A Terrorist Attack on a Major Metropolitan Area in an Industrialized

question 53

Multiple Choice

A terrorist attack on a major metropolitan area in an industrialized society kills thousands of people.Investigators establish with certainty that the aim of the attack was to kill as many people as possible.According to the textbook,which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

• A) The terrorists were trained in a religious school.
• B) Sociologists would label this kind of attack as an example of old-style terrorism.
• C) The terrorists had global geopolitical aims.
• D) The terrorists will be caught and tried in a court of law.

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