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1
One of the most widely used definitions of terrorism, as quoted in “How to Define Terrorism,” is that developed by:
A)the United Nations.
B)the International Criminal Court.
C)the U.S. Department of State.
D)Harvard University.
2
Activities that fall below the threshold of violence that can still be considered in defining terrorism, as pointed out in “How to Define Terrorism,” include all of the following except:
A)bribing government officials.
B)mobilizing support around a radical subculture.
C)providing social welfare services.
D)maintaining Internet-based websites.
3
According to “How to Define Terrorism,” terrorist insurgencies fall low on the list of warfare threats currently facing the international community.
A)True
B)False
4
A popular explanation to account for individuals joining terrorist groups, as asserted in “What Makes a Terrorist?”, is that these individuals are characterized by:
A)traumatic experiences in their past history.
B)mental illness.
C)other criminal behavior.
D)poverty and a lack of education.
5
According to an analysis of six Middle Eastern countries, as reported in “What Makes a Terrorist?”, poverty is most closely associated with:
A)religious piety.
B)political fervor.
C)the apolitical masses.
D)minority religions.
6
People with more education in the Middle East, as presented in “What Makes a Terrorist?”, are more likely to say that suicide attacks against Westerners in Iraq are justified than the lesser educated.
A)True
B)False
7
According to the author of “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” the main reason to believe that we are winning the global war against terrorists is that:
A)there have been no further attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11.
B)terror groups all have vulnerabilities.
C)Saddam Hussein has been removed from power.
D)statements released by al Qaeda demonstrate that the group has lost power.
8
As postulated in “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” today the global war on terror is less about armies and more about:
A)policing.
B)propaganda.
C)counterintelligence.
D)strategic bombing.
9
As defined in “The Myth of the Invincible Terrorist,” the Irish Republican Army expression “own goals” refers to assassinations by other groups of targets selected by them.
A)True
B)False
10
With the advent of nuclear weapons, as suggested in “From the H-Bomb to the Human Bomb,” mankind became defined by its capacity for:
A)never-ending war.
B)both universal homicide and suicide.
C)dangerous bullying.
D)establishing precarious peace between enemies.
11
In the best case, as maintained in “From the H-Bomb to the Human Bomb,” terrible ordeals enable people to move from passion to:
A)reason.
B)resignation.
C)contentment.
D)creativity.
12
After the two world wars, as stated in “From the H-Bomb to the Human Bomb,” the idea of man became more equivocal than ever is a problem for philosophers.
A)True
B)False
13
Among other poisons, as stated in “The Al Qaeda Weapons Race Continues,” Al Qaeda’s Abu Khabab Al Mursi was looking to create a weaponized form of:
A)strychnine.
B)anthrax.
C)e. coli.
D)cyanide.
14
Al Qaeda’s former head of a program to develop chemical and biological weapons, as explained in “The Al Qaeda Weapons Race Continues,” was originally from:
A)Pakistan.
B)Egypt.
C)Jordan.
D)Afghanistan.
15
U.S. intelligence officials, as reported in “The Al Qaeda Weapons Race Continues,” are convinced that Abu Khabab Al Mursi was killed in a counter-intelligence attack launched by the CIA.
A)True
B)False
16
According to “Terrorism and Extortion,” multinational corporations involved in any of the following industries are likely to experience the threat of terror and pressure to pay bribes except:
A)pharmaceutical.
B)energy.
C)mining.
D)agriculture.
17
The Chiquita corporation, as described in “Terrorism and Extortion,” recently admitted to paying extortion monies to a group in Colombia responsible for a large percentage of that country’s:
A)assassinations.
B)political graft.
C)cocaine exports.
D)pirating endeavors.
18
Because the company contacted the Justice Department voluntarily about extortion payments, as reported in “Terrorism and Extortion,” it was able to avoid paying fines for its illegal actions.
A)True
B)False
19
According to “Toy Soldiers,” the developing amygdale portion of the brain accounts for the tendency of young people to misread neutral or inquisitive facial expressions of others as a sign of:
A)criticism.
B)anger.
C)fear.
D)approval.
20
The quotation at the beginning of “Toy Soldiers” refers to the thousands of young boys, some as young as six, who left their homes to fight in:
A)World War II.
B)the American Revolution.
C)the Arab-Israeli Six Days’ War.
D)the Children’s Crusade.
