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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to closing airways, what does Clarke want to safeguard?
(a) Major highways to and from New York City.
(b) All federal buildings in all states are to close.
(c) Harbors and borders.
(d) Historical landmarks in New York and D.C.

2. What punishment does President George H.W. Bush seek on Libya for the Pan Am attack?
(a) Greater military presence in northern Africa.
(b) U.N. sanctions on Libya.
(c) He pulls relief aid.
(d) Military action on Libyan government buildings.

3. Who invites Usama bin Laden into their country?
(a) Hasan al-Turabi from Sudan.
(b) Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qadhafi from Libya.
(c) Bendjedid from Algeria.
(d) President Mohammed Najibullah from Afghanistan.

4. Why is the Navy officer unsure of whether to contact Clarke about the World Trade Center bombing in 1993?
(a) It's the first major domestic terrorist attack.
(b) Clarke is not a popular figure amongst the military.
(c) Freeh tells him not to.
(d) The FBI already arrives on scene.

5. Initially, plans are to have Combat Air Patrol (CAP) over New York and D.C. Clarke then orders CAPs over every major city in the country. What causes him to extend the plans even further?
(a) The crash into the Sears Tower.
(b) The movement of the President away from the Northeast.
(c) The crash into the Pentagon.
(d) The crash in New York.

6. Why does Secretary of State Christopher push to bomb an Iraqi facility on a Saturday night?
(a) It's the least likely time the U.S. media will notice.
(b) He knows the Iraqis work weekend hours.
(c) It'll be the most surprising time.
(d) To minimize casualties.

7. What problematic turn occurs in 1985 that alarms the U.S.?
(a) Russia is winning the war against Afghanistan.
(b) Russia is now invading Pakistan.
(c) Syria adds help to Iran.
(d) Israel and Iran are under terrorist attacks from one another.

8. What strategic move does Iraq implement once U.S. begins their airstrike?
(a) Capture high officials of Kuwait as hostages.
(b) Bomb Saudi Arabian oil fields.
(c) Take American and U.K. reporters as hostages.
(d) Launch missiles on Israel.

9. How does Freeh want to handle Sayegh's case?
(a) Detain him illegally to interrogate him.
(b) Banish him to Saudi Arabia so they can handle his case.
(c) Execute him as an example for other terrorists.
(d) Get him to cooperate for a light sentence.

10. Where does Clinton get assurance that the U.S. bomb hit its target in Iraq?
(a) A Wall Street Journal reporter in the field.
(b) CIA satellite photos.
(c) A relative of a CNN employee.
(d) A friend who is a reporter for the Associated Press.

11. The increase in counter-terrorism budget helped do what?
(a) Strengthen the Air Marshalls Program.
(b) Increase airport security.
(c) Strengthen the Secret Service staff.
(d) Allow better intelligence capabilities.

12. Clarke believes the "Caliphate" movement will result in what kind of society?
(a) A government run with corruption and by fundamentalists.
(b) A repressive 14th century literalist theocracy.
(c) A freer society with greater religious understanding.
(d) A step backward to times before segregation of church and state.

13. What does Ramzi Yousef plan while on the lam for two years?
(a) Infiltration into the Pentagon's computer system.
(b) Aircraft bombings on 11 different flights.
(c) Attacks on the Sears and John Hancock Tower in Chicago.
(d) Assassination attempt on President Clinton.

14. What does Iraq do that convinces Charlie Allen that Iraq is serious about Kuwait?
(a) The U.S.has intelligence that Iraq is about to attack on two fronts.
(b) They send large numbers of forces to the border of Kuwait.
(c) The U.N. finds a nuclear program in Iraq.
(d) They operate under emcon.

15. What does the U.S. assume as they allow the Iraqi troops to withdraw intact?
(a) They will oust Hussein on their own.
(b) An alliance of Shi'a, Sunnis, and Kurds will form.
(c) They will probably convict Hussein for war crimes.
(d) The Shi'a will take over the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Iranian Revolution important to the U.S.?

2. How does the American team look as they head to their cars after meeting with the Saudi King?

3. Which countries are involved with the bombings of Marine barracks in Lebanon?

4. Of those listed, which is NOT an option as a retaliation effort against Iran for the Khobar attack?

5. What key event does Russia provoke in 1979?

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