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A) Focus exclusively on domestic politics in the West B) Emphasis on eschatology and apocalypticism C) Rejection of establishing an Islamic state D) Reliance solely on peaceful diplomacy
A) Dabiq B) Baghdad C) Mosul D) Raqqa
A) References to the End Times B) Economic reform plans C) Democratic manifestos D) Scientific discoveries
A) Middle Eastern governments were more stable and sectarianism was more subdued B) There was no internet access available C) Al-Qaeda strictly forbade religious texts D) Foreign fighters were barred from traveling
A) 1990 B) 2004 C) 2010 D) 2014
A) A caliphate B) A socialist confederation C) A federal republic D) A constitutional democracy
A) Ali B) Omar C) Muhammad D) Abu Bakr
A) June 2004 B) May 2017 C) November 2015 D) June 2014
A) 29 June 2014 B) 15 July 2004 C) 1 January 2015 D) 11 September 2001
A) Emigration to Europe B) Allegiance C) Financial donations D) Democratic votes
A) To conquer only Southwestern Asia B) To remain strictly within Iraq and Syria C) To seize land and take over the entire Earth D) To establish a small autonomous region
A) Sharia law B) Jahiliyyah C) Democracy D) Caliphate rule
A) They are acceptable neighbors B) They should be protected C) They have to die D) They must form alliances with ISIL
A) Those drawn by the Roman Empire B) Those set by the United Nations charter C) Those established by the UK and France in the Sykes–Picot Agreement D) Those created by the Ottoman Empire
A) All non-Muslim areas B) Neighboring tribal territories C) Only Western Europe D) Only North America
A) Samir Abd Muhammad al-Khlifawi B) Al-Baghdadi C) Martin Reardon D) Jürgen Todenhöfer
A) Infiltration of the area with spies B) Negotiating with local governments C) Immediate aerial bombardment D) Broadcasting propaganda on television
A) Murder and kidnapping of potential leaders or opponents B) Establishment of public schools C) Elections for local mayors D) Distribution of food and aid
A) First dozens and then hundreds of people disappeared B) The city was abandoned C) A democratic council was formed D) Peace treaties were signed
A) To educate them in modern political science B) To provide them with economic prosperity and healthcare C) To psychologically "break" them to ensure absolute allegiance through fear and intimidation D) To integrate them into Western society
A) Isolate, ignore, and withdraw B) Terrorize, mobilize, and polarize C) Negotiate, compromise, and settle D) Educate, pacifiy, and assimilate
A) To demonstrate advanced military hardware B) To comply with international law C) To encourage foreign tourism D) To intimidate civilians and force target governments to make rash decisions
A) By motivating them with spectacular deadly attacks deep in Western territory B) By funding peaceful community centers C) By encouraging them to run for public office D) By organizing academic conferences
A) To dissolve the borders between nation-states peacefully B) To unite all world religions under a single banner C) To promote international trade agreements D) To drive Muslim populations away from their governments and increase the appeal of the caliphate
A) The use of digital currency B) The "grey zone" between non-Muslims and IS C) The desert climate of Iraq and Syria D) All historical monuments
A) Neutral military contractors B) Unregistered journalists C) Foreign government diplomats D) Moderate Muslims living in the West who feel engaged in society
A) Engage in cyber espionage only B) Focus entirely on defensive fortifications C) Establish diplomatic embassies worldwide D) Diversify and widen vexation strikes against the Crusader-Zionist enemy to drain it
A) Bolster morale and distract attention from its loss of territory B) Demonstrate its capability for large-scale construction C) Comply with foreign ceasefire agreements D) Rebuild infrastructure in war-torn cities
A) The 3 June 2017 attacks in London B) The 2001 World Trade Center attacks C) The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing D) The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
A) The 2003 invasion of Iraq B) The 2012 Benghazi attack C) The 2016 Berlin truck attack D) The 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall
A) Hamas B) Da'esh C) Hezbollah D) Al-Nusra
A) The International Red Cross B) The Arab League C) The United Nations D) The European Union only
A) 1 million B) 50 million C) 12 million D) 500,000
A) The Al-Sham coalition B) The Arab Awakening C) The Muslim Brotherhood D) The Mujahideen Shura Council
A) Sunni Muslims B) Chechens C) Kurds D) Yazidis
A) Ibn Saud B) Ruhollah Khomeini C) Sayyid Qutb D) Osama bin Laden