21
As cited in “Toy Soldiers,” half of the population of the Middle East is below the age of 19.
A)True
B)False
22
At the core of the war on terror, as presented in “Rogue Operators,” are the actions undertaken by:
A)religious leaders.
B)mid-level government bureaucrats.
C)non-state actors.
D)sovereign states.
23
According to “Rogue Operators,” states are often anxious to support terrorism as a means of:
A)increasing popular support for their government.
B)encouraging foreign monetary contributions.
C)keeping the trouble out of their own yards.
D)indirectly hurting more powerful states.
24
The greatest terrorist threats to the United States today, as asserted in “Rogue Operators,” remain the small group of classic state sponsors of terrorism.
A)True
B)False
25
As cited in “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” it was announced that 40,000 Iranian martyrdom-seekers were ready to carry out suicide operations against Western targets in the event that:
A)the U.S. did not pull out of Iraq by the end of 2008.
B)the U.S. military were to strike Iranian nuclear installations.
C)they were asked to join their counterparts in Hezbollah.
D)the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were not immediately resolved.
26
As related in “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” Hassan Abbasi, director of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps think-tank, has lectured that evidence of terrorism is found in the publication by a Danish newspaper of:
A)editorials critical of suicide bombers.
B)lists of soldiers killed in Iraq.
C)cartoons.
D)reviews of Salman Rushdie’s books.
27
According to “Iran’s Suicide Brigades,” the use of suicide brigades means that there is no need for Iran to have military parity with the United States in order to face U.S. forces.
A)True
B)False
28
As reported in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," the Iksander-E missile:
A)is sold in bulk to Syria by Russia.
B)is covered by the Missile Technology Control Regime.
C)has a solid-fuel propellant.
D)would not be an adaptable military system in Syrian hands.
29
As noted in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," Bashar al-Assad's response to concerns that Iraqi weapons were moved to Syria suggested that:
A)his country's possession of the weapons was their moral right.
B)he might not be in control of weapons transfers to terrorist groups.
C)he would never tolerate such weapons in his country.
D)he is in total control of everything that happens in his country.
30
As pointed out in "The Growing Syrian Missile Threat: Syria after Lebanon," the U.S. State Department contends that Syria supports or provides safe haven to a number of terrorist groups.
A)True
B)False
31
The main recipient of U.S. aid in Latin America, as cited in “Chavez Bides His Time,” has long been:
A)Venezuela.
B)Argentina.
C)Mexico.
D)Colombia.
32
In Colombia, as described in “Chavez Bides His Time,” FARC began decades ago as the militant wing of a political party supported by the:
A)Roman Catholic Church.
B)Soviet Union.
C)U.S. government.
D)revolutionary organizations in Bolivia.
33
The recent shooting war between Colombia on one side and Venezuela and Ecuador on the other, as pointed out in “Chavez Bides His Time,” attracted very little attention from the United States.
A)True
B)False
34
Muhammad Ajmal Kasab, one of the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks, as explained in “Trail of Terror,” was reportedly motivated by:
A)the desire to free Kashmir from Indian rule.
B)the belief that the world was coming to an end.
C)voices in his head.
D)the promise of a large cash reward for his family.
35
According to “Trail of Terror,” at the training camp attended by Muhammad Ajmal Kasab and other participants in the Mumbai attack, the participants were given training in all of the following except:
A)urban warfare.
B)hand-to-hand combat.
C)the use of explosives.
D)prisoner interrogation.
36
Kasab, as noted in “Trail of Terror,” had always intended to survive the Mumbai attacks and even escape after completing his mission.
A)True
B)False
37
The explosions heard by the author of “Peace at Last?” while standing outside a tapas bar in San Sebastian turned out to be a:
A)car backfiring.
B)musket fired in a reenactment of a Napoleonic battle.
C)fireworks display at the end of a bullfight.
D)bomb planted by Basque separatists at the courthouse.
38
As detailed in “Peace at Last?”, the most popular sport in Basque Country is pelota, a sport similar to:
A)soccer.
B)polo.
C)jai alai.
D)rugby.
39
As disclosed in “Peace at Last?”, the ETA was initially blamed for the 2004 bombing of a Madrid train that was actually carried out by al Qaeda.
A)True
B)False
40
The government of Sri Lanka, as reported in “Tamil Tiger Trap,” has ordered the few remaining outside agencies still operating in the north to leave because they:
A)believe a peace settlement can best be achieved privately.
