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True / False
1. Not all terrorists are sponsored or protected by a nation or a group.
a. True
b. False
2. Acts of terrorism may be considered a form of warfare.
a. True
b. False
3. Theterm“terrorist”isreservedforthosewhobelieveorganizedgovernmentisevil.
a. True
b. False
4. The State Department is authorized to identify groups or organizations as terrorist organizations.
a. True
b. False
5. Congress enacted the Federal Antiterrorism Law following the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal
building.
a. True
b. False
6. The intention to intimidate or coerce a civilian population is one of the elements of the crime of terrorism.
a. True
b. False
7. A terrorist threat is a threat to commit a violent felony that is a danger to human life, and is made to intimidate only
a military group.
a. True
b. False
8. Rules of war are customs and practices followed by most nations in wartime and now the subject of international
conventions.
a. True
b. False
9. No countries contribute directly to terrorists organizations.
a. True
b. False
10. An extraordinary rendition occurs when a person is seized in one country and then transported to another country
for torture.
a. True
b. False
Multiple Choice
11. Terrorists are willing to take innocent lives to
a. make a political statement
b. satisfy their bloodlust
c. stimulate reprisals
d. make money
12. Congress was required to clearly define the acts that constituted terrorism and condemned under the conventions
because of the
a. void limitation on statutes
b. definition limitation on statutes
c. vagueness limitation on statutes
d. discreet
13. People who believe that organized government is evil may be referred to as
a. advocates
b. anarchists
c. agents
d. agnostics
14. Generally, terrorists differ from other criminals on the basis of their
a. motive
b. physical characteristics
c. psychological characteristics
d. mental illness
15. Which of the following statements regarding terrorism is FALSE?
a. Acts of terrorism may be sponsored by a nation or a group.
b. Terrorism is a global problem.
c. Terrorism is not a form of warfare.
d. The U.S. is a stated target of the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
16. Who is authorized to identify groups or organizations as terrorist organizations?
a. the House of Representatives
b. the President
c. the Congress
d. the State Department
17. The Alabama Criminal Code, Section 13-A-10-151, defines the crime of terrorism as an act or acts intended to
a. All of these choices
b. Affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.
c. Influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion.
d. Intimidate or coerce a civilian population.
18. Most state statutes also make it a crime for a person to support a terrorist act or organization. Actions that could
constitute support include which of the following except
a. providing financial support
b. providing lodging
c. providing training
d. reading terrorist propoganda
19. Which of the following is the definition of a terrorist threat under state laws?
a. terrorizing a person
b. threatened violence against another
c. threatened violence against another with the purpose of terrorizing
d. the use of bombs and other devices for personal gain
20. Most of the money used to finance the 9/11 terrorist attack came from which of the following?
a. drug dealers
b. charitable organizations
c. foreign governments
d. private donors
21. Which of the following crimes are not favored by terrorists to finance their terrorist activities?
a. legitimate investments
b. theft
c. fraud
d. drug trafficking
22. According to the text, terrorists sometimes use which of the following to move funds in and out of the United
States?
a. radio advertisements
b. All of these choices
c. television commercials
d. electronic wire transfers
23. One way in which terrorists move funds in and out of the United States is through the use of IVTS. What does
IVTS stand for?
