Reference no: EM131596307
Question 1: Scholars regard homeland security as:
a. A policy framework
b. The agency in charge of preventing terrorist attacks
c. An emerging area of study
d. A function to be performed by government officials
e. A new priority in the post-cold war world
Question 2: What problems did DHS create for emergency management?
a. DHS took much of FEMA's budget
b. DHS granted to much autonomy to FEMA
c. Terrorism became less important than other hazards
d. Collaboration improved dramatically
e. Moral improved among FEMA officials
Question 3: Which discipline is most likely to generate understanding about nuclear, biological and chemical weapons?
a. Sociology
b. Psychology
c. Engineering
d. The physical and biological sciences
e. Public administration
Question 4: One person's terrorist...
a. Is another person's terrorist
b. Is labeled that way by the media also
c. Is another person's freedom fighter
d. Is another person's crazed maniac
e. Is another person's friend
Question 5: Which of the following is a characteristic of terrorism?
a. It is exactly like a protest or picket line
b. It is only performed by individuals not groups
c. It is only performed by groups and not individuals
d. It is directed toward governments and not citizens
e. It is accompanied with fear and coercion
Question 6: In most disasters:
a. Terrorist attacks will occur
b. There will be pro-social behavior
c. Political change never occurs
d. There will be no long or short term consequences
e. It is never easy to determine what might happen next
Question 7: Which of the following is not a complaint of bin Laden against the United States?
a. The U.S. supports puppet governments
b. The U.S. sends troops to the Middle East
c. The U.S. helped to establish Israel
d. The U.S. fully understands Muslim preferences
e. The U.S. is involved in exploitative policies
Question 8: Politics:
a. Is the authoritative allocation of values
b. Cannot be linked to terrorism
c. Has no relationship to the Department of Homeland Security
d. Is a force that prohibits terrorism
e. Cannot be tied to ideology
Question 9: An ideology:
a. Does not discuss how truth can be pursued
b. Includes no discussion of individual rights
c. May determine what makes a political system legitimate
d. Has no relation to environmental protection
e. Is not a set a beliefs and attitudes
Question 10: Abu Sayef is a terrorist organization in:
a. The United States
b. The Philippines
c. Peru
d. Puerto Rico
e. Jamaica
Question 11: Most terrorists:
a. Are young adults in their twenties
b. Are in their forties
c. Are not male
d. Are taught in Madrasahs
e. Are wealthy
Question 12: Which organization helped to raise money for terrorists in Ireland?
a. USAID
b. NORAID
c. NBC
d. CBRNE
e. ICS
Question 13: The contamination of a salad bar with salmonella occurred in which state?
a. North Dakota
b. Ohio
c. Oregon
d. Kentucky
e. Missouri
Question 14: Which of the following movements is an example of Anarchism?
a. The murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
b. Michael Bakunin's attacks on the czarist state
c. Communist takeovers in Latin America
d. Communist takeovers in France
e. Communist takeovers in Spain
Question 15: Which description fits "social learning theory?"
a. Media reports can peak people's interest in terrorism
b. More deadly attacks are required to get the same amount of attention in the future
c. Observing attacks may generate similar behavior in the future
d. Violence weakens people's distaste of terrorism
e. None of these
Question 16: Senator Richard Lugar believes that the threat of terrorism is overblown.
a. True
b. False
Question 17: Anthropology may assist in understanding the culture of terrorism.
a. True
b. False
Question 18: Risk is a measure of probability and consequences.
a. True
b. False
Question 19: Most definitions of terrorism do not focus on the use or threat of force.
a. True
b. False
Question 20: Security concerns made the response to 9/11 more challenging.
a. True
b. False
Question 21: Conflict between Arabs and the Jews is a recent phenomenon.
a. True
b. False
Question 22: The Taliban restricted the rights of liberties of women in Afghanistan.
a. True
b. False
Question 23: Rule making, rule application and rule adjudication are examples of output functions in political systems.
a. True
b. False
Question 24: Coherence refers to the strength of conviction of those holding an ideology.
a. True
b. False
Question 25: Lybia was involved in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight flight 103.
a. True
b. False