Shining Path Group Ideology and Attacks Quiz
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What was the name of the elite suicide bombing unit used by the LTTE?

  • Black Panthers
  • Silver Hawks
  • Golden Eagles
  • Black Tigers (correct)
  • Who founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)?

  • Fidel Castro
  • Che Guevara
  • Abimael Guzmán
  • Velupillai Prabhakaran (correct)
  • Which country did the LTTE aim to create an independent homeland for Hindu Tamils in?

  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka (correct)
  • When did a large faction of the LTTE led by Colonel Karuna defect?

    <p>2004</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of attacks were the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) notorious for?

    <p>Suicide terrorism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization carried out the bloodiest attack in Barcelona in 1987?

    <p>ETA</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is the current field commander of Shining Path?

    <p>Victor Quispe Palomino</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ideology did the Shining Path group follow?

    <p>Leftist-Maoist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which terrorist organization attacked a military caravan transporting election materials in 2016?

    <p>Shining Path</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the founder and leader of Al Qaeda?

    <p>Osama bin Laden</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which countries are the core operatives and leadership of Al Qaeda largely based?

    <p>Pakistan and Afghanistan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What inspiration did Shining Path take for their ideology?

    <p>Chinese Cultural Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was considered one of the most ruthless terrorist groups in the Western Hemisphere in the 1980s?

    <p>Shining Path (SL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which former university professor founded the Peru-based terrorist organization known as Shining Path (SL)?

    <p>Abimael Guzman</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The FARC's Oliver Sinisterra Front is associated with which type of ideology?

    <p>Maoist doctrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is currently running the Shining Path (SL) organization in the absence of its founder Abimael Guzman?

    <p>Victor Quispe Palomino</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was the Shining Path (SL) designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization?

    <p>October 8, 1997</p> Signup and view all the answers

    On what date did dissidents of the FARC’s Oliver Sinisterra Front announce the killing of three Ecuadorian reporters?

    <p>April 11, 2018</p> Signup and view all the answers

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