Face of Terrorism

1: Choose the correct answer

QUESTION 1

Which of the following is the most accurate regarding left-wing terrorism?

As of the 1990s, they were the primary face of terrorism across the globe.

They all went into decline after failing to achieve their goals.

They dominated the terrorist landscape through most of the twentieth century.

They were universally inspired by the form of Marxism developed by Lenin.

5 points

QUESTION 2

How did the end of the Cold War affect modern terrorist organizations?

Many turned toward the use of violence to support the ethnic or religious communities from which they came.

The collapse of the Soviet Union caused them to loose faith in their utopian socialist ideals, which they replaced with globalization.

The loss of their superpower patrons tightened the restraints on their activities to a loss of financial and material support.

They began to foster a variety of political ideologies once the superpowers no longer prevented them from political activities.

5 points

QUESTION 3

Which group of left wing terrorists is responsible for the assassination of a US President?

The Black Panther Party

The First Anarchists

The Symbionese Liberation Army

The Weather Underground

5 points

QUESTION 4

During what time period did we see the emergence of terrorism in support of the anti-colonial movement?

1880s

1920s

1960s

1970s

5 points

QUESTION 5

What offensive goal does violence serve for religiously motivated terrorists?

To bring about the end of the world

To preserve their religious rights

To protect their faith against modern culture

To shape society in their own image

5 points