Chapter 7: The Psychology of Terrorism

1. The first suicide bombing to take place on mainland Britain was carried out by

  1. Al-Anon
  2. al-Jazeera
  3. al-Qaeda
  4. Al-harameen

Answer: C

2. The psychological purposes of committing terrorism may be all to gain relief from trauma

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: B

3. While Muslim extremists are often associated with the 9/11 attacks more commonly they are known for domestic terrorism acts except

  1. Attempts to institute more traditional values
  2. Destabilization of existing local governments
  3. Oppressing domestic targets
  4. Promoting anarchy

Answer: D

4. Women may be more effective as suicide bombers for all except the following reason

  1. They are less likely to be viewed as a potential threat
  2. Traditional attire and more conservative search measures makes it easier to hide explosive devices on women
  3. They are viewed as less suspicious
  4. Women are more inclined toward detonating an explosive device than their male counterparts

Answer: D

5. According to Zoroya (2003) another possible motive for suicide bombing is patriotism and religious fervour.

  1. True*
  2. False

Answer: A

6. According to the International Institute for Counter Terrorism (2004) one reason for becoming a suicide bomber is financial incentives

  1. True*
  2. False

Answer: A

7. Which disorder is least often associated with a potential cause of terrorist activity

  1. Avoidant Personality disorder
  2. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
  3. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
  4. Psychopathy

Answer: D

8. People or groups can become radicalised due to political satisfaction

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: 

9. A statistical based approach to profiling potential terrorists via predictive software  was known as

  1. META
  2. ALPHA
  3. OMEGA
  4. MATRIX

Answer: D

10. According to Rae (2012) the vast majority of terrorist attacks on mainland American were carried out by white Republican dissidents

  1. True*
  2. False

Answer: A

11. According to Graham (2008) woman are far less active in participating in terrorists groups

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: B

12. Women who become suicide bombers are overwhelming victims of

  1. Trafficking
  2. Fraud
  3. Blackmail
  4. Assault

Answer: A

13. Post’s (1984) analysis suggests that people who become active terrorists are

  1. Displacing hostility due to early abuse of themselves or their family
  2. Displacing hostility due to abuse of their national state
  3. Abusing authority due to a displaced loyalty
  4. Abusing the state due to displaced authority

Answer: A

14. Terrorism may be the product of a damaged sense of self suggesting

  1. Idealisation of a leader
  2. Pathological narcissism
  3. Pathological aggression
  4. Aggressive idealisation

Answer: B

15. Terrorists may distinguish between out-groups and in-groups and regard the out group as

  1. Subhuman
  2. Lacking identity
  3. Oppressive
  4. All of the above

Answer: D