1. What is the first thing Clarke does upon hearing the news of the World Trade Center?
(a) Calls O'Neill to see if he is OK.
(b) Heads to the White House to speak with Cheney and Rice.
(c) Runs to the Situation Room at the White House.
(d) Calls Rice to see what she wants to do.

2. How does Clarke begin making enemies with his own government?
(a) Getting too close to Reagan and funneling money into his department.
(b) Admonishing the Reagan administration for their strategies.
(c) Becoming too close to Israelis.
(d) Publicly scrutinizing the idea that they are involved with the Middle East.

3. 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) War with Iraq.
(c) How to get Pakistan's support.
(d) Precautions before entering a war.

4. Of the following, which military action does NOT occur?
(a) Combat Air Patrol coverage over New York and D.C.
(b) The National Guard deployed to New York.
(c) The Army deployed to New York City.
(d) An Atlantic fleet heads toward New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. After homeland issues are assured in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, what is the Situation Room's next topic?

3. What concern does Clarke have outside the U.S.?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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