Test Bank For
Understanding Terrorism Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues Eighth Edition Gus Martin
Chapters 1-15
Chapters 1
1. Who, besides terrorists themselves, most engage in the crafting and/or manipulation of symbolism?
a. enemy targets
b. general audience
*c. terrorist supporters
d. social media
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
2. Which era in history experienced the most religious warfare?
*a. the Dark Ages
b. the French Revolution
c. Nineteenth-Century Europe
d. the Modern Era
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 11; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
3. What is the most important benefit of studying history for an understanding of terrorism?
a. it can help resolve debates over defining terrorism
b. it provides insights into the sources and causes of modern terrorism
c. it can predict incidents because history repeats itself
*d. it provides examples that in some ways parallel modern terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 18; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
4. What year marked the death of Al-Qa’ida leader Osama bin Laden?
a. 2010
*b. 2011
c. 2012
d. 2013
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 3; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
5. Extremism, as an overarching belief system, holds what kind of relationship to terrorism?
a. a causal relationship
b. an inverse relationship
c. it defines the overall terrorist environment
*d. it is a precursor to terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 4; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
,6. Examples of “soft targets” given in the book include civilian targets and what else?
a. schools
b. churches
c. leisure time facilities
*d. administrative government targets
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 5; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
7. Who, besides terrorists themselves, most engage in the crafting and/or manipulation of symbolism?
a. enemy targets
b. general audience
*c. terrorist supporters
d. social media
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
8. If terrorism is considered to have no acceptable qualities, what term best applies to it?
*a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. unjust war
d. intractable conflict
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
9. Which term refers to the correct conditions for waging war in the first place?
a. jus in bello
*b. jus ad bellum
c. jus adminimum
d. jus proportion
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 8; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
10. Which era in history experienced the most religious warfare?
*a. the Dark Ages
b. the French Revolution
c. Nineteenth-Century Europe
d. the Modern Era
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 11; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
11. What ancient people had their land ploughed with salt so the soil would remain forever desolate?
a. Athenians
*b. Carthaginians
c. Whigs
d. Zealots
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 10; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
,12. Which two countries have revolutionary tribunals like those which existed during the French
Revolution?
a. Saudi Arabia and Somalia
b. Belgium and Sweden
*c. China and Iran
d. Bosnia and Greece
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 12; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
13. Which famous anarchist anticipated the late-20th-century fear that terrorists might acquire weapons
of mass destruction?
a. Edmund Burke
b. Guy Fawkes
c. Joseph Guillot
*d. Karl Heinzen
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 12; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
14. Who was one of the first terrorist groups to combine anarchism and Marxism?
a. the Whigs
b. the Luddites
*c. the People’s Will
d. the Jacobins
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 13; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
15. What kind of disguise did Anders Breivik use to commit his terrorist attacks in Norway?
*a. a policeman
b. a tour guide
c. a musician
d. an immigrant
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 15; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
16. The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was arrested in a remote cabin in what state?
a. Idaho
*b. Montana
c. Utah
d. Washington
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 16; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
17. Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing, had a college degree in
what field of study?
a. Early European literature
b. Criminal justice
*c. Computer-aided electrical engineering
, d. Koranic studies
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 17; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
18. What is the most important benefit of studying history for an understanding of terrorism?
a. it can help resolve debates over defining terrorism
b. it provides insights into the sources and causes of modern terrorism
c. it can predict incidents because history repeats itself
*d. it provides examples that in some ways parallel modern terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 18; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
19. Behavior that we now define as terrorism is historically ancient. However, examples from the
French Revolution and 19th-century Europe were arguably immediate precedents for modern terrorism.
If you agree with this assessment, how so? If you disagree, how not? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
20. Discuss the significance of symbolism as it pertains to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the
American homeland.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
21. Is the “war on terrorism” truly a war? In your opinion, how has the New Terrorism affected and
redefined how nations pursue warlike options?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
22. Compare and contrast the cases of Ramzi Yousef and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Discuss how their cases exemplify the threat of international terrorism in the United States. In your
opinion, does the scale of violence committed in these incidents make either of them “more” or “less”
acts of war than the other? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
23. In your opinion, was the French Reign of Terror and other similar acts of violence arguably necessary
to build a better future society? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
24. Are all extremist beliefs inherently wrong and unnecessary, or are they sometimes correct and
necessary? At what point should they be understood rather than rejected?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
25. Discuss the role of symbolism. Are the “objectification” or “dehumanization” of targets merely
labels used to excuse political violence?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Understanding Terrorism Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues Eighth Edition Gus Martin
