Question 1

In which of the following countries in 1994 were approximately 800,000 people killed with low-tech weapons like rifles, machetes, and other improvised weapons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rwanda
B)  Sudan
C)  Ethiopia
D)  Afghanistan

Question 2

What does defense and deterrence have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both intend to defend the status quo.
B)  They both rely on shaping opponent's choices.
C)  They both rely on passive tactics.
D)  They both entail building fortifications.

Question 3

Which infamous terrorist contradicts the notion that poverty is a cause of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timothy McVeigh
B)  Osama bin Laden
C)  Moammar Ghaddafi
D)  Abū Bakr al-Baghdadi

Question 4

During the Cold War, stability emerged from a condition in which both countries would be destroyed following a first and second strike using nuclear weapons. Which concept refers to this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proliferation
B)  Mutual assured destruction (MA
D)  
C)  Crisis stability
D)  Military preponderance

Question 5

Which of the following is an optimal strategy for a state that is involved in conflict with a much stronger opponent?

Accepted Answer

A)  To use the blitzkrieg type of warfare
B)  To use a conventional attack
C)  To use insurgency
D)  To use open warfare

Question 6

According to the rational choice explanation of terrorism, why is retaliation the accepted tool of terrorists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because retaliation avoids direct conflict with a country's army
B)  Because retaliation shows the adversary that the terrorist group can fight in some limited way
C)  Because retaliation protects territorial values and population
D)  Because retaliation raises the cost of a particular policy to force change

Question 7

The Japanese surrender in World War II highlights a primary lesson concerning the role of nuclear weapons. What was that lesson?

Accepted Answer

A)  That nuclear weapons were extremely destructive
B)  That the United States showed its willingness to use nuclear weapons to destroy Japan
C)  That nuclear weapons were used as a deterrent to coerce Japan from further resistance
D)  That nuclear weapons were simply another form of war

Question 8

What does the comparison between North Vietnam, which lost a million people during the war, versus the United States, which lost 58,000 people, represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relative sensitivity to casualties
B)  The value placed on human life in Vietnam
C)  The changing nature of collateral damage
D)  Different views of deterrence

Question 9

The potential spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to other states and terrorist groups is primarily a result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fascination with such deadly means of destruction
B)  The low cost of production of WMD
C)  The technological information that can be found on the Internet in order to produce WMD
D)  The inability of these groups to fight the United States using conventional weapons

Question 10

Low tech weapons and acts of terrorism have shifted the security focus back to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deterrence
B)  Defense
C)  A mixture of deterrence and defense
D)  Coercive diplomacy

Question 11

What must be true of a threat in order for it to be convincing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It must be mutual.
B)  It must be ignored.
C)  It must be theoretical.
D)  It must be credible.

Question 12

Which concept refers to the policy that convinces an opponent that the costs of attacking would be higher than the perceived benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense
B)  Retaliation
C)  Bluffing
D)  Deterrence

Question 13

Which nuclear power makes some security experts worried over the possibility of its government being toppled by radical groups with extreme ideologies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel
B)  North Korea
C)  Pakistan
D)  India

Question 14

Which of the following is a chemical agent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthrax
B)  Sarin
C)  Smallpox
D)  Botulism

Question 15

In a war-fighting situation, winning the "hearts and minds" of civilians refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing material benefits to the people under attack
B)  An increase in foreign aid to areas of conflict
C)  Obtaining the support of the noncombatants so that they won't support the insurgents
D)  The use of low-tech munitions in order to limit collateral damage

Question 16

Why do some prominent realist theorists argue that the proliferation of nuclear weapons will likely make the world more, rather than less, safe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because nuclear weapons raise the expected costs of wars
B)  Because nuclear weapons lower the expected costs of wars
C)  Because proliferation is correlated with global peace
D)  Because nuclear proliferation would make nuclear weapons redundant

Question 17

Evaluate critically the following statement: "Securing Americans from the threat of terrorism-both at home and abroad-must surely take precedence over any rights and privileges of the ordinary citizen."

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The statement that "Securing Americans f...

Question 18

For which of the following are strategic implications of drones especially important?

Accepted Answer

A)  For deterrence possibilities
B)  In counterinsurgency operations
C)  For profit maximization in various military industries
D)  In coercive diplomacy applications

Question 19

What distinguishes terrorists from state actors that engage in violence?

Accepted Answer

A)  In contrast to states, terrorists are private actors who use violence for private goals.
B)  In contrast to states, terrorists are private actors who use violence for public goals.
C)  In contrast to states, terrorists are public actors who use violence for private goals.
D)  In contrast to states, terrorists are public actors who use violence for public goals.

Question 20

How is credibility defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Credibility is defined by perception.
B)  Credibility can be defined as the extent to which an actor making a threat has both the will and the capability to carry out the threat if concessions are not forthcoming.
C)  Credibility can be defined by the military size and power of the state making the threat.
D)  Credibility can be understood by examining the past behavior of the state making the threat.

Exam 9: The Use of Force

What does the comparison between North Vietnam, which lost a million people during the war, versus the United States, which lost 58,000 people, represent?

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The potential spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to other states and terrorist groups is primarily a result of which of the following?

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For which of the following are strategic implications of drones especially important?

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According to the rational choice explanation of terrorism, why is retaliation the accepted tool of terrorists?

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Which of the following is an optimal strategy for a state that is involved in conflict with a much stronger opponent?

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How is credibility defined?

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Evaluate critically the following statement: "Securing Americans from the threat of terrorism-both at home and abroad-must surely take precedence over any rights and privileges of the ordinary citizen."

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What must be true of a threat in order for it to be convincing?

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Which of the following is a chemical agent?

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Which nuclear power makes some security experts worried over the possibility of its government being toppled by radical groups with extreme ideologies?

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The Japanese surrender in World War II highlights a primary lesson concerning the role of nuclear weapons. What was that lesson?

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Why do some prominent realist theorists argue that the proliferation of nuclear weapons will likely make the world more, rather than less, safe?

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Which concept refers to the policy that convinces an opponent that the costs of attacking would be higher than the perceived benefits?

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During the Cold War, stability emerged from a condition in which both countries would be destroyed following a first and second strike using nuclear weapons. Which concept refers to this situation?

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What distinguishes terrorists from state actors that engage in violence?

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In a war-fighting situation, winning the "hearts and minds" of civilians refers to which of the following?

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What does defense and deterrence have in common?

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Which infamous terrorist contradicts the notion that poverty is a cause of terrorism?

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Low tech weapons and acts of terrorism have shifted the security focus back to which of the following?

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In which of the following countries in 1994 were approximately 800,000 people killed with low-tech weapons like rifles, machetes, and other improvised weapons?

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