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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is President Bush at the time of the attacks?
(a) A college basketball game at Yale.
(b) On vacation in Texas.
(c) A pre-school in Florida.
(d) At a Marine facility in Lousiana.

2. 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 crash into the Sears Tower.
(b) The movement of the President away from the Northeast.
(c) The crash in New York.
(d) The crash into the Pentagon.

3. As Clarke and other national levels get together, what does the mayor of New York City order?
(a) Evacuation of New York City.
(b) Evacuation of Manhattan south of Canal St.
(c) A state emergency.
(d) The National Guard's presence.

4. What concern does Clarke have outside the U.S.?
(a) Colin Powell and other officials currently abroad.
(b) Protecting the U.S. embassies overseas.
(c) Talks with the U.K. to begin military actions against al Qaeda.
(d) Maximizing global empathy to help retaliate against al Qaeda.

5. According to Clarke, what is one of the mistakes of Reagan's administration?
(a) They backed the wrong country in the Iran-Iraq war.
(b) They failed to make a large enough military presence in the Persian Gulf.
(c) They never should have risked their alliance with Arabs by helping Israel.
(d) They leave too quickly from Pakistan and Afghanistan, leaving no influence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country helps the U.S. strengthen its military presence in the Middle East?

2. What key event does Russia provoke in 1979?

3. Why does Mike Fenzel have difficulty hearing the crisis conference in the Situation Room?

4. Why does Reagan create presence in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Israel?

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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