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Question 1

Why is the process of calculating instances of terrorism in the US hotly contested?

a) There are no terrorism experts

b) Some analysts include non-state terrorism

c) Some analysts include the category of state-terrorism

d) Unsuccessful acts of terrorism are not recorded

Question 2

Why is the legal status of detainees at Guantanamo Bay ambiguous?

a) Neither the US judiciary not the Pentagon have jurisdiction over Guantanmo

b) Neither the US or Cuban judiciary have jurisdiction over Guantanamo

c) Both the US judiciary and the Cuban judiciary have jurisdicaiton over Guantanamo

d) Only Cuba has jurisdiction over Guantanamo

Question 3

What was the significance of George W. Bush's 2002 State of the Union address in relation to the War on Terror?

a) It identified not only al Qaeda but also other radical Islamic groups as key opponents in the War on Terror

b) It identified 'Rogue States' as a key opponent in the War on Terror

c) Both a and b

d) It declared the US right to take 'pre-emptive' action

Question 4

On what basis did the George W. Bush administration attempt to justify the invasion of Iraq in 2003?

a) Weapons of Mass Destruction

b) Prosecution of the War on Terror

c) Democratization of Iraq

d) All of the above

Question 5

What accounts for the resurgence of Taliban forces in Afghanistan in 2006?

a) Profits from a record opium harvest

b) Decreasing numbers of NATO troops

c) Russian assistance

d) All of the above

Question 6

What was the initial cause of al Qaeda opposition to the US?

a) The presence of Soviet forces in Afghanistan

b) US dealings with Saddam Hussein during the 1980s

c) US hostility towards Muslims living in the US

d) The presence of US forces in the Islamic world

Question 7

What is the primary difference between jihadist fighters trained in Iraq and those trained in Afghanistan in the 1980s?

a) Insurgents in Iraq are trained primarily in rural warfare

b) Insurgents in Iraq are trained primarily in urban warfare

c) Insurgents in Iraq are trained primarily in jungle warfare

d) Insurgents in Iraq are trained to fight an occupying force

Question 8

What factors make a near-term change in the conduct of the War on Terror by the US unlikely?

a) The rest of the international community backs the idea

b) Al Qaeda are fighting a long war

c) Oil interests make it likely the US will continue its presence in Iraq

d) Both c and d

Question 9

Why did US forces launch an assault on Fallujah in November 2004?

a) It was seen by the US as the heart of the Iraqi insurgency

b) It was believed that Osama Bin Laden was in the city

c) It was believed that Saddam Hussein was in the city

d) None of the above

Question 10

The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) established by the US in Iraq was responsible to which US agency?

a) The State Department

b) The Pentagon

c) The National Security Council

d) The Joint Chiefs of Staff

Oxford University Press, Online Resource Centre, Chapter 18.

Chapter 18

Instructions