Terrorism And Homeland Security 9th Edition By Jonathan R. White – Test Bank

1. Al Qaeda, ISIS, and a number of other militant groups follow a puritanical strain of Islam known as Jihadi Salafism.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Jihadi Salafism
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.01 – Summarize the main theological points of Jihadi Salafism.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

2. Jihadi Salafism represents the majority of Muslims’ interpretation of Islam.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Jihadi Salafism
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.01 – Summarize the main theological points of Jihadi Salafism.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

3. The Muslim Brotherhood formed in Afghanistan.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Jihadi Salafism
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.01 – Summarize the main theological points of Jihadi Salafism.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Remember

4. Only religious fanatics follow the Jihadi Salafist path.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Militant Scholars and Strategists
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.02 – Summarize the contribution of scholars and strategists to Jihadi Salafism.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

5. Al Qaeda’s origins can be traced to the Cold War.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda from Inception to 9/11
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.04 – Outline the development of al Qaeda from its creation to the present.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Remember

6. The United States helped Saudi Arabia develop a funding mechanism and underground arms network to supply the mujahedeen during the Soviet-Afghan War.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda from Inception to 9/11
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.04 – Outline the development of al Qaeda from its creation to the present.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

7. Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri was born into a prominent Egyptian family in 1951.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda from Inception to 9/11
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.04 – Outline the development of al Qaeda from its creation to the present.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Remember

8. The nature of Jihadi Salafism changed as bin Laden and Zawahiri lost operational power.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda: Degraded, Transformed, and Franchised
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.07 – Describe the rise and metamorphosis of al Qaeda in Iraq.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

9. Diverse al Qaeda movements have appeared in different parts of the world, and their effectiveness is growing.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: True
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda: Degraded, Transformed, and Franchised
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.07 – Describe the rise and metamorphosis of al Qaeda in Iraq.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand

10. In practice, AQI was an extension of al Qaeda.
a. True
b. False

ANSWER: False
REFERENCES: Al Qaeda: Degraded, Transformed, and Franchised
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: TERR.WHIT.17.11.07 – Describe the rise and metamorphosis of al Qaeda in Iraq.
KEYWORDS: BLOOM’S: Understand