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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Clarke returns to the White House after a short break on 9/12, what does he hear Rumsfeld discussing?
(a) Ways to attack Afghanistan.
(b) How to get Pakistan's support.
(c) Precautions before entering a war.
(d) War with Iraq.

2. What does Watson from the FBI suggest the CSG do in the immediate hours following the 9/11 attacks?
(a) Evacuate the White House.
(b) Evacuate all landmark buildings.
(c) Allow the market and businesses to stay open.
(d) Attack al Qaeda.

3. What results in the Soviets' attempt to invade the central Asian region?
(a) It creates unlikely alliances in the Middle East/central Asia/ Persian Gulf.
(b) They are able to keep presence until the fall of U.S.S.R.
(c) They withdraw in 1988.
(d) They withdraw but impress communist influence in the region.

4. What had Clarke admitted to on a "60 Minutes" interview with Bonin just days before the 9/11 attacks?
(a) He is frustrated with the Bush administration's lack of focus on al Qaeda.
(b) He wants Bush impeached.
(c) He believes a big attack is inevitable.
(d) He had plans to retire in a month.

5. What strategic move does Iraq implement once U.S. begins their airstrike?
(a) Capture high officials of Kuwait as hostages.
(b) Take American and U.K. reporters as hostages.
(c) Bomb Saudi Arabian oil fields.
(d) Launch missiles on Israel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Usama bin Laden into their country?

2. What development adds to the political turmoil in the Middle East?

3. Which countries are involved with the bombings of Marine barracks in Lebanon?

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

5. What is the FBI' s role in the World Trade Center bombing?

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