CRIM 475-FINAL EXAM TEST BANK .

CRIM 475-FINAL EXAM TEST BANK . 1. The social context surrounding the term terrorism influences how it is defined. a. True b. False 2. Terrorism is difficult to define because it is not a physical entity that has dimensions to be measured, weighed, and analyzed. a. True b. False 3. The definition of terrorism fluctuates according to the interests of the group defining the term. a. True b. False 4. Modern terrorism surfaced with violent anarchists in the late 1800s. a. True b. False 5. The way that people view reality is known as a(n): a. social construct. b. academic consensus. c. social context. d. social consensus. 6. According to Schmid, terrorism is a __________; that is, terrorism is defined by different people within vacillating social andpolitical realities. a. military concept b. social context c. social construct d. truth construct 7. The definition of terrorism is not only produced from various social constructs, but is also developed through the application of _____________. a. religious power b. political power c. police power d. censorship 8. Who, of the following, claims terrorism constitutes the illegitimate use of force to achieve a political objective by targetinginnocent people? a. Brian Jenkins b. Walter Laqueur c. David Rapoport d. Edward Herman 9. A is a collection of particular people who are attacked by terrorists simply because they belong to a particular unit. a. selective target b. discriminatory target c. class target d. group target 10. A simple definition of terrorism involves all of the following EXCEPT: a. use of force. b. innocent people. c. political purposes. d. religion. 11. The violence of the French Revolutionary period is colloquially known as ___________. a. Bloody Sunday b. The Reign of Terror c. The Rule d. Black October 12. According to the text, the definition of changes with social and historical circumstances. a. war b. anarchism c. terrorism d. violence.