B)are seeking to crush the opposition and its supporters.
C)claim they can no longer guarantee their safety.
D)are embarrassed by the prolonged civil war.
41
In exchange for their support, as described in “Tamil Tiger Trap,” the government of Sri Lanka has offered the Tigers:
A)greater political power and economic prospects.
B)amnesty for their crimes.
C)payoffs for the safe return of hostages.
D)their own semi-autonomous state in a federal system.
42
Although there has been a fierce propaganda war waged by the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers, as noted in “Tamil Tiger Trap,” the Tigers continue to claim that they have captured additional territory and willing supporters.
A)True
B)False
43
The primary threat to democracy in Europe today, as asserted in “In Europe, Where’s the Hate?”, comes from:
A)radical Muslims.
B)plain old fascism.
C)economic recession.
D)nationalism in the form of bloated defense spending.
44
The European country with the greatest percentage of votes routinely going to political parties with fascist leanings, as described in “In Europe, Where’s the Hate?” is:
A)Austria.
B)Belgium.
C)Ireland.
D)Switzerland.
45
In many European countries, as pointed out in “In Europe, Where’s the Hate?”, advocates of fascism not only run in elections but often win them.
A)True
B)False
46
The greatest proportion of terrorist attacks in the United States, as stated in “Incidents of Terrorism in the United States, 1997-2005,” occurred in:
A)infrastructure settings.
B)private spaces.
C)special-use spaces.
D)public buildings.
47
During the period 1970-1980, as explained in “Incidents of Terrorism in the United States, 1997-2005,” domestic terrorists were most often charged with:
A)conspiracy.
B)racketeering.
C)drug offenses.
D)immigration violations.
48
Most of the individuals involved in domestic terrorism, as reported in “Incidents of Terrorism in the United States,” are eventually charged with and convicted of regular criminal activity, including arson, murder, and bomb-making.
A)True
B)False
49
According to “The Year in Hate,” the followers of the Hebrew Israelite movement believe that whites deserve:
A)physical assault.
B)the torments of hell.
C)death or slavery.
D)to create a promised land wherever they live.
50
The decline of the Imperial Klans of America (IKA), as reported in “The Year in Hate,” was hastened in large part by the:
A)death of its founding leader.
B)successful lawsuit brought against the leader for assault.
C)founding of a new branch of the KKK.
D)overall change in the country’s climate with regard to minority populations.
51
Overall in 2008, as noted in “The Year in Hate,” the number of hate groups operating in the United States continued to decline.
A)True
B)False
52
In the trial described in “Green Rage,” most of the six defendants confessed to the crime of:
A)breaking and entering.
B)arson.
C)malicious mischief.
D)trespassing.
53
As related in “Green Rage,” for the purposes of concealment, the radical environmentalists called their criminal actions:
A)dinner parties.
B)tennis matches.
C)camping trips.
D)military exercises.
54
As mentioned in “Green Rage,” when Eugene, Oregon’s daily newspaper, the Register-Guard, used the word eco-terrorism to describe the criminal investigation, some readers objected, and the newspaper thereafter used the term eco-sabotage instead.
A)True
B)False
55
According to “When Activists Attack,” two animal activist groups, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (SHAC) and Win Animal Rights (WAR), began targeting Huntingdon Life Sciences as a result of the company’s:
A)listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
B)merger with a larger, international conglomerate.
C)announcement of the development of new cancer-fighting drugs.
D)decision to expand its animal research.
56
The most popular illegal tactic used by animal rights extremists, as pointed out in “When Activists Attack,” is now:
A)identity theft.
B)kidnapping.
C)slander.
D)arson.
57
Until the episodes involving Life Sciences Research, as noted in “When Activists Attack,” the New York Stock Exchange had never been targeted by animal rights activists.
A)True
B)False
58
As reported in “White-Pride Mom,” the mom in the child custody case expresses the most prejudice against:
A)Asians.
B)Jews.
C)Muslims.
D)Latinos.
59
“Aryanprincess1488,” as she is known online, as mentioned in “White-Pride Mom,” has complained that Winnipeg is “infested” with:
A)liberals.
B)Americans.
C)Francophones.
D)Indians.
60
The “Mom” profiled in “White-Pride Mom” has gone so far in her extremist beliefs as to declare both online and in the outside world that the Holocaust never happened, but was a mere propaganda tool.
