Answer the questions below thoroughly and succinctly.
Answer the questions below thoroughly and succinctly. This is a short
essay midterm exam. An essay answer calls for more than 3 or 4 sentences. Lists and bulleted items are not permitted. Low scores will be assigned to poorly constructed answers with sparse content; those that reflect critical analyses, synthesis of materials and college level articulation will earn higher scores. Your task here is to demonstrate what you have learned by including theories, models and/or historical events discussed in course readings to date in support of your own ideas and citing sources both in your answers and in a “References” listing (both in APA style) at the end of each answer. Answers must be in your own words. Paraphrase (restate what you read) any sources you use. DO NOT copy ANYTHING from published materials. ANY copying found in test answers will result in an exam score of zero.
It is best to type your answers in Word and then copy paste them into the exam. That way you will have a copy in the event that the exam technology has problems.
This test has to be hand scored so a score won’t be posted in the gradebook immediately the way course quizzes are scored. APUS profs are required to get scores and feedback to students within 5 days following the due date and your prof here is committed to that policy.
-1. What are the benefits to a terrorist group of using suicide bombers to conduct terrorist acts? What, beyond the obvious (once a suicide bomber detonates him/herself that human weapon is no longer in the terrorist group’s arsenal) are some of the downsides? Describe here-don’t just list.
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-2. How does the terrorist recruitment process compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) with the recruiting practices of the U.S. military? What does this tell us about the terrorist mindset?\\
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-3. What effects do group dynamics have on an individual in a terrorist group? Be concrete, specific and thorough with your answer. Discuss the internal pressures for members to conform. Do these pressures exist for all members of the group?
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-4. Imagine you were asked to state in a few paragraphs what motivates terrorists. Drawing from all that you have learned in this course, how would you answer?