CHAPTER 8
Intelligence and Counterintelligence and Terrorism
Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
1. Responsible for managing and coordinating intelligence activities fall with the:
a. NIC.
b. DNI.
c. NSC.
d. NIE.
2. Intelligence collection consists of how many different types of collection activities?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 5
3. Up until mid-twentieth century, which was the primary mode of intelligence gathering?
a. HUMINT
b. SIGINT
c. MASINT
d. IMINT
4. The CIA has played an active role in the war against terrorism and has received substantial
criticism for some if its:
a. tactics
b. investigations
c. methods
d. operations
5. Complicating the DHS’s intelligence mission is its need to work with other federal agencies,
state and what other level of government?
a. county
b. local
c. city
d. metropolitan
6. The inclusion of what agency, into the intelligence community, allows the U.S. to more
effectively respond to terrorism by identifying narco-terrorist organizations and money
laundering schemes.
a. NIE
b. Secret Service
c. DEA
d. FBI
7. The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is housed in the:
a. CIA.
b. DOD.
c. FBI.
d. NIE.
8. What percent of the information contained in the President’s daily briefs is derived from
intelligence collected by the NSA?
a. 50
b. 60
c. 45
d. 70
9. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have specific intelligence missions that focus
on what type of operations.
a. tactical
b. terrorism
c. counter-terrorism
d. intelligence
10. Which of the following agencies is the primary agency responsible for counterintelligence on
American soil?
a. CIA
b. FBI
c. NSA
d. DIA
11. Which agency is the titular head of the intelligence community?
a. CIA
b. NSC
c. DNI
d. NIC
12. When in place, which type of intelligence allows us to collect better and more timely
information about their threats?
a. MASINT
b. HUMINT
c. SIGINT
d. IMINT
13. Structurally, the HSC was similar to which of the following agencies, and had many of the
same officials working both councils?
a. NSC
b. CIA
c. NIC
d. NIE
14. Which of the following has the responsibility of coordinating the agencies comprising the
intelligence community?
a. NSC
b. DNI
c. NIC
d. CIA
15. The defense role in the war against terrorism is somewhat nebulous and most operations fall
outside normal military operations concerning which of the following?
a. terrorism
b. counterterrorism
c. intelligence
d. counter-insurgency
16. SIGINT is primarily performed by the:
a. DNI
b. NOC
c. CIA
d. NSA
17. What agency is also involved in paramilitary operations?
a. FBI
b. DNI
c. CIA
d. NSA
18. Today, what agency uses a variety of methods to collect intelligence, with emphasis on
human intelligence?
a. CIA
b. NCS
c. DIA
d. NSA
19. Although in post-cold war period, we have gaps in our intelligence gathering capabilities,
particularly in which form of intelligence?
a. signals
b. imagery analysis
c. human
d. open source
20. The creation of which of the following agencies essentially bifurcated the homeland security
process?
a. HSC
b. NSC
c. NCS
d. NIC
CHAPTER 9
Homeland Security and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chapter 9 Multiple Choice
1. Chemical weapons were used extensively in:
a. Korea.
b. World War I.
c. Vietnam.
d. World War II.
2. Nuclear weapons on American soil are closely guarded by the:
a. military.
b. government.
c. DHS.
d. contractors.
3. If terrorist were to attempt to bring or smuggle nuclear materials into the U.S. they would
face challenges beyond:
a. transporting
b. security
c. detection
d. exposure
4. It is imperative that all facilities with nuclear and radiological materials have security
standards that are:
a. newest
b. highest
c. newer
d. tightest
5. In terms of WMDs, the viruses that are the most problematic are:
a. biological
b. chemical
c. nerve
d. toxins
6. What is the greatest concern regarding biological WMDs that might be created through DNA
modifications?
a. Organic
b. Chemical
c. Toxin
d. New strains of viruses
7. For the most part, the U.S. public and the government are concerned with terrorists using
weapons that are:
a. chemical
b. biological
c. radiological
d. organic
8. Which of the following answers is the most dangerous of chemical agents?
a. Nerve
b. Choking
c. Blood
d. Blister
9. According to the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, how many ways can a terrorist
group acquire a chemical weapon?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Two
d. Five
10. Which type of WMD would provide a country with more leverage in the world community?
a. Biological
b. Nerve
c. Chemical
d. Nuclear
11. Which type of WMD, if possessed, could be seen as a way of enhancing a state’s or group’s
prestige in a region or in the world?
a. Nuclear WMD
b. Chemical WMD
c. WMDs
d. Radiological WMD
12. The U.S. military has a large stockpile of what types of weapons within secure facilities?
a. WMD
b. Nerve
c. Toxic
d. Chemical
13. The public has been concerned with terrorist using what kind of WMD weapons?
a. Nerve
b. Chemical
c. Biological
d. Bacterial
14. There is a history of using which type of WMDs in the U. S.?
a. Biological
b. Chemical
c. Nerve Gas
d. Explosives
15. Which type of organisms cause diseases such as anthrax or the plague?
a. Bacterial
b. Chemical
c. Biological
d. Nerve