A)True
B)False
61
The main purpose behind the occasional video appearances of Osama bin Laden, as pointed out in “The Al Qaeda Media Machine,” is to:
A)offer new goals and targets for his followers.
B)demonstrate that he has not yet been caught.
C)frighten his enemies.
D)describe the motivations behind terrorist acts.
62
The first entity al Qaeda took on, as reported in “The Al Qaeda Media Machine,” was:
A)Saudi Arabia.
B)Sudan.
C)Iraq.
D)the Soviet Union.
63
Significant al Qaeda media efforts, as noted in “The Al Qaeda Media Machine,” are largely ignored by international news organs and the general public.
A)True
B)False
64
When he first read about the Internet as a new frontier for terrorism, as mentioned in “Nets of Terror,” the author believed these reports were:
A)stating the obvious.
B)a fraud.
C)concocted by the media to create fear.
D)out of date.
65
According to “Nets of Terror,” it is often overlooked that the Internet is particularly useful in recruiting for terrorist organizations because:
A)there is no risk of personal contact.
B)young adults, who are most frequently recruited, are the most prolific Internet users.
C)the number of people who might absorb the information is limitless.
D)potential members approach the organization, rather than the other way around.
66
Many terrorist groups, as pointed out in “Nets of Terror,” argue that there are no such persons as civilians and therefore, no unfair targets.
A)True
B)False
67
Mohammed “Big Dawg” Babar, as described in “Jihad with a Hip-Hop Pose Is an Easier Sell with Youth,” was recently in Ottawa, Canada, to testify at the trial of Momin Khawaja, who is accused of plotting to:
A)poison the prime minister.
B)take over the U.S. Embassy and hold hostages.
C)bomb a nightclub in London.
D)disrupt the Toronto water supply.
68
The greatest danger from the “gangsta jihadis,” as maintained in “Jihad with a Hip-Hop Pose Is an Easier Sell with Youth,” is that they:
A)appear cool, even a bit sexy.
B)only seem to be incompetent.
C)may attract non-Muslim participants.
D)may soon be associated with African American culture.
69
Momin Khawaja, as noted in “Jihad with a Hip-Hop Pose Is an Easier Sell with Youth,” is the last in a group of would-be terrorists charged under Canada’s post-9/11 Anti-terrorism Act
A)True
B)False
70
The “Lackawanna Six,” as pointed out in “The Globe of Villages,” all U.S. citizens, were arrested in 2002 for:
A)plotting to assassinate the president.
B)making explosives.
C)providing funds to known terrorist operations.
D)attending an al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan.
71
A plot dating from August 2006 to attack several U.S.-bound flights departing from London’s Heathrow Airport, as described in “The Globe of Villages,” was hatched by Muslims living in:
A)India.
B)Great Britain.
C)France.
D)Canada.
72
As yet, as asserted in “The Globe of Villages,” there is no satisfactory explanation of political or religious zealotry expressed by homegrown terrorists.
A)True
B)False
73
The most resonant characteristic of global affairs at the dawn of the twenty-first century, as presented in “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” is the rise of:
A)state sponsors of terrorism.
B)“philanthropists” independently supporting terrorism.
C)lone actors carrying out terrorist activities.
D)non-state entities carrying out terrorist attacks.
74
Most importantly, as maintained in “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” the war in Iraq has shown the:
A)limitations of U.S. political will and military might.
B)popular appeal of Islamic jihadism.
C)depth of distrust the United States has earned throughout the world.
D)skill of U.S. intelligence agencies.
75
For just about the first time since its founding as a nation, as stated in “Congress and the ‘YouTube War’,” the United States is doing active battle with a non-state actor, rather than a rival nation.
A)True
B)False
76
As given in “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” the goal of the Islamic jihad is to:
A)establish an Islamic system of rule everywhere in the world.
B)return the Muslim world to a strict adherence to Islam as interpreted by Islamic scholars.
C)exterminate the nation of Israel and its allies.
D)defend the Islamic holy places from the corruption of outsiders.
77
As portrayed in “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” declaring someone to be “takfir,” or an apostate, provided the justification for jihadists to:
A)seize the property of the person declared takfir.
B)assassinate or attack secular Muslim rulers and officials.
C)force that person to join the jihadists to prove his orthodoxy.
