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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 "The System Was Blinking Red".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of 1993, the public and Congress seemed convinced that treating terrorism that occurred on U.S. soil was a ________ ________ problem.
(a) U.S. Army.
(b) Law Enforcement.
(c) U.S. Marines.
(d) U.S. Navy.

2. Between 1996 and September 11, 2001, Afghanistan became a kind of international headquarters of __________.
(a) Warfare.
(b) Logistics.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Wealth.

3. Despite the unprecedented level of intelligence warnings, how many contained specific information as to the timing or the targets of an attack?
(a) 20.
(b) 5.
(c) 75.
(d) 0.

4. What is the name of the Indonesian terrorist group that accepted Bin Laden's offer of an alliance with the purpose of waging war against Christians and Jews?
(a) Islamic Army of Aden.
(b) Jemaah Islamiah.
(c) Baader-Meinhof Group.
(d) Muslim Brotherhood.

5. Who offered to attack Bin Laden's Derunta training camp in December 1999?
(a) Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah.
(b) Ahmed Shah Massoud.
(c) Ali Atwa.
(d) Abdul Rahman Yasin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of KSM's plot to blow up several American airliners over the Pacific ocean?

2. After 9/11/2001, U.S. officials learned from ________ intelligence that Moussaoui had attended a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan.

3. By the late 1970s, what began to get directly involved in counter-terrorist operations?

4. On June 30, 2001, which country declared its highest level of terror alert?

5. In August 15, 2001, the FBI's Minneapolis field office took notice of who?

(see the answer key)

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