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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problematic turn occurs in 1985 that alarms the U.S.?
(a) Russia is now invading Pakistan.
(b) Russia is winning the war against Afghanistan.
(c) Syria adds help to Iran.
(d) Israel and Iran are under terrorist attacks from one another.

2. According to Clarke, what countries must the U.S. be concerned about?
(a) Egypt and Iraq.
(b) Afghanistan and Pakistan.
(c) Yemen and Iran.
(d) Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

3. Initially, plans are to have Combat Air Patrol (CAP) over New York and D.C. Clarke then orders CAPs over every major city in the country. What causes him to extend the plans even further?
(a) The movement of the President away from the Northeast.
(b) The crash into the Sears Tower.
(c) The crash into the Pentagon.
(d) The crash in New York.

4. How does Clarke learn about the World Trade Center bombing in 1993?
(a) Scowcroft asks him about it.
(b) CNN.
(c) Clarke was in the vicinity.
(d) O'Neill calls him.

5. Why does Mike Fenzel have difficulty hearing the crisis conference in the Situation Room?
(a) Fenzel is holed in a cave that has no secure line.
(b) Dick Cheney will not allow him to.
(c) The PEOC has bad static in their teleconference monitors.
(d) Mrs. Cheney prefers to listen to CNN and Dick Cheney keeps hanging up the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Clarke, what is one factor that stops counter-terrorism policies from passing in Congress?

2. According to Clarke, what is one of the mistakes of Reagan's administration?

3. What punishment does President George H.W. Bush seek on Libya for the Pan Am attack?

4. With the Red Army gone, what mentality do some of the soldiers that fight against them have?

5. When Clarke returns to the White House after a short break on 9/12, what does he hear Rumsfeld discussing?

(see the answer key)

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