a. international value transfer systems
b. international value terrorist systems
c. informal value transfer systems
d. informal value terrorist systems
24. One example of a kind of IVTS is
a. Farouq
b. Hawala
c. Baksheesh
d. Mandamus
25. What is one advantage of using an IVTS?
a. more money is available through IVTS
b. better bank records are kept
c. no paper trail
d. it is faster than wire transfers
26. An extraordinary rendition occurs when a person is seized in one country and then transported to another country
for
a. interrogation
b. extradition
c. repatriation
d. mediation
27. Advocating the forceful overthrow of the U.S. government is the crime of
a. treason
b. sabotage
c. terrorism
d. sedition
28. Which of the following is NOT one of the classes of crimes created by rules of war?
a. traditional war crimes
b. government crimes
c. crimes against peace
d. crimes against humanity
29. The use of unlawful force to coerce or intimidate persons or governments in the pursuit of political, social, or
religious goals is known as
a. terrorism
b. humanism
c. genocide
d. feticide
30. Many states have adopted a definition of the crime of terrorism closely modeled after the
a. international definition
b. Supreme Court definition
c. federal definition
d. Hague definition
31. Damaging or injuring national defense material or national defense utilities with the intent to obstruct the national
defense is the crime of
a. sedition
b. sabotage
c. treason
d. aiding a terrorist
32. Customs, practices, treaties, and agreements that most nations subscribe to for the conduct of wars openly
declared against sovereign nations are called
a. international agreements concerning waging war
b. rules of war
c. treaties
d. international conventions
33. Funds for terrorist activities are often transferred through all of the following except
a. high-tech electronic wire transfers
b. informal value transfer systems
c. human couriers
d. smuggled ship containers
34. A program whereby suspected terrorists are seized by U.S. agents and transported to another country for
interrogation is known as
a. secret abduction
b. international detention
c. terrorist detention
d. extraordinary rendition
35. Which of the following is not a likely charge against terrorists?
a. sabotage
b. tax evasion
c. sedition
d. treason
36. Which of the following statements regarding the rules of war is FALSE?
a. President Eisenhower began the codification of these rules in 1953.
b. Combatants in a war are liable for the violation of ordinary criminal laws.
c. President Lincoln began the codification of these rules in 1864.
d. Most nations subscribe to the rules of war.
37. Which of the following laws forbids the planning, commencement, and conduct of an aggressive war?
a. Crimes Against Peace
b. Crimes Against Humanity
c. Traditional War Crimes
d. Antiterrorism Act of 1996
38. Which of the following laws forbids deportation based on race, religion or ethnic origin?
a. Crimes Against Peace
b. Crimes Against Humanity
c. Antiterrorism Act of 1996
d. Traditional War Crimes
39. Which of the following laws addresses conduct of combatants towards prisoners of war?
a. Antiterrorism Act of 1996
b. Traditional War Crimes
c. Crimes Against Peace
d. Crimes Against Humanity
40. Terrorism is a
a. dirty trick
b. tactic
c. apolitical statement
d. strategy
41. Terrorism
a. is a new development
b. has been around for centuries
c. is a well defined concept
d. is a weapon of the weak only
42. Which U.S. president was assassinated by a terrorist?
a. McKinley
b. Kennedy
c. Garfield
d. Lincoln
43. In 2004 the U.S. government created the ______ to act as a clearinghouse on international terrorism intelligence
and information.
a. National Counterterrorism Center
b. State Department Office of Terrorism
c. Central Command on Terrorism
d. Federal Office on Terrorism
44. In 2011 there were over ____ terrorist attacks worldwide.
a. 10,000
b. 1000
c. 100,000
d. 100
45. Which is not a type of terrorist group used by the the Council on Foreign Relations?
a. Pro-government groups
b. Leftist Groups
c. White Supremacist Groups
d. Single-Issue Groups
46. Actingtooverthrowone’sgovernment,orinviolationofallegiancetoone’sisthedefinitionof
a. sedition
b. sabotage
c. terrorism
d. treason
47. From 2001 to 2009 there have been ___ terrorism prosecutions in the United States.
a. 804
b. 1804
c. 1408
d. 408
48. The largest group of people indicted (273) for terrorism from 2001-2009 comprised persons with _____.
a. U.S. citizenship
b. Pakistani citizenship
c. Saudi citizenship
d. Canadian citizenship
49. How many prosecutions from 2001-2009 involved weapons of mass destruction?
a. 161
b. 16
c. 61
d. 261
50. The second most common categories of criminal charges brought by the prosecutors from 2001-2009 was
a. racketeering
b. terrorism
c. hostage taking
d. money laundering
Rocky doesn't like the current political situation and decides to act on those feelings by asking some like-minded
friends over to his apartment. There the groups discusses various topics, such as how best to overthrow the
government. They make a to-do list and start out the door, where the FBI arrests them.
