STRAYER CRJ440 MIDTERM EXAM

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The largest cross section of a terrorist organization is its ___________?

Question 2

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What is the preferred method of fighting among Latin American revolutionaries?

Question 3

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_____ refers to various forms of conflict that pits sub-national forces or groups of forces against a recognized nation state or allied states.

Question 4

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A _____ refers to groups of cells in a terrorist or guerilla organization.

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Question 5

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RAND refers to a terrorist organization’s ability to quickly assemble members, strike, and return to obscurity as __________.

Question 6

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Which of the following is NOT a management problem faced by terrorist organizations?

Question 7

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What is the smallest element of James Fraser’s structure of terrorist organizations?

Question 8

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A _____ is an illustration of the way terrorists organize themselves into hierarchies.

Question 9

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The PKK was founded in 1974 to fight for an independent _____.

Question 10

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The former Soviet Union broke into _____ new nations in the early 1990s.

Question 11

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_____ was a French Captain who fought in Algeria in 1956-1958.

Question 12

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The Mau Mau movement originated in ______.

Question 13

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Groups in _____ have made their presence felt in the ethnic struggle between the Russian Federation and the would-be breakaway state of Chechnya.

Question 14

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Involved in a long guerrilla war in Indochina, France faced revolts in _____ and Algeria.

Question 15

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India is home to over 80% of the world’s population of ______.

Question 16

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The leader of the PKK ordered the end of a suicide-bombing campaign, calling for peace between _______ in 2006.

Question 17

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Following the Spanish Civil War (1936- 1939), France was ruled by fascist dictator, ____________.

Question 18

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The IRA fought from 1939-1944 and again from 1956-1962 in attempt to bring _____ under Irish control.

Question 19

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The LTTE were pioneers in the secular use of _______bombings.

Question 20

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From 1922 to 1969, the government systematically reduced the civil rights of Catholics living in __________ Ireland.

Question 21

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According to _____, the news is aimed at particular audiences, and different organizations approach audiences in a variety of ways.

Question 22

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Most mainstream media claim _____ when presenting information about terrorism.

Question 23

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_____ is Hezbollah’s television network.

Question 24

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Critics believe National Public Radio (NPR) _____.

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Question 25

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According to Durham, _____ destroys the ability to create a sustainable news frame.

Question 26

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Tim Groseclose and Jeffrey Milyo conclude that the American news media _____.

Question 27

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_____ refers to news organizations producing stories to entertain their audiences under the guise of presenting objective information.

Question 28

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According to John Horgan, _____ refers to the psychological and social factors that motivate people to join and remain in terrorist groups.

Question 29

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Theories about terrorism in the _____ focus on the interpretation individuals and groups give to the actions of others as well as their own actions.

Question 30

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Juergensmeyer sees the clash between _____as one of the reasons for terrorism.

Question 31

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_____ refers to one network fighting another network.

Question 32

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Which of the following is NOT one of Ross’s (1999) five identified factors involved in the development of terrorism:

Question 33

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_____ criminology focuses on the common actions of lawbreakers.

Question 34

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_____ religions were based on the premise that a deity would help the community in times of crisis.

Question 35

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_____ is defined as the idea that social constructs are based on systems that provide order.

Question 36

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When religious groups feel they must purify the world for a new epoch, such thinking is termed ______________.

Question 37

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To preserve following the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648), several European rulers agreed to tolerate different sects of _______within the same realm.

Question 38

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According to Schmid terrorism is a _____; that is, terrorism is defined by different people within vacillating social and political realities.

Question 39

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According to the text, the definition of ______ changes with social and historical circumstances.

Question 40

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“Selective terrorism” as strategy was developed by __________.

Question 41

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The violence of the French Revolutionary period is colloquially known as _______.

Question 42

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While the U.S. State Department considers Hezbollah a terrorist organization, the Jordanian police view Hezbollah as _____?

Question 43

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Which of the following was NEVER a formal ruler of Russia?

Question 44

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__________ do not support centralized control of the economy.

Question 45

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More _____ are targeted in suicide attacks than any other group.

Question 46

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According to the text, the _____ have conducted more suicide bombings than any other group.

Question 47

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Gender impacts terrorist tactics and is often related mostly to the _____.

Question 48

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In 2004, New Scientist reported that Middle Eastern terrorist groups were working on a two-stage military-style weapon called a ______.

Question 49

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Muslim states suffer more _____ than Western states.

Question 50

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Terrorists use ______ to increase their attacking power.

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