Terrorism and Homeland Security 10th Edition by Jonathan. White and Steven Chermak | All Chapters 1-16. TEST BANK

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Edmund Burke used the term terrorism to describe the situation of revolutionary Paris in 1787.
a. True
b. False

2. The meaning of terrorism has changed with political tides in Western history.
a. True
b. False

3. The term terrorism is not loaded with politically explosive meanings.
a. True
b. False

4. Russia was the site of the Easter Rising of 1916.
a. True
b. False

5. Terrorists are treated differently from criminals and other enemies of the state.
a. True
b. False

6. Definitions of terrorism are important because they impact policies.
a. True
b. False

7. Guerrilla tactics were used throughout the Napoleonic Wars.
a. True
b. False

8. The social context surrounding the term terrorism influences how it is defined.
a. True
b. False

9. Guerrilla warfare originated in Spain.
a. True
b. False

10. Terrorism came into existence during the American Revolution.
a. True
b. False

11. European governments and capitalists came to fear class revolution as a series of uprisings swept across Europe
in 1848.
a. True
b. False

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12. European capitalists of the 1800s opposed all forms of socialism and anarchy.
a. True
b. False

13. Terrorism is difficult to define because it is not a physical entity that has dimensions to be measured, weighed,
and analyzed.
a. True
b. False

14. Modern terrorism surfaced with violent anarchists in the late 1800s.
a. True
b. False

15. One of the factors that influenced the adoption of violent action by anarchists was the invention of dynamite.
a. True
b. False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
16. Modern terrorism, as defined in the text, surfaced with violent anarchists in the late .
a. 1900s
b. 1700s
c. 1600s
d. 1800s

17. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels immortalized their socialist ideals in their 1848
work __________________________.
a. The Communist Manifesto
b. The Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla
c. Catechism of the Revolutionary
d. Revolution, Terrorism, Banditry

18. The Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla was written by _______________________.
a. Michael Collins
b. Joseph Stalin
c. Carlos Marighella
d. Boaz Ganor

19. The primary targets of the IRB’s 1870 terrorist campaign were ___________________________.
a. Republicans
b. Unionists and British forces
c. Protestants
d. Catholics



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20. What is the name of the political party of Irish Republicans?
a. Sinn Fein
b. Supreme Counsel of the IRB
c. Royal Irish Constabulary
d. Irish Republican Army

21. After the Russian Revolution, anarchism spread to the United States in the form of _______________.
a. religious extremism
b. right-wing extremism
c. nationalistic terrorism
d. labor violence

22. Which of the following combines the common elements of the definitions of terrorism used by leading scholars in
the field of terrorism?
a. Academic consensus definition
b. Social construct
c. Social context
d. Selective terrorism

23. In the nineteenth century, those who advocated the creation of cooperative societies without centralized
governments were known as _____.
a. republicans
b. anarchists
c. unionists
d. socialists

24. Which of the following is an element of an ideal society, in communist thought?
a. A strong centralized government
b. The creation of cooperative societies without governments
c. A decentralized economy
d. The elimination of government control

25. Proudhon’s philosophy would most appropriately classify him as a(n):
a. socialist.
b. anarchist.
c. communist.
d. terrorist.




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