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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mohammed Atta grow up?

2. Where was Jamal al-Fadl from?

3. What is the name of April Brightsky Ray's mother?

4. Who was the only FBI agent in New York that spoke Arabic in 1998?

5. When did Osama bin Laden leave Sudan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Osama bin Laden cite as his reasons for his declaration of war against the U.S. when he was interviewed by CNN in 1997?

2. What was I-49? Why was it established?

3. Why did Mullah Omar move Osama bin Laden to Kandahar in 1997?

4. Where did the 1998 United States embassy bombings occur? Who engineered them?

5. Who became al-Qaeda's first traitor? How?

6. What problems did the Saudis have with Osama bin Laden in May of 1998?

7. Why did the assassination attempt on President Hosni Mubarak fail? When did it occur?

8. How does the author describe the majority of the new recruits for al-Qaeda in the 1990s in Chapter 18?

9. Where had Mohammed Abdullah al-Khilaifi trained? How is he described by the author?

10. Why was John O'Neill suspected of a leak after bin Laden's ABC News interview in 1998?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the September 11 attacks in 2001. How many people were killed and injured from the attacks? How did the attacks change global politics? How did the attacks influence U.S. law and regulations? What efforts could have been made to prevent the attacks?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss John O'Neill's career with the FBI and his role in the counterterrorism efforts in the 1990s. When was O'Neill assigned to the counterterrorism unit? What were his responsibilities? What were the obstacles he faced in this position?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of differences between Islam and Western values in The Looming Tower. How did many of the terrorists described in this book perceive the United States and the remainder of the West? What caused these perceptions? How were these differences to be dealt with?

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