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QUESTION 1. What is the success rate for terrorists achieving their goals?
Above average for long-term goals
Above average for short-term goals
Never over the long term
Never over the short term
QUESTION 2. Which of the following is a characteristic of decentralized networks?
Clear chains of command
Diverse, interconnected nodes
Executive leadership
Small, interdependent cells
QUESTION 3. Which of the following is the key explanatory variable for how a terrorist organization selects its targets?
Funding
Ideology
Membership
Opportunity
QUESTION 4. Which of the following is the most preferred method of attack in modern terrorism?
Assassinations
Bombings
Mass Disruption
Suicide Attacks
QUESTION 5. Which of the following is an advantage of suicide attacks over other methods?
They are often inexpensive
They do not attract as much media attention
They do not require adaptation
They have a perfect success rate
QUESTION 6. International law is generally understood to define the legal use of military reprisal when:
Retaliatory action does not harm innocent people.
Retaliatory action results in proportionally fewer damages to those caused by the offending act.
When the reprisal occurs within a time period following the offending act, which is usually 72 days.
QUESTION 7. Which form of soft power does a government use when it reaches out directly to the population of a foreign country?
Deterrence
Public diplomacy
Sanctions
Talking to terrorist groups
QUESTION 8. Which form of power has historically outperformed military preemption as an effective counterterrorism strategy?
Commando raids
Conciliation and peace
Military retaliation
Talking to terrorist groups
QUESTION 9. Which tenet of the Bush Doctrine did President Obama retain - although in a modified form - in his own national security strategy?
American exceptionalism
Global advancement of American ideals
Interdependent security
Unilateral use of force
QUESTION 10. In what situation are hostage rescue missions most likely to achieve their objectives?
Hostile political contexts
Low-risk operations
Non-permissive environments
Permissive environments
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