Homeland Security & Terrorism Ch. 1

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

All terrorist are are extremists

The statement "one man willing to throw away his life is enough to terrorize a thousand"

Both b and c, is a very ancient concept concerning the fear chat can be created by a dedicated adversary and is attributed to the Chinese military philosophers Sun Tzu and Wu Chi

Conventional warfare and terrorism are distinguishable by which of the following attributes?

Conventional warfare is waged primarily to defeat an adversary's armed forces, whereas terrorism is used primarily to affect a broad audience or population

Types of terrorism include?

Dissident terrorism

Which of the following statements most accurately describes attributes of extremism?

Extremism represents the fertile soil from which terrorism grows

True/False: All extremists are terrorists

False

True/False: Extremists always live on the fringe of society

False

True/False: Figuring out whether some is a "terrorist" or "freedom fighter" is never a matter of perspective

False

True/False: Freedom fighters are always the "good guys" in a cause

False

True/False: Scholars and political leaders have established a single and clear definition of terrorism

False

True/False: So called hate crimes are never acts of terrorism

False

True/False: Terrorist are easily identified as terrorists

False

True/False: The United States uses a single definition of terrorism

False

Which of the following propositions most accurately describes guerrilla warfare?

Guerrilla warfare exhibits a strategy of hit-and-run warfare

What is the debate on defining terrorism?

Is an ongoing process

Which of the following characteristics most accurately describes attributes of extremism?

New language and conspiratorial beliefs

Among participants in a terrorist environment, which of the following represents a symbolic feature if the terrorists' enemies?

None of the above

Are hate crimes acts of terrorism?

Perhaps, depending on the circumstances of the crime

The statement "one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter"

Refers to the importance of one's perspective regarding political violence

The statement "it became necessary to destroy the town to save it"

Represents an explanation for how violent extremists justify their violent actions

The political violence matrix is designed to represent which of the following:

Scales of violence and terrorism

The worldview of extremists will often

Set them apart from the rest of society, consist of conspiracy theories, and give them a very clear sense of mission and purpose

Which of the following statements regarding extremism is more accurate?

Some extremists have justifiable grievances against their adversaries

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the American definition of terrorism?

The United States has not adopted an official definition of terrorism as a matter of government policy

Among participants in a terrorists environment, which if the following creates perspectives, interprets incidents, and labels the other participants

The analyst

Which of the following propositions most accurately describes the status of captured terrorists?

The right of captured terrorists are affected by what their designation is when captured

Among participants in a terrorists environment, which of the following serves as a patron for the terrorists?

The supporter

True/False: All terrorists are extremists

True