51. Rocky and the group had no interest in replacing the government with one of their own if they were successful,
making them
a. anarchists
b. agnostics
c. advocates
d. agents
52. In the trial, the government shows that Rocky and his codefendants had planned to bomb post offices in order to
bring about the collapse of the government. These actions would have served to do all of the following except
a. intimidate or coerce a civilian population.
b. influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion.
c. affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.
d. decrease reliance on state government
53. Rocky would have been charged with
a. aggravated assault
b. money laundering
c. intent to commit robbery
d. sedition
54. Rocky would have been charged with sedition if not for the passage of the
a. Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
b. Pendleton Act of 1888
c. Hatch Act of 1944
d. Smith Act of 1940
Mickey joins a guerilla band fighting the governemnt in some far away country. While in leading a squad of
insurgents, he orders the death of every inhabitant of a small hamlet reportedly friendly to the government. Mickey
is eventually captured and extradited to the Hague to face trial.
55. Which of the following would NOT be one of the classes of crimes which Mickey may be charged with?
a. government crimes
b. crimes against peace
c. crimes against humanity
d. traditional war crimes
56. Since some of those under Mickey's command carried out the extermination of the villagers because of their
ethnicity, Mickey would specifically be charged with
a. government crimes
b. crimes against peace
c. crimes against humanity
d. traditional war crimes
57. The purpose of Mickey's attack on the village was to create a state of extreme fear and dread amongst other
villages who might support the government. Under this circumstance, Mickey would be charged with the
a. crime of hate
b. crime of wanton destruction
c. crime of terrorizing
d. crime of fear
Lance acts as a carrier for those who wish to send money in support of known terrorist organizations. He is a
bright-eyed young man who never arouses the suspicion of Customs agents. One time, Lance became ill midway
through his route and sent deposited the money into an account, where it was then moved to a second account, this
one held by the terrorist group.
58. Which of the following ways did Lance usually move money out of the United States?
a. courier system
b. wire transfer
c. informal value-transfer system
d. Web-page transfer
59. When Lance got sick and ended his route, he decided to move the funds via a
a. courier system
b. wire transfer
c. informal value-transfer system
d. Web-page transfer
60. By moving money from one place to another illegally, Lance has engaged in
a. terrorism
b. money laundering
c. the crime of terrorizing
d. war crimes
Completion
61. Terrorists are criminals who use force and violence in the pursuit of _________, ideological, or religious goals.
62. People who believe organized government is evil are called _________.
63. The State Department is authorized to identify groups or organizations as ____ organizations.
64. One of the elements of the crime of terrorism under most state laws is to ____ or coerce a civilian population.
65. The Antiterrorism and Effective ________ Penalty Act makes it a crime to aid a terrorist organization in the U.S.
66. A terrorist threat is a threat to commit a violent felony that is a danger to human life, and is made to intimidate or
coerce a civilian group or a ____.
67. _____ are customs and practices followed by most nations in wartime.
68. The shortage of ____ support can affect the scope of a terrorist attack.
69. Individuals contribute indirectly to terrorist organizations by giving money and support to phony ____.
70. An _____ occurs when a person is seized in one country and then transported to another country for
interrogation.
71. _____ are people who oppose organized government.
72. The use of force and violence in the pursuit of extreme political, ideological, or religious goals, without regard to
the innocent lives that may be lost is the definition of _____.
73. Actingtooverthrowone’sgovernment,orinviolationofallegiancetoone’scountryiscalled____.
74. The crime of advocating the forceful overthrow of the established government is called ____.
75. The crime of damaging or injuring national defense material or utilities with the intention of interfering with national
defense is called ____.
76. Why is it necessary for federal criminal statutes to define terrorism? Why is this important?
77. What is a terrorist threat? How is a person charged who makes a terrorist threat but does not carry out the
threat?
78. What types of federal and state criminal laws exist under which terrorists may be charged?
79. Define, compare, and contrast the crimes of treason, sedition, and sabotage.
80. List and describe the three categories of crimes created by the rules of war.
81. What are the elements of terrorism under most state laws?
82. Explain the concept of Hawala? What are possible the advantages of such a system? What are the possible
disadvantages of such a system?
83. How do terrorists get financial support?
84. Explain when a seizure is an extraordinary rendition. Explain the arguments for and against the use of extraordinary
rendition.
85. How do terrorists differ from ordinary criminals?
