workers in what Uruguayan industry?

A)sugar
B)coal
C)gold
D)salt

Question 38

In 1964,a small group of Catholic priests joined an idealistic group of college students to form a new organization that would fight for social justice in Colombia.They called themselves the:

A)FARC
B)MLN
C)MeK
D)ELN

Question 39

founded the Tupamaros.

A)Fidel Castro
B)Raul Sendic
C)Carlos Marighella
D)Tupac Amaru

Question 40

Which of the following is an Italian Marxist terrorist group that had its most effective operations from 1975 to 1990?

A)Red Army Faction
B)New People's Army
C)Red Brigades
D)Tupamaros

Question 41

Which of the following is a campaign by the military wing of the Philippine Communist Party?

A)ELN
B)FARC
C)Shining Path
D)NPA

Question 42

India has a variety of problems arising from all of the following except:

A)political strife
B)religious strife
C)educational strife
D)ethnic strife

Question 43

Death squads have been associated primarily with activities.

A)left-wing
B)right-wing
C)urban
D)rural

Question 44

Who was the president of Peru from 1990 to 2000?

A)Abimael Guzmán
B)Tupac Amaru
C)Alberto Fujimori
D)Juan Manuel Santos

Question 45

What group is responsible for the assassinations of six Americans in Tehran during the 1970s?

A)The Mujahedin-e-Kahlq (MeK)
B)The Red Army Faction (RAF)
C)The Shining Path
D)The New Peoples' Army

Question 46

What is the name applied to the region of Naxalite violence in India?

A)Red Corridor
B)Naxalbari
C)West Bengal
D)Northern region

Question 47

The Shining Path was deeply influenced by China and its .

A)cultural revolution
B)religion
C)government
D)economic revolution

Question 48

Which of the following was a mass Philippine protest movement that toppled Ferdinand Marcos in 1986?

A)People Power Revolution
B)Tax Revolution
C)Freedom Revolution
D)Citizen Rights Revolution

Question 49

Which of the following organizations is viewed as the longest-running communist insurgency in the world?

A)FARC
B)ELN
C)MeK
D)NPA

Question 50

The Shining Path was influenced by the revolutionary philosophy of which Chinese communist leader?

A)Zhou Enlai
B)LinBiao
C)Mao Zedong
D)Peng Chen

Question 51

The New York Times (2009)reports that the Shining Path reemerged around 2007,by reinventing itself as a __________ organization.

A)non-violent political
B)sex trafficking
C)drug trafficking
D)human trafficking

Question 52

Beginning in 1980,the Maoist group launched a terrorist campaign in rural Peru.

A)The New Peoples' Army (NPA)
B)The Shining Path
C)The National Liberation Army (ELN)
D)The Tupamaros

Question 53

What country was home to the 1979 Sandinista revolution?

A)Venezuela
B)Uraguay
C)Nicaragua
D)Brazil

Question 54

Illegal military and police units who torture and kill suspected terrorists and their supporters are commonly referred to as .

A)brigades
B)Fedayeen
C)death squads
D)Mujahedin

Question 55

is a philosophy professor who led the Shining Path from 1980 until his arrest in 1992.

A)Abimael Guzmán
B)Tupac Amaru
C)Raul Sendic
D)Juan Manuel Santos

Question 56

The Philippine government used the war on terrorism as an excuse to move against all but the following:

A)lawyers
B)politicians
C)church workers
D)union organizers

Question 57

was an Inca chieftain who led a revolt against Spain in the sixteenth century.

A)Abimael Guzmán
B)Tupac Amaru
C)Raul Sendic
D)Juan Manuel Santos

Question 58

emerged in a 1967 uprising in West Bengal.

A)The Naxalites
B)The NPA
C)FARC
D)The Tupamaros

Question 59

According to the text,potential terrorist actors are motivated by which of the following?

A)domination in the areas that they control
B)economic disparity
C)internal discipline
D)revolutionary philosophies

Question 60

The United States granted the Philippines independence in what year?

A)1997
B)1982
C)2001
D)1946

Question 61

The in China ended with the death of Mao Zedong.

Question 62

refers to a mass Philippine protest movement that toppled Ferdinand Marcos in 1986.

Question 63

FARC and ELN emerged as revolutionary groups in .

Question 64

In 1978,the Tupamaros launched a massive campaign of terrorism.

Question 65

The MeK was founded in 1965 for the purpose of overthrowing the ____________________________ government.

Question 66

and are linked by a radical socialist ideology,but torn over control of drug profits.

Question 67

The of Uruguay embodied the concept of urban revolution.

Question 68

The most notorious revolutionary groups in Columbia include ,the ELN,and the AUC.

Question 69

developed as a reaction to revolutionary terrorism.

Question 70

The is the most active terrorist group in the Philippines.

Question 71

Peru's revolutionary past was grounded in as the indigenous people sought to free themselves from European rule.

Question 72

The United States removed from the list of designated FTOs in 2012.

Question 73

The runs from Nepal to southern India,and from India's east coast to the central regions.

Question 74

The National Liberation Movement (MLN)renamed themselves the .

Question 75

was known for his tough stance against FARC and other revolutionary movements.

Question 76

The Tupamaros,unlike Castro,were not interested in building a(n)_____________________________ to strike at the government.

Question 77

____________ are geographical areas that the duly empowered government cannot control.

Question 78

The 20-year terrorist campaign of the was launched in Peru in 1980.

Question 79

Ferdinand Marcos ruled the as a dictator after being elected as president in 1965.

Question 80

Modern revolutionary terrorism was a global movement expressing dissatisfaction in the wake of
__________________________.