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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the Iranian Revolution important to the U.S.?
(a) The military coupe caused U.S. military deaths.
(b) The new regime is communist.
(c) Ayatollah Khomeini is an ally of the U.S.
(d) The Shah of Iran is an important American ally.

2. What is the U.N. Special Commission's (UNSCOM) job?
(a) To oversee the rebuilding of Kuwait.
(b) Require Iraq to destroy chemical, biological, nuclear, missile programs.
(c) To keep an alliance of the Arab nations intact.
(d) To oversee Hussein's punishment.

3. What angers Usama bin Laden about Americans in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Usama bin Laden believes Saudi Arabia can fight the war alone.
(b) Usama bin Laden feels disgust for any superpower.
(c) It is against the Wahhabist branch of Islam.
(d) Usama bin Laden feels the Americans failed the Afghans.

4. Why is the Navy officer unsure of whether to contact Clarke about the World Trade Center bombing in 1993?
(a) The FBI already arrives on scene.
(b) It's the first major domestic terrorist attack.
(c) Freeh tells him not to.
(d) Clarke is not a popular figure amongst the military.

5. Among the following, who is NOT present at the Counter-terrorism Security Group meeting immediately after the 9/11 attacks?
(a) Cressey.
(b) Rumsfield.
(c) Cheney.
(d) Harvey.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clarke especially fight for to prevent terrorist attacks?

2. What problematic turn occurs in 1985 that alarms the U.S.?

3. El Sayyid Nosair's legal bills are paid by whom?

4. Who else wants to convict Omar Abdel Rahman for terrorism?

5. Why does Secretary of State Christopher push to bomb an Iraqi facility on a Saturday night?

(see the answer key)

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