D)define themselves as religious arbiters.
78
According to “Qutbism: An Ideology of Islamic-Fascism,” the Maktab was the organization that Osama bin Laden headed before merging with the Egyptian Jihad to form al Qaeda.
A)True
B)False
79
According to “In Search of Moderate Muslims,” some Islamic extremists are opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood because its members:
A)embrace democracy.
B)tend to be members of the middle class.
C)admire the United States.
D)will not fund suicide missions.
80
The Muslim Brotherhood, as presented in “In Search of Moderate Muslims,” accepts the legitimacy of Islamist bombings and terrorism in:
A)Saudi Arabia.
B)Iran.
C)Iraq.
D)Yemen.
81
The goal of former President Bush’s policy with regard to Islamic terrorism, as stated in “In Search of Moderate Muslims,” is to contain terrorist acts within the Arab countries.
A)True
B)False
82
As observed in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," madrassas should be a concern of government leaders because they:
A)give students the necessary know-how to build bombs.
B)represent a major threat to national security.
C)undermine educational development.
D)are hotbeds of violent inculcation.
83
As pointed out in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," the most popular subject selected by terrorists in the study was:
A)Islamic studies.
B)philosophy.
C)chemistry.
D)engineering.
84
As reported in "The Madrassa Scapegoat," history suggests that terrorism has largely been conducted by people from the bourgeois classes.
A)True
B)False
85
As explained in “Female Suicide Bombers,” the primary contribution expected of women in the past has been to:
A)cook and keep house for the fighting men.
B)act as messengers and do clerical jobs.
C)help raise money for the cause.
D)give birth to fighters and raise them in a revolutionary environment.
86
As pointed out in “Female Suicide Bombers,” converts are a particularly dangerous group, not only because they can evade most profiles, but also because:
A)their involvement is particularly shocking to the Western media.
B)most of them carry European passports.
C)they are more likely to have been raised in societies where women expect to be treated equally.
D)they are more likely to back out of suicide missions when put to the test.
87
As demonstrated in “Female Suicide Bombers,” women suicide bombers are portents of gender equality in their societies.
A)True
B)False
88
As given in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” the motives of women suicide bombers were summed up by Harvard’s Louise Richardson as the three “R’s,” which stand for:
A)exacting revenge, attaining renown, and eliciting a reaction.
B)practicing religion, bringing retribution, and attaining reward.
C)showing reverence, acting right, and experiencing rapture.
D)surviving rape, bringing ruination, and renouncing this world.
89
As revealed in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” Wafa al-Biss, one of the women profiled, was badly burned on her face and hands by:
A)a cooking accident at home.
B)a bomb that failed to explode completely.
C)explosions from Israeli mortar fire.
D)an abusive husband.
90
As mentioned in “The Bomb Under the Abaya,” Israel allows women prisoners to keep their babies with them until the children reach age two.
A)True
B)False
91
According to “Picked Last,” both Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad explained that the best reason to use women as suicide bombers was:
A)because of their superior propaganda value in the media.
B)that women’s lives are worth less to the cause than men’s, so they can be more easily sacrificed.
C)in cases in which a woman can reach a target more easily than a man.
D)that women have proven more likely than men to carry out the mission.
92
As mentioned in “Picked Last,” the two images that come to the fore in media reporting on Chechen female terrorists are the “black widow” and the:
A)“virgin martyr.”
B)“avenging angel.”
C)“vampire.”
D)“zombie.”
93
As put forth in “Picked Last,” the use of women by Chechen terrorists may represent some success by Russian security services in decreasing the number of men available to the groups.
A)True
B)False
94
Describing the current global Islamic insurgency as a fringe or minority phenomenon, as maintained in “Knowing the Enemy,” is:
A)counter to public fears and concerns.
B)an accurate and rational assessment.
C)unrealistic and self-defeating.
D)only accurate if guided by an understanding of additional nuances.
95
Although 15 out of the 19 hijackers on September 11, 2001, were from Saudi Arabia, as asserted in “Knowing the Enemy,” the country was not considered as a military target because it:
A)had no known involvement in terrorism or terrorist organizations.
B)is steadily progressing towards democracy.
C)had close family ties to key members of the Bush Administration.
D)is an important oil supplier and pivotal in Middle Eastern politics.
96
Leading members of al Qaeda, as explained in “Knowing the Enemy,” believe that Iraq is going to parallel in the United States the outcome the Afghanistan war had on the Soviet Union.
