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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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) Runs to the Situation Room at the White House.
(c) Calls Rice to see what she wants to do.
(d) Heads to the White House to speak with Cheney and Rice.

2. According to Clarke, what is one factor that stops counter-terrorism policies from passing in Congress?
(a) Republican-Democratic party animosity.
(b) The push for budget cuts.
(c) The lack of shared intelligence to the Congress.
(d) WTC bombing of 1993 was not a large enough wake-up call.

3. What key event does Russia provoke in 1979?
(a) Invasion of Iran.
(b) Invasion of Pakistan.
(c) Invasion of Iraq.
(d) Invasion of Afghanistan.

4. Why is it important to have Arab nations as allies when the U.S. goes to war against Iraq?
(a) It helps protect the U.S.'s image in the Muslim world.
(b) Otherwise, they will ally with Iraq against the U.S.
(c) It helps keep Israel's good relationship.
(d) They are the next rising superpower.

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

6. What must Cheney and his team convince the Saudi King?
(a) To ally with Israel.
(b) To lead the alliance that protects Kuwait.
(c) To allow U.S. troops into his country's bases.
(d) To attack Iraq before Iraq attacks Kuwait.

7. How does Freeh want to handle Sayegh's case?
(a) Execute him as an example for other terrorists.
(b) Get him to cooperate for a light sentence.
(c) Detain him illegally to interrogate him.
(d) Banish him to Saudi Arabia so they can handle his case.

8. How many men are involved with the WTC bombing?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 1.

9. 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 the Americans failed the Afghans.
(c) Usama bin Laden feels disgust for any superpower.
(d) It is against the Wahhabist branch of Islam.

10. Which country helps the U.S. strengthen its military presence in the Middle East?
(a) Oman.
(b) Saudia Arabia.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Kuwait.

11. What unexpected event happens after the Persian Gulf War?
(a) The U.S. stays stationed in the Middle East.
(b) The U.S. spreads their troops further and into southwest Asia.
(c) The U.N. occupies Kuwait.
(d) The U.S. leaves Saudi Arabia quicker than planned.

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

13. What causes Aideed to go underground?
(a) Excessive U.S. Marine helicopter presence.
(b) The U.S. snipers.
(c) AC-130 strikes.
(d) The people of Mogadishu rise up against him.

14. In addition to closing airways, what does Clarke want to safeguard?
(a) Major highways to and from New York City.
(b) Historical landmarks in New York and D.C.
(c) All federal buildings in all states are to close.
(d) Harbors and borders.

15. Who else wants to convict Omar Abdel Rahman for terrorism?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Clarke's goal in the Persian Gulf during Reagan's administration?

2. Where is President Bush at the time of the attacks?

3. When is the Atlanta bomber of 1996 arrested?

4. Who does Clarke trust to lead National Security Special Events?

5. How does the U.S. affect the Iran-Iraq war?

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