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WorksheetsTerrorism and Homeland Security Chapter 13
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 33mins
What is the name of the agency responsible for border and domestic protection?
Department of the Interior
Homeland Security
FEMA
FBI
The common component in terrorism is _____________.
Creating Fear
Kidnapping
Explosives
Property Destruction
The term _____________ describes the use of violence against a target to create fear and alarm for the purpose of obtaining concessions or rewards.
Sabotage
Terrorism
Corporate Crime
Coercion
In the United States, people can combat terrorism by _____________.
Maintaining a heightened awareness.
Seeking assistance from police
Maintaining allegiance to their country
Studying terrorist methods of operation
At a facility the term, access control, refers to _____________.
Monitoring movement in and out
Knowing policy and procedure
Maintaining a physical presence
Identifying safety hazards
The term, loss prevention, means _____________.
A proactive approach to inventory control
A reactive approach to inventory control
Making sure only authorized personnel are in designated areas
Recovery of stolen property
Nationally, _____________ are the most commonly used community policing programs.
Educational Programs
Storefront Programs
Citizens’ Surveys
Block Meetings
The unlawful use of force to coerce people or governments regarding political or social objectives is called __________________.
Fascism
Communism
Nazism
Terrorism
Heavily armed groups in the United States, organized around such themes as white supremacy, militant tax resistance, or extreme ideologies are known as _______________ terrorists.
International
Domestic
National
Fundamental
Al-Qaeda is an example of a/an _________________ terrorist group.
International
Domestic
Unorganized
Localized
The first step in identifying and controlling terrorism is ____________________.
Security
Legal assessment
Threat assessment
Liability
Bombings, kidnappings, hostage takings, hijackings and assassinations often occur as a result of _________________ movements.
Socialism
Reformism
Terrorism
Communism
Who owns 85% of the national infrastructure and plays a significant role in helping to mitigate the physical effects and economic costs of domestic incidents.
FBI
Private business and Industry
Homeland security
CIA
The following is an example of domestic terrorism ________
2015 Paris bombings of Charlie Hebdo
Unabomber
2005 London suicide bombers
2018 attack on four policemen in Kirkuk, Iraq
A security professionals' responsibilities related to homeland security include
Knowing the enemy, what to look for and being vigilant
Taking all possible steps to prevent a terrorist attack
Preparing themselves and their agencies/organizations for an attack, through education and training
Responding to the attack
All of the other responses
Terrorism can be defined as the use of force or violence against persons or property in violation of the criminal laws of the United States for purposes of intimidation, coercion or ransom.
true
false
What US code defines terrorism
US code title 18
US code title 22
US code title 9
US code title 6
Terrorism is a new invention in the last 30 years
true
false
The first terrorism incidents were committed by religious zealots.
true
false
Name an element of terrorism.
It is criminal in nature
targets are typically symbolic
the terrorist actions are always aggressive and often violent
all the other answers are elements of terrorism.
Before 9/11/2001 Americans had no way of knowing that a terrorist was possible on the World Trade Towers.
true
false
The US response to the attacks on 9/11/2001 were the following.
Intense investigation
Creation of the department of homeland security
US Patriot Act
Military Action in Afghanistan
All of the other answers are part of the response.
An Asymmetric War is one where opponents of equal strength take each other on.
true
false
Police are most frequently attacked in an Asymmetrical War
true
false
The majority of Americans take the war on terror very seriously.
true
false
What is radicalisation?
When a person gets angry and wants to hurt people
The process by which a person comes to support terrorism and extremist ideologies associated with terrorist groups
Spending too much time on web forums like Reddit
What is extremism?
Wanting to make things happen using criminal acts and violence, or by encouraging hatred and divisions
Protesting against the Government
Believing things that are different to everyone else
Terrorism is only in the United States.
Some terrorists learn how to build bombs on the Internet.
true
false
In what year was mustard gas first used?
1914
1915
1917
1919
Who is considered the Father of Chemical Warfare?
Fritz Haber
William Crookes
Carl Bosch
Winston Churchill
Name the goals of the Department of Homeland Security
Increase our ability to keep bad people out of the country
keep bad things out of the country, increasing port security
protect our infrastructure better
Continue to build a response capability with modern computer tools
all of these answers are goals of the DHS.
Bioterrorism is defined as ....
terrorism of biology classes
terrorism of biodomes
terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents.
terrorism of biology teachers
Define interoperability
the ability of military equipment or groups to operate in conjunction with each other.
the ability of terrorist groups to work together
The ability of dogs to work as a unit
the ability of any two things to work together
