War on Terrorism MCQs
War on Terrorism MCQs
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1: The death of civilians during war, most often due to ________ is called Collateral damage
A. Indirect causes
B. Direct causes
C. Personal causes
D. All of above
2: The attempt by a state or organization to attack a nation’s computer or information systems is called Cyber warfare
A. True
B. False
3: Domestic terrorism is terrorism carried out by a country’s own citizens
A. True
B. False
4: In Homecoming theory travelers who spend a significant time away from home (e.g., particularly veterans) may be disoriented when they return.
A. True
B. False
5: A war that is morally justifiable is called
A. Proxy wars
B. Total wars
C. Just wars
D. None of above
6: _______ is carried out by loose networks of individuals spread across countries and continents who are motivated by religious goals, with mass casualties being central to their goals
A. New terrorism
B. Old terrorism
C. Fake terrorism
D. Terrorism
7: ________ is tended to be used by territorially based, formal organizations with hierarchical structures who were driven by political ideologies and whose primary goal was to communicate rather than kill or maim
A. New terrorism
B. Old terrorism
C. Fake terrorism
D. Terrorism
8: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is ______ problems caused by the traumas of combat
A. Mental health
B. Mental problem
C. Wealth
D. All of above
9: Leaders of three social sectors—the economy, the military, and the political institution—that have merged into one extremely powerful, elite ruling class is called Power elite
A. True
B. False
10: Rather than fighting each other directly, countries such as the United States and the USSR have taken sides in other wars over political ideology around the world (e.g., Vietnam) is called
A. Proxy wars
B. Total wars
C. Just wars
D. None of above
11: Sovereignty is supreme right of states to govern themselves
A. True
B. False
12: ______ is a threat or act of violence carried out by non-state actors against civilians to achieve some sort of political or ideological goal
A. New terrorism
B. Old terrorism
C. Fake terrorism
D. Terrorism
13: A war with no limits on weaponry or territorial scope, and in which all of society’s resources are mobilized is called
A. Proxy wars
B. Total wars
C. Just wars
D. None of above
14: An armed, usually violent fight between states or groups within a state, with each party attempting to impose its will on the other is called war
A. True
B. False
15: Weapons of mass destruction is nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons that can cause significant harm
A. True
B. False
16: ______ claim that war has been integral to our evolution as a species.
A. Evolutionary biologists
B. Critical sociologists
C. Evolutionary sociologists
D. Critical theorists
17: According to Karl Marx, ______.
A. War was inevitable as it helped to define the nation
B. The owners of the means of production also controlled the production of weapons and the military
C. In order for a country to be successful, it needed to engage in war regularly
D. War and the economy were the same
18: World War I was considered a ______, a war with no limits on weaponry or territorial scope, and in which all of society’s resources were mobilized.
A. Disastrous war
B. Total war
C. Economic war
D. Social war
19: The bombing of Pearl Harbor and its subsequent cause of the United States entering WWII, allowed the United States to claim that WWII was a ______, a war that was morally justifiable.
A. Disastrous war
B. Total war
C. Economic war
D. Just war
20: According to Mills, political, military, and corporate leaders are considered to be the ______.
A. Powerful
B. Cause of war
C. Power elite
D. Elite
21: Nuclear, chemical or biological weapons are considered ______.
A. Powerful
B. Weapons of mass destruction
C. The cause of war
D. The new way to fight war
22: ______ is a new way to wage war; it’s defined as the attempt by a state or organization to attack a nation’s computer or information systems.
A. Electronic warfare
B. Cyber warfare
C. Telecommunications warfare
D. Internet warfare
23: The concept “guns versus butter” refers to ______.
A. A strategy regarding where nations decide to invest in war or their citizens
B. A strategy regarding where nations put their money in the stock exchange
C. A strategy regarding nation building
D. A strategy regarding the investment in either produce or the meat industry
24: ______ are people forced to leave their country because of conflict or threat.
A. Asylum seekers
B. Immigrants
C. Political immigrants
D. Refugees
25: The ______ argues that travelers who spend a significant time away from home, particularly veterans, are distanced by time and space.
