Week 3

Question 1

The ‘Convention in miniature’ protections only exist for individuals formally classified as ‘prisoners of war’.

Answer 1

False.

Question 2

Which of the following was NOT true about the friendly fire incident in northern Iraq, 1994?

Answer 2

Fog of war.

Question 3

What percentage of an aircraft carrier’s cost is devoted to its defense?

Answer 3

90%.

Question 4

According to Victor Hanson, the classic ingredient( for Roman peace are _______.

Answer 4

Obliteration, humiliation, and fear.

Question 5

The Holocaust of the European Jews was considered “unique” in comparison to other genocides due to ________.

Answer 5

The use of industrial killings such as gas chambers and crematories.

Question 6

What is an example of passive genocide?

Answer 6

The Irish Potato famine.

Question 7

The Young Turk Revolution which ultimately resulted in the Armenian genocide occured in which year?

Answer 7

1908.

Question 8

One unique feature of the German Holocaust of Jews and other groups in WWII was ________.

Answer 8

Industrial killing.

Question 9

In Islamic term for a decree handed down by a Muslim cleric is ____.

Answer 9

Fatwa.

Question 10

Sunni Muslims believe that the Mahdi, or the “Rightfully Guided One” is yet to come to Earth and make his presence felt.

Answer 10

True.

Question 11

Suppose a passenger jet is headed for a densely packed building. According to Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz which of the following persons should make the decision of whether to have a fighter plane shoot it down?

Answer 11

United States Vice President.

Question 12

A person who commits belligerent acts and, when captured, is treated as a POW is a _____.

Answer 12

Lawful combatant.

Question 13

Victor Hanson reasons that modern governments not want to use traditional Western conventional warfare because ______.

Answer 13

Most battles do not occur in the battlefield.

Question 14

The Holodomor (or Terror Famine) primarily affected which Soviet republic?

Answer 14

Ukraine.

Question 15

This type of genocide took place postwar/after WWII when the Germans were finally defeated.

Answer 15

The ethnic cleansing of germans in Poland and Czechoslovakia.

Question 16

Relative to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, friendly fire percent casualties (U.S. military only) in the Persian Gulf war was ______.

Answer 16

Greater.

Question 17

The majority of mine victims worldwide are ______.

Answer 17

Civilians.

Question 18

What are the stages of genocide in the correct order?

Answer 18

Symbolization, preparation, extermination, denial.

Question 19

What is a network?

Answer 19

A loose connection between two people.

Question 20

Victor Hanson reasons that modern governments not want to use traditional Western conventional warfare because ______.

Answer 20

Modern warfare is too destructive and powerful.

Question 21

An animal used to detect land mines in Mozambique is ____.

Answer 21

the rat.

Question 22

In the reading “Strategic Landpower” the authors noted that the last ten years have shown that the best way to provide reliable, predictive intelligence is _______.

Answer 22

Human-to-human contact.

Question 23

In the context of the friendly fire incident involving two Black Hawks shot down in the friendly fire incident in northern Iraq in 1994, the slow, steady uncoupling of practice from written procedure was referred to as _____.

Answer 23

Practical drift.