A)True
B)False
97
As reported in "Are We Ready Yet?" all are true of the work force in the area of public health _except:_ that it:
A)gets low pay.
B)is not big enough.
C)is older on average than the overall workforce.
D)does not consider emergency preparedness a top priority.
98
As noted in "Are We Ready Yet?" public-health executives Patrick Libbey and George Hardy agree that what is most needed for public-health preparedness is:
A)more resources.
B)a consistent system of metrics.
C)better training for public-health workers.
D)improved public relations.
99
As suggested in "Are We Ready Yet?" until recently, public-health agencies had sole responsibility for emergency-planning in communities.
A)True
B)False
100
The main reason no one volunteered during the Revolutionary War when General Washington first asked for individuals to spy on the British after a defeat on Long Island, as pointed out in “Intelligence and the War on Terror,” was that spying was thought:
A)too dangerous.
B)likely to fail without specialized training.
C)ungentlemanly.
D)likely to expose the weaknesses of Washington’s army.
101
The first professional intelligence service in the United States, as noted in “Intelligence and the War on Terror,” was begun in response to:
A)British spying efforts during the Revolution.
B)frequent defections and desertions during the Civil War.
C)German and Japanese aggression in World War II.
D)the rise of the Soviet Union and the start of the Cold War.
102
In many circumstances, as asserted in “Intelligence and the War on Terror,” the U.S. government today is able to carry out its intelligence operations quietly and without public discussion.
A)True
B)False
103
In one recent instance, as described in “Air Security,” after a passenger’s luggage was removed because one of his bags began burning, it was noted that the passenger had behaved suspiciously in all of the following ways except that he:
A)objected to checking an overly large bag.
B)had only a one-way ticket.
C)volunteered to be removed from the flight.
D)offered to fly on a different day.
104
If outside defenses to prevent terrorists from boarding airplanes are breached, as reported in “Air Security,” the authorities are counting on:
A)the plot itself to fail due to poor planning.
B)sufficient air-marshal defense to subdue the attackers.
C)reinforced doors and other new features to prevent cockpit entry.
D)able-bodied passengers to engage in self-defense.
105
According to “Air Security,” there was no security follow-up after the discovery of burning baggage linked to a particular passenger on a commercial airplane.
A)True
B)False
106
The common denominator underlying the inability to provide a lasting peace once a violent conflict has been initially terminated, as explained in “The Shifting Face of Violence,” has been:
A)scarce resources.
B)the emergence of a new conflict close by.
C)the loss of the state monopoly of legitimate force.
D)an abandonment of those most affected by the violence.
107
The ultimate target group of Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda, as maintained in “The Shifting Face of Violence,” is:
A)the United States.
B)Israel.
C)the United Nations.
D)average Muslim communities.
108
In recent years, as noted in “The Shifting Face of Violence,” the number of conflicts between non-state groups has declined, as these organizations prefer to share their goals and resources against a larger enemy.
A)True
B)False
109
According to “The Next Generation of Terror,” the most dangerous and fearsome terrorists today are:
A)members of al Qaeda.
B)radical Islamists.
C)Afghan Arabs.
D)home-grown wannabes.
110
As presented in “The Next Generation of Terror,” the new breed of terrorist connects, organizes, and plans through:
A)already-existing terrorist organizations.
B)the governments of rogue states.
C)the Internet.
D)university classes and clubs.
111
As claimed in “The Next Generation of Terror,” one of the major catalysts for the new generation of terrorists is outrage over the Iraq war.
A)True
B)False
112
As claimed in “Al Qaeda at 20 Dead or Alive?”, Osama bin Laden’s primary goal is:
A)control of Middle East oil.
B)the destruction of the United States.
C)regime change in the Middle East.
D)worldwide Muslim domination.
113
As defined in “Al Qaeda at 20 Dead or Alive?”, al-Qaeda’s “leaderless jihad” refers to:
A)Muslim extremists who have rejected bin Laden’s leadership.
B)homegrown radicals with no formal connection to bin Laden’s group.
C)al-Qaeda members who will be on their own if bin Laden is captured or killed.
D)al-Qaeda Central.
114
As stated in “Al Qaeda at 20 Dead or Alive?”, the United States has less to fear from al-Qaeda now than in 2001.
A)True
B)False





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