I just took this quiz and did pretty well with it. This quiz is valuable because is shows how little the average American actually knows about why these wars happen and who gets killed in them. What I got right has a "✔" and what I got wrong has a
red asterisk *. The correct answer(s) are in
bold.
Quiz: Beyond War 🕊 What tends to be present where war is? (Check all that apply.)
a) resource scarcity
b) human rights violations in need of response
c) raw fossil fuels ✔
d) Islam
* (I picked this one too and should not have
)
See documentation of c here.
See documentation of not a here.
B and D are non-plausible propaganda.
Nations are more likely to wage war if . . . (Check all that apply.) [THIS QUESTION NOT USED IN FACEBOOK VERSION DUE TO HAVING MULTIPLE ANSWERS]
a) they have militaries * (I didn't pick this one )
b) they spend more than other nations on their militaries ✔
c) their people accept that war is a legitimate tool of public policy ✔
d) they’re great
See documentation of c here.
See evidence for a and b here.
The United States sells weapons to this percentage of the world’s dictatorships.
a) 0%
b) 12%
c) 52%
d) 73% ✔
See documentation of d here.
The majority of those killed in modern wars are . . .
a) members of a military
b) terrorists
c) evil demons
d) civilians ✔
It’s not even close. Some examples are here.
The majority of those killed with missiles from drones have been . . .
a) criminals
b) terrorists
c) suspect profiled individuals
d) unidentified ✔
See documentation of d here.
What percentage of suicide terrorist attacks are aimed at getting a military to cease occupying a foreign country?
a) 4%
b) 27%
c) 39%
d) 95% ✔
See documentation of d here.
What percentage of military bases on foreign soil are U.S. military bases?
a) 49%
b) 68%
c) 81%
d) 96% ✔
See documentation of d here.
What percentage of global military spending could end starvation globally?
a) 1.5%b) 3%
*c) 18%
d) 62%
See documentation of a here.
What percentage of the top 4 weapons dealers in the world are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?
a) 0%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 100% ✔
They are the United States, Russia, China, France. The U.K. does not always clearly hold fifth place, though it is always in the top 6 or 7. See documentation of d here.
People have signed World BEYOND War’s pledge to help end all war in how many countries?
a) 6
b) 44
c) 107
d) 158 ✔
https://worldbeyondwar.org/quiz/