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According to the World Bank, what factor appears to have the greatest impact on whether or not a country will have a civil war?
 
  a. drug violence
  b. having previously been a colony
  c. sharing a border with a state currently engaging in a civil war
  d. having previously had a civil war

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Why, according to Lin, is conflict termination particularly difficult in cyber conflict?
 
  a. It is unclear when your opponent ceases operations.
  b. Once in place, many cyber attacks cannot be stopped.
  c. Signaling is impossible in cyber conflict.
  d. There are no set norms for cessation of cyber operations.

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Why does the presence of oil in a country increase the likelihood of a civil war?
 
  a. It can be used as a source of funding for rebel groups.
  b. It often leads to international intervention.
  c. It is often trafficked, and trafficking increases the likelihood of civil war.
  d. The presence of oil is closely correlated with political instability.

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Which of the following is a significant difference between cyber conflict and nuclear conflict?
 
  a. It is easier to attribute a cyber attack than a nuclear attack.
  b. We worry more about non-state actors with nuclear capabilities than with cyber capabilities.
  c. There are no escalation dynamics in cyber conflict, unlike nuclear conflict.
  d. More states have cyber capabilities than nuclear capabilities.

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The example of criminal networks linked to the drug trade illustrates __________.
 
  a. that violence simply has a new outlet
  b. the effect that resources have on violence
  c. the negative effects of weak institutions
  d. that some violence requires global solutions

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