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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of KSM's plot to blow up several American airliners over the Pacific ocean?
(a) The "Lackawanna Six Plot".
(b) The "Dirty Bomb Plot".
(c) The "Bojinka Plot".
(d) The Shoe Bomber Operation".

2. What was the "Hamburg Group"?
(a) The 4 jihadist from Yemen.
(b) The 4 jihadist from Turkey.
(c) The 4 jihadist from Germany.
(d) The 4 jihadist from Russia.

3. Who issued two Presidential Decision Directives in 1995 and 1998 reiterating that terrorism was a national security threat and not simply a law enforcement issue?
(a) The CIA.
(b) The FBI.
(c) President Bush.
(d) President Clinton.

4. In 1995, while Bin Laden was still in Sudan, its government began to perceive him as a __________.
(a) Hero.
(b) Liability.
(c) Mastermind.
(d) Traitor.

5. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Soviet Union.
(c) America.
(d) Russia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Gestapo"?

2. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?

3. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?

4. By 9/11, the FAA's "no fly" list contained how many names of suspected terrorists?

5. After WWII, what was the chief agency involved in setting foreign policy and advising the President on foreign policy?

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