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
