Repressive System

QUESTION 1

Which of the following provides religiously motivated terrorists with a decentralized network of support?

Their belief in a ‘higher law’ – i.e., the demands of god – authorizes them to disregard the legitimacy of civil authority and secular values.

Their disconnection from the societies they are trying to replace means they have very little restraints on the means they use to achieve their goals.

They are motivated by a religious interpretation that is intended to appeal to people from many different segments of society.

They fully embrace a zero-sum struggle in which all nonbelievers are legitimate targets of violence.

5 points

QUESTION 2

Which ideological wave represents the most growing terrorist threat in the United States since the 1990s?

Left wing terrorism

Right wing terrorism

Single issue terrorism

State sponsored terrorism

5 points

QUESTION 3

Which group represents the smallest number of people?

Islamists

Jihadis

Muslims

Wahabis

5 points

QUESTION 4

According Crenshaw’s stages leading to terrorism, which of the following is a reaction to trigger events?

Alienation

Grievances

Group formation

Nonviolent protest

5 points

QUESTION 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of states that sponsor terrorism over long periods of time?

A repressive system of governance

A tendency to accept blame for its own domestic problems

Ambitious goals restricted to domestic politics

Framing internal actors as state enemies

5 points