A) Sayyid Qutb B) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi C) Abu Musab al-Zarqawi D) Abu Abdullah al-Muhajir
A) The Golden Caliphate Standard B) The Green Banner of Islam C) The Black Standard D) The Red Crescent Flag
A) Laurent Fabius B) Hayder al Khoei C) Bernard Haykel D) Abdulelah Haider Shaye
A) Marxism-Leninism B) Wahhabism C) Ba'athism D) Salafi jihadism
A) Iraqi Security Forces B) Syrian Democratic Forces C) Turkish Armed Forces D) Free Syrian Army
A) Arab B) Turkmen C) Kurdish D) Persian
A) Half B) All of them C) Ten percent D) One quarter
A) 8,000,000 B) 30,000 C) 3,000 D) Around 20,000
A) 30,000 B) 15,000 C) 200,000 D) 3,400
A) Donations from foreign allies B) Black market purchases from Western nations C) Captured weapons D) Direct factory manufacturing
A) Bashar al-Assad's Syrian stockpiles B) The Shah's Iranian stockpiles C) Saddam Hussein's Iraqi stockpiles D) Muammar Gaddafi's Libyan stockpiles
A) Fifty per cent B) Twenty-five per cent C) Ninety per cent D) Seventy-five per cent
A) Stinger missiles B) Javelin missiles C) TOW missiles D) Hellfire missiles
A) Damascus University B) Baghdad University C) Basra University D) Mosul University
A) Chlorine gas B) Sarin gas C) Mustard agent D) VX nerve agent
A) JDAM precision bombs B) Cluster bombs C) Paveway IV guided bombs D) Napalm bombs
A) 10% B) 25% C) 5% D) 50%
A) A refugee tent B) A local prison C) A 'women's house' D) A training camp
A) Remarry B) Return to their home countries C) Join combat units D) Live alone
A) Al-Khansaa Brigade B) Zainabiyoun Brigade C) Khattab Brigade D) Umm al-Mu'minin Brigade
A) As early as eighteen years old B) As early as fifteen years old C) As early as twelve years old D) As early as nine years old
A) Four B) Six C) Three D) Five
A) 2010 B) 2005 C) 2012 D) 2015
A) The RAND Corporation B) The Iraqi National Intelligence Service C) The Financial Action Task Force D) The United States Department of Justice
A) 20% B) 75% C) 5% D) 50%
A) Having assets worth US$2 billion B) Receiving massive outside donations C) Selling billions of barrels of oil D) Charging high corporate taxes
A) Swiss Exchange B) Holcim C) Lafarge D) RAND
A) Ninth century B) Seventh century C) Eleventh century D) Fifth century
A) Overwhelming B) Moderate C) Minimal D) Universal
A) Islamic Law B) History C) Jihad D) Sharia
A) Geography B) Art C) Music D) Jihad
A) Foreign languages B) Sharia C) Science D) Mathematics
A) Iman al-Bugha B) Abu Omar al-Baghdadi C) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi D) Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
A) Eighteen B) Sixteen C) Twelve D) Fifteen
A) Eighteen B) Fifteen C) Twenty-one D) Twenty-two
A) Jamāʻat al-Tawḥīd wa-al-Jihād B) The Islamic State C) Al Qaeda D) The Badr Brigade
A) Jordanian B) Saudi C) Syrian D) Iraqi
A) Peaceful protests B) Bombings C) Cyberattacks D) Naval blockades
A) Egypt B) Yemen C) Algeria D) Libya
A) A terrorist cell B) A multinational corporation C) A quasi-state D) A liberation front
A) March 2019 B) October 2022 C) June 2015 D) Late 2020
A) African affiliates B) Asian affiliates C) North American affiliates D) European affiliates
A) Mozambique B) Nigeria C) Mali D) Egypt
A) Sambisa Forest B) Cabo Delgado Forest C) Zarqawi Forest D) Ansongo Forest
A) Nigeria B) Mali C) Indonesia D) Mozambique
A) Libyan province B) Cabo Delgado province C) Sahel province D) Sinai province
A) 2004–2005 B) 2023–2024 C) 2019–2020 D) 2014–2015
A) 2015 B) 2018 C) 2022 D) 2020
A) 2022 B) 2015 C) 2018 D) 2020
A) Cabo Delgado B) Puntland C) Chad Basin D) Greater Sahara
A) Al-Shabaab (Somali) B) Allied Democratic Forces C) Al-Shabaab (Mozambican) D) Boko Haram
A) 1,500–2,000 B) 8,000–12,000 C) Unknown D) 2,000–3,000
A) 2022 B) 2015 C) 2020 D) 2018
A) ISWAP-Sahel B) Greater Sahara Province C) IS-CAP Greater Sahara D) ISWAP-Greater Sahara
A) Chad Basin B) Cabo Delgado C) Puntland D) Greater Sahara
A) 100-200 fighters B) 2,000–3,000 fighters C) 8,000–12,000 fighters D) 1,500–2,000 fighters
A) Zambezi Basin B) Congo Basin C) Chad Basin D) Niger Basin
A) Islamic State in the Greater Sahara B) Boko Haram C) Allied Democratic Forces D) Al-Shabaab
A) Bangladesh B) Azerbaijan C) India D) Turkey
A) Ansar Khalifa Philippines B) Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh C) Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters D) Maute Group
A) JMB B) IS-CP C) ISIS-K D) Maute Group
A) North Caucasus B) Punjab C) Mindanao D) Jammu and Kashmir
A) Ban Ki-moon B) Steven Hassan C) An unnamed Sunni theologian D) An Amnesty International representative
A) Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen B) Da'ish C) Al-Qaeda D) Maute Group |