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1)

What is EMPTA? (from Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults")

Pakistani intelligence department.
The East Embassy building that was bombed.
Emergency Medical and Physical Training Association.
A precursor of VX nerve gas.
2)

The only budget power of the DCI over agencies other than the CIA lies in coordinating the budget requests of the various intelligence agencies into a single program for submission to who? (from Chapter 13 "How to Do It")

The FBI.
Congress.
The President.
The NCTC.
3)

Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) earned a college degree in what subject? (from Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland")

Mechanical engineering.
Computer science.
Chemistry.
Microbiology.
4)

In 1999, new intelligence emerged that Bin Laden would spend a night at a specific location in which city of Afghanistan? (from Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults")

Kunduz.
Kabul.
Jalalabad.
Kandahar.
5)

Where did the Hamburg group plan to attend flight school? (from Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland")

Afghanistan.
Germany.
The U.S.
Asia.
6)

The first two hijackers flew into the U.S. from what country? (from Chapter 7 "The Attack Looms")

Afghanistan.
Southeast Asia.
Germany.
Italy.
7)

What agency was formed to organize the work of the CIA and several defense agencies in space? (from Chapter 13 "How to Do It")

Office of Government Ethics.
National Capital Planning Commission.
Office of Special Counsel.
The National Reconnaissance Office.
8)

What is the name of the small worldwide agency that combines duties assigned in the U.S. government to the Terrorist Threat Integration Center, the CIA, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security? (from Chapter 13 "How to Do It")

The German Security Service.
The Russian Security Service.
The British Security Service.
The Italian Security Service.
9)

Who killed Ahmed Shah Massoud? (from Chapter 6 "From Threat to Threat")

The Taliban.
U.S. Marines.
Saddam Hussein.
Al-Qaeda operatives.
10)

KSM stated that his hatred of the U.S. stemmed not from his experience there as a student, but from his disagreement with U.S. policy towards the ___________. (from Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland")

Africans.
Germans.
Palestinians.
Koreans.
11)

What is the name of the meeting of a small group of top advisers lead by President Bush? (from Chapter 10 "Wartime")

Chief Acquisition Officers Council.
Chief Information Officers Council.
Inter-American Foundation.
War council.
12)

What is the name of the low-altitude "hallway" along the Hudson River that passes New York landmarks? (from Chapter 7 "The Attack Looms")

Hudson Corridor.
Hudson Post.
Boston Post Corridor.
New York Airspace Czar.
13)

What was the "Hamburg Group"? (from Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland")

The 4 jihadist from Turkey.
The 4 jihadist from Germany.
The 4 jihadist from Yemen.
The 4 jihadist from Russia.
14)

Who was never fully engaged in countering al-Qaeda before 9/11? (from Chapter 11 "Foresight and Hindsight")

The Department of Defense.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
The FAA.
The CIA.
15)

Who was the Taliban's most important and most capable enemy? (from Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults")

The U.N.
The Southern Alliance.
Saudi Arabia.
The Northern Alliance.
16)

The FDNY initial response began within _____ seconds of the first crash. (from Chapter 9 "Heroism and Horror")

5.
60.
45.
30.
17)

Who was the lead agency dealing with al-Qaeda? (from Chapter 11 "Foresight and Hindsight")

The CIA.
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
The FAA.
The Department of Defense.
18)

The FBI in Minneapolis sought a special warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to conduct a search on Moussaoui's ________. (from Chapter 8 "The System Was Blinking Red")

Ipod.
PDA.
Laptop.
Cell phone.
19)

The U.N. has rightly equated "literacy as ________." (from Chapter 12 "What To Do? A Global Strategy")

Happiness.
Freedom.
Life.
Restriction.
20)

Who should adopt special rules requiring hearings and votes to confirm or reject national security nominees within 30 days of their submission? (from Chapter 13 "How to Do It")

Congress.
The Senate.
The President.
The Department of Justice.
21)

The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when? (from Chapter 6 "From Threat to Threat")

1 year before 9/11.
1 month before 9/11.
1 week after 9/11.
1 week before 9/11.
22)

Who was the mayor of New York city in 2001? (from Chapter 9 "Heroism and Horror")

Rudolph Giuliani.
George H. W. Bush.
David N. Dinkins.
Michael Bloomberg.
23)

What was the name of the Iranian-supported worldwide terrorist organization? (from Chapter 7 "The Attack Looms")

Jemaah Islamiya.
Al-Qaeda.
Hezbollah.
Muslim Brotherhood.
24)

On September 11, the nation suffered the largest loss of life on its soil, losing __________ people. (from Chapter 9 "Heroism and Horror")

1592.
1342.
2973.
2030.
25)

By July 1999, the U.S. succeeded in labeling Afghanistan a state sponsor of __________. (from Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults")

Terrorism.
Food.
Weapons.
Military aircrafts.
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