Chapters 1-15
Chapters 1
1. Who, besides terrorists themselves, most engage in the crafting and/or manipulation of symbolism?
a. enemy targets
b. general audience
*c. terrorist supporters
d. social media
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
2. Which era in history experienced the most religious warfare?
*a. the Dark Ages
b. the French Revolution
c. Nineteenth-Century Europe
d. the Modern Era
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 11; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
3. What is the most important benefit of studying history for an understanding of terrorism?
a. it can help resolve debates over defining terrorism
b. it provides insights into the sources and causes of modern terrorism
c. it can predict incidents because history repeats itself
*d. it provides examples that in some ways parallel modern terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 18; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
4. What year marked the death of Al-Qa’ida leader Osama bin Laden?
a. 2010
*b. 2011
c. 2012
d. 2013
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 3; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
5. Extremism, as an overarching belief system, holds what kind of relationship to terrorism?
a. a causal relationship
b. an inverse relationship
c. it defines the overall terrorist environment
*d. it is a precursor to terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 4; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
,6. Examples of “soft targets” given in the book include civilian targets and what else?
a. schools
b. churches
c. leisure time facilities
*d. administrative government targets
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 5; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
7. Who, besides terrorists themselves, most engage in the crafting and/or manipulation of symbolism?
a. enemy targets
b. general audience
*c. terrorist supporters
d. social media
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
8. If terrorism is considered to have no acceptable qualities, what term best applies to it?
*a. mala in se
b. mala prohibita
c. unjust war
d. intractable conflict
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 7; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
9. Which term refers to the correct conditions for waging war in the first place?
a. jus in bello
*b. jus ad bellum
c. jus adminimum
d. jus proportion
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 8; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
10. Which era in history experienced the most religious warfare?
*a. the Dark Ages
b. the French Revolution
c. Nineteenth-Century Europe
d. the Modern Era
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 11; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
11. What ancient people had their land ploughed with salt so the soil would remain forever desolate?
a. Athenians
*b. Carthaginians
c. Whigs
d. Zealots
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 10; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
,12. Which two countries have revolutionary tribunals like those which existed during the French
Revolution?
a. Saudi Arabia and Somalia
b. Belgium and Sweden
*c. China and Iran
d. Bosnia and Greece
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 12; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
13. Which famous anarchist anticipated the late-20th-century fear that terrorists might acquire weapons
of mass destruction?
a. Edmund Burke
b. Guy Fawkes
c. Joseph Guillot
*d. Karl Heinzen
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 12; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
14. Who was one of the first terrorist groups to combine anarchism and Marxism?
a. the Whigs
b. the Luddites
*c. the People’s Will
d. the Jacobins
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 13; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
15. What kind of disguise did Anders Breivik use to commit his terrorist attacks in Norway?
*a. a policeman
b. a tour guide
c. a musician
d. an immigrant
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 15; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
16. The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was arrested in a remote cabin in what state?
a. Idaho
*b. Montana
c. Utah
d. Washington
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 16; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
17. Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing, had a college degree in
what field of study?
a. Early European literature
b. Criminal justice
*c. Computer-aided electrical engineering
, d. Koranic studies
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 17; Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
18. What is the most important benefit of studying history for an understanding of terrorism?
a. it can help resolve debates over defining terrorism
b. it provides insights into the sources and causes of modern terrorism
c. it can predict incidents because history repeats itself
*d. it provides examples that in some ways parallel modern terrorism
@Type: MC; Answer location: page 18; Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
19. Behavior that we now define as terrorism is historically ancient. However, examples from the
French Revolution and 19th-century Europe were arguably immediate precedents for modern terrorism.
If you agree with this assessment, how so? If you disagree, how not? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
20. Discuss the significance of symbolism as it pertains to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the
American homeland.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
21. Is the “war on terrorism” truly a war? In your opinion, how has the New Terrorism affected and
redefined how nations pursue warlike options?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
22. Compare and contrast the cases of Ramzi Yousef and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Discuss how their cases exemplify the threat of international terrorism in the United States. In your
opinion, does the scale of violence committed in these incidents make either of them “more” or “less”
acts of war than the other? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
23. In your opinion, was the French Reign of Terror and other similar acts of violence arguably necessary
to build a better future society? Explain your answer.
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
24. Are all extremist beliefs inherently wrong and unnecessary, or are they sometimes correct and
necessary? At what point should they be understood rather than rejected?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
25. Discuss the role of symbolism. Are the “objectification” or “dehumanization” of targets merely
labels used to excuse political violence?
@Type: E; Cognitive Domain: Analysis
