Question 1

Write a scenario in which you are a peasant farmer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in Peru. What would be your assessment of Peruvian and U.S. government actions? Given this assessment, what might you be prone to do or support as a response?

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Question 2

Are there any situations where terrorism can be considered a justified response? Defend your view against those who might take a different position.

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Terrorism is a highly controversial and ...

Question 3

Military force is almost always the best weapon to use against international terrorism.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Prior to 9/11, one of the most devastating incidents of international terrorism was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This act was sponsored by

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A)   Syria.
B)   Lebanon.
C)   Libya.
D)   Iraq. C

Question 5

Explain how terrorism and transnational crime threaten democracy and the rule of law in civil society both within states and in the international community.

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Terrorism and transnational crime pose s...

Question 6

The Zealots are (or were)

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A)   Peruvian dissidents who resort to terrorist actions.
B)   ancient Jewish dissidents who took terrorist actions.
C)   Indian dissidents who resort to terrorist actions.
D)   Lebanese dissidents who resort to terrorist actions.

Question 7

Why is terrorism such a significant threat? What responses can states take to reduce the threat of terrorism? What are the potential problems associated with these responses?

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Terrorism is a significant threat becaus...

Question 8

Problems associated with a military attack on terrorist organizations and states that support them include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   it is financially too expensive.
B)   it is hard to locate terrorist organizations.
C)   there is a potential for collateral damage and the possible killing of innocents.
D)   it may result in retaliation.

Question 9

While terrorism has been a basic strategy of groups in Europe, it has been a tactic in the Third World along with

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A)   paramilitary attacks on government forces.
B)   liberation of territory.
C)   extensive use of propaganda.
D)   all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true about Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) ?

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A)   They often work with other international criminal organizations.
B)   They may work with corrupt governmental officials.
C)   They have interstate connections and conduits for both goods and money.
D)   They refuse to form strategic alliances with terrorist groups.

Question 11

Examples of known international criminal organizations do NOT include the

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A)   Palestine Liberation Organization.
B)   Medellín and Cali Cartels.
C)   Sicilian Mafia.
D)   Yakuza in Japan and Triads in China. A

Question 12

Trafficking in women and children is a major international problem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington, DC were by

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A)   Al Qaeda.
B)   Aum Shinrikyo.
C)   Hezbollah.
D)   the government of Libya.

Question 14

Causes of terrorism are least likely to include

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A)   profit making through illegal business activity.
B)   psychological factors.
C)   ideological factors.
D)   environmental factors.

Question 15

Some analysts believe that the potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction is higher now than it was 25 years ago.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Terrorism is solely a weapon of relatively weak non -state actors.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Victims of early anarchists were generally

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A)   innocent civilians.
B)   religious leaders.
C)   government officials.
D)   peasants.

Question 18

That a state can defend itself from attacks as an inherent right of sovereignty is underscored in

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A)   NATO documents.
B)   Article 51 of the U.N. Charter.
C)   the Hague Conventions.
D)   the Geneva Conventions.

Question 19

The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN)  is know for

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A)   The 1995 Tokyo subway attack.
B)   The 9/11 attack.
C)   pioneering the use of biological weapons in terrorist attacks.
D)   pioneering the concept of netwar.

Question 20

Which of the following does NOT help explain the recent spread of transnational crime?

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A)   the end of the Cold War that has facilitated criminal access to worldwide markets
B)   implementation of NAFTA that has facilitated criminal access to North American markets
C)   advances in international telecommunications that can be used to facilitate criminal activities around the world
D)   a marked decline in moral or religious education in an increasingly secularized world

Exam 10: International Terrorism and Transnational Crime

Write a scenario in which you are a peasant farmer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in Peru. What would be your assessment of Peruvian and U.S. government actions? Given this assessment, what might you be prone to do or support as a response?

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Are there any situations where terrorism can be considered a justified response? Defend your view against those who might take a different position.

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Military force is almost always the best weapon to use against international terrorism.

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Prior to 9/11, one of the most devastating incidents of international terrorism was the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. This act was sponsored by

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Explain how terrorism and transnational crime threaten democracy and the rule of law in civil society both within states and in the international community.

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The Zealots are (or were)

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Why is terrorism such a significant threat? What responses can states take to reduce the threat of terrorism? What are the potential problems associated with these responses?

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Problems associated with a military attack on terrorist organizations and states that support them include all of the following EXCEPT

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While terrorism has been a basic strategy of groups in Europe, it has been a tactic in the Third World along with

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Which of the following is NOT true about Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) ?

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Examples of known international criminal organizations do NOT include the

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Trafficking in women and children is a major international problem.

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The 9/11 attacks on New York City and Washington, DC were by

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Causes of terrorism are least likely to include

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Some analysts believe that the potential for terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction is higher now than it was 25 years ago.

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Terrorism is solely a weapon of relatively weak non -state actors.

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Victims of early anarchists were generally

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That a state can defend itself from attacks as an inherent right of sovereignty is underscored in

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The Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) is know for

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Which of the following does NOT help explain the recent spread of transnational crime?

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