QUESTION 1. What is the success rate for terrorists achieving their goals?

Above average for long-term goals

Above average for short-term goals

Never over the long term

Never over the short term

QUESTION 2. Which of the following is a characteristic of decentralized networks?

Clear chains of command

Diverse, interconnected nodes

Executive leadership

Small, interdependent cells

QUESTION 3. Which of the following is the key explanatory variable for how a terrorist organization selects its targets?

Funding

Ideology

Membership

Opportunity

QUESTION 4. Which of the following is the most preferred method of attack in modern terrorism?

Assassinations

Bombings

Mass Disruption

Suicide Attacks

QUESTION 5. Which of the following is an advantage of suicide attacks over other methods?

They are often inexpensive

They do not attract as much media attention

They do not require adaptation

They have a perfect success rate

QUESTION 6. International law is generally understood to define the legal use of military reprisal when:

Retaliatory action does not harm innocent people.

Retaliatory action results in proportionally fewer damages to those caused by the offending act.

When the reprisal occurs within a time period following the offending act, which is usually 72 days.

QUESTION 7. Which form of soft power does a government use when it reaches out directly to the population of a foreign country?

Deterrence

Public diplomacy

Sanctions

Talking to terrorist groups

QUESTION 8. Which form of power has historically outperformed military preemption as an effective counterterrorism strategy?

Commando raids

Conciliation and peace

Military retaliation

Talking to terrorist groups

QUESTION 9. Which tenet of the Bush Doctrine did President Obama retain - although in a modified form - in his own national security strategy?

American exceptionalism

Global advancement of American ideals

Interdependent security

Unilateral use of force

QUESTION 10. In what situation are hostage rescue missions most likely to achieve their objectives?

Hostile political contexts

Low-risk operations

Non-permissive environments

Permissive environments