A. Critical theory
B. Homecoming theory
C. Distance theory
D. Political placement theory
26: ______ is defined as the use or threat of violence against civilians perpetrated by non-state actors with a political motivation or goal.
A. Political asylum
B. Critical threat
C. Terrorism
D. Political Placement
27: The September 11, 2001 attacks are classified as ______, terrorism that is carried out by much more loose networks.
A. Old terrorism
B. Hierarchical terrorism
C. New terrorism
D. Pyramid terrorism
28: The recent shootings in El Paso, Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada are examples of ______, terrorism carried out by U.S. citizens.
A. Domestic terrorism
B. Neo-terrorism
C. Racially motivated terrorism
D. New terrorism
29: ______ is the supreme right of states to govern themselves.
A. Sovereignty
B. Political power
C. Brexit
D. International Ownership
30: Mobilization against the Iraq War is an example of a ______.
A. Social decline
B. Criminal defense law
C. Antiwar organization
D. Social movement
31: Terrorists differ from most criminals in that terrorists ______.
A. Have political, ideological or religious motives
B. Seek financial gain
C. Do not seek to avoid detection and capture
D. Do not violate state or federal criminal statutes
32: A criminal justice approach to terrorism would ______.
A. Classify terrorist crimes not as acts of war but more as crimes against humanity
B. Allow crimes to be prosecuted both nationally and internationally
C. Put terrorist crimes under international jurisdiction
D. All of these
33: Some have called into question the morality of the U.S. War on Terrorism because of ______.
A. Its refusal to accept that anybody of law applies to this “war”
B. The manner in which the war is being waged
C. The necessity of establishing the category of “enemy non-combatants
D. Its use of lethal technology
34: In 2018, President Trump reversed Obama’s 2009 Executive Order to close Guantanamo Bay prison, where prisoners have been held in prolonged detention without trial.
A. True
B. False
35: Kleinig (2011) questions whether ______ are capable of being balanced.
A. Liberty and security
B. Terrorism and counterterrorism
C. Law and security
D. Liberty and freedom
36: It is the very nature of a ______ that it not only does, but should fight with one hand tied behind its back.
A. Democracy
B. Terrorist
C. Citizen
D. None of the above
37: In 2008, Congress voted to limit the CIA to using only interrogation techniques authorized by the Army Field Manual, but this legislation was vetoed. These provisions of the Army Field Manual that prohibit ______ were applied by law in 2016 to all actions of the U.S. Government.
A. Drone attacks
B. Assassination
C. Torture
D. All of the above
38: Some believe that to torture a human being is ______.
A. To treat him not as a moral person, but as an object
B. To ensure necessary information will be obtained
C. To treat a person as a means to an end
D. To deny the fact that the person tortured may be innocent
39: Kleinig (2005) fears the ______ of torture.
A. Application
B. Justification
C. Routinization
D. Appeal
40: The ______ argument against using torture asserts that torture would result in worse consequences overall.
A. Slippery slope
B. Justifiable
C. Political
D. Military
41: One argument against torture is that, when it is committed by a state, it ______.
A. Cannot be morally justified
B. Can only be justified under emergency circumstances
C. Expresses the state’s view that human beings are expendable
D. Negates the need for more effective anti-terrorism measure
42: ______ is authorized under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which allows states to use force after suffering an “armed attack.”
A. Self-defense
B. Unlawful combat
C. Justified warfare
D. Assassination
43: The United States conducts what type of analysis in a comprehensive surveillance and intelligence collection process as a prelude to a possible drone strike?
A. Targeted
B. Warfare
C. Drone
D. Pattern of life
44: One of the main differences between terrorists and regular criminals is that terrorists have political or religious motives.
A. True
B. False
45: The military warfare model does not have any advantages.
A. True
B. False
46: One of Ignatieff’s tests for leaders is that national security measures must pass the “liberal test.”
A. True
B. False
47: Irrationality and fanaticism are also associated with terrorism.
A. True
B. False
48: Torture takes into account the moral person.
A. True
B. False
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