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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Clarke learn of an assassination attempt on George H.W. Bush?
(a) BBC.
(b) An Arab-language London paper.
(c) CNN.
(d) Kuwait's ambassador.

2. With the Red Army gone, what mentality do some of the soldiers that fight against them have?
(a) They now have the military power to run the government.
(b) They are ready to take down the next superpower.
(c) That other countries will think twice before they invade.
(d) They now know a superpower can be destroyed.

3. When does Clarke finally allow himself to grieve over the deaths of 9/11?
(a) He doesn't until he retires.
(b) When he first sits down to write "Against All Enemies."
(c) Not for another month after 9/11.
(d) At John O'Neill's funeral.

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

5. What does Clarke especially fight for to prevent terrorist attacks?
(a) Greater collaborative effort from all departments.
(b) Make execution the only possible terrorist punishment.
(c) Publicize all possible suspects on a nationwide emergency network.
(d) Make it illegal to fund terrorist groups.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clarke's goal in the Persian Gulf during Reagan's administration?

2. Who does the Soviet Union offer to help, and in what way?

3. What does the U.S. assume as they allow the Iraqi troops to withdraw intact?

4. Among the following, who is NOT present at the Counter-terrorism Security Group meeting immediately after the 9/11 attacks?

5. Where is President Bush at the time of the attacks?

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