wk8 quiz cj452

Question 1

 

Which federal department/agency is in charge of preparing for and responding to disasters?

The Federal Bureau of Investigation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Department of State

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Department of the Interior

Question 2

 

Focusing on hazards:

Gives greater attention to vulnerability than risk

Gives greater attention to risk than vulnerability

Downplays the role of humans in disaster

Avoids dramatic policy shifts

Reveals a great deal about proneness and capabilities

Question 3

 

Terrorism:

Is exactly like war

Is performed by groups and organizations only

Targets citizens but not governments

Targets governments but not citizens

Produces fear and coercion

Question 4

 

The name for a government that is run by clerics in the name of God is:

A Theocracy

A Madrasah

A puppet government

A colonial government

An incident command system

Question 5

 

An internal struggle to pursue righteousness or a war of self-defense is:

A fatwa

Hamas

Wahhabism

Jihad

A Cold War

Question 6

 

Terrorists:

Cannot be classified as criminals

Cannot be classified as crusaders

Are never “crazy”

Are organized in cells today

Avoid Madrasahs

Question 7

 

Terrorist manuals:

Teach terrorists to avoid entering the United States

Teach terrorists about the importance of not making bombs

Teach terrorists to use cell phones or the Internet

Teach terrorists to always attend radical mosques

Teach terrorists to always avoid using passports

Question 8

 

A period when a new way of looking at the world emerged is known as:

The Enlightenment

The Fatwa

The Coercion

The Reign of Terror

The Gunpowder Plot

Question 9

 

Which news reporter received a letter full of Anthrax spores?

Charles Gibson

Diane Sawyer

Tom Brokaw

Steve Samuelson

Brad Roberts

Question 10

 

The PATRIOT ACT:

Separated crisis and consequence management

Unified crisis and consequence management

Was created in 1976

Was updated in 1999

Permitted roving wiretaps

Question 11

 

Intelligence adjustment implies:

IMINT

OPINT

SIGINT

Adaptation to insufficient information, changing priorities and new needs

Question 12

 

Which of the following is not a question to consider as you assess vulnerabilities?

Which terrorists will never attack

Which targets are in other countries

Which locations are more likely to be targeted than others

How attacks can never be perpetrated against the United States

Conventional explosives only

Question 13

 

EMAC:

Is a principle of the National Response Plan

Is a principle of the National Response Framework

Is a member of the International Emergency Management Association

Is a mutual aid agreement among states

Is similar to unified command

Question 14

 

Which warning system is operated by the National Weather Service?

Reverse 9/11

Emergency alert system

Weather radios

Outdoor sirens

Phone tree systems

Question 15

 

The acquisition, sharing and spread of nuclear weapons:

Is known as proliferation

Is supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency

Is supported by the Biological Weapons Convention

Is opposed by the Biological Weapons Convention

Has no relation to terrorist attacks

Question 16

 

Some scholars and practitioners argue that the Homeland Security Advisory System is not clear and does not provide solid recommendations to citizens.

True

False

Question 17

 

The British might view the Boston Tea Party as an act of terrorism.

True

False

Question 18

 

Managing terrorism is both similar to and different from the management of other types of disasters.

True

False

Question 19

 

Relative poverty implies that some people have less wealth than others.

True

False

Question 20

 

A political system that does not perform functions well is probably more likely to fail than those countries that perform them successfully.

True

False

Question 21

 

The pervasiveness of an ideology refers to the number of people that follow it.

True

False

Question 22

 

There are very few terrorists and terrorist organizations.

True

False

Question 23

 Terrorists are willing to sacrifice their time, energy, possessions and lives for what they believe in.

True

False

Question 24

 Aristotle thought that killing a despotic ruler could be justified.

True

False

Question 25

 Terrorists may attempt to use the media to illustrate that the government is not capable of dealing with attacks.

True

False

Question 26

 Because of weapons of mass destruction, terrorists may kill thousands, hundreds of thousands, or millions of people.

True

False

Question 27

 The SAS stands for the Secret Assessment Standard.

True

False

Question 28

 Gates and doors with locks are security features that may deter or deny terrorist attacks.

True

False

Question 29

 HSPD 20 mandated further compliance with continuity of operations planning.

True

False

Question 30

 Occupancy rates and law enforcement presence are some of the things you must consider when establishing a shelter.

True

False