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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. More than al Qaeda, what other acts of terrorism are on the FBI's minds?
(a) Domestic terrorists such as McVeigh.
(b) Underground mobs.
(c) Russian and Chinese espionage.
(d) Violent protests such as the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle.

2. What does Clarke work on with Arms Control Director Ron Lehmen to verify "innocent' chemical plants?
(a) An Alternative Energy Pact.
(b) A Nuclear Power Inspection Committee.
(c) A Weapons of Mass Destruction Protocol.
(d) A Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty.

3. Of the three initiatives Clarke presents, which is the most troubling to cabinet members?
(a) The assignments of the ten programs in Initiative X.
(b) The order of the Continuity of Government.
(c) Having a "terrorism czar."
(d) Who is responsible for the Critical Infrstructure Program.

4. What does Berger do for Clarke as Clarke did for him?
(a) Handles the media sessions so Clarke can get away.
(b) Allows him to stay in his home.
(c) Assures him as a protectee of the Secret Service.
(d) Offers Clarke his vacation home to relax.

5. With Executive Order 13099, what does Clarke finally get to focus on?
(a) Prevention and not just response.
(b) Chemical agents in Shifa.
(c) Bioterrorism.
(d) Stopping terrorism financing.

6. What does Clarke threaten in a media interview?
(a) Any country known to fund terrorists will have sanctions placed.
(b) Clarke has a contract out for bin Laden's death.
(c) Taliban should be aware of Northern Alliance's new ally.
(d) Next al Qaeda attack will hold Taliban responsible.

7. What does Cofer Black inform Clarke in early December 1999?
(a) Times Square is a prime target for an al Qaeda attack.
(b) Jordan infiltrated an al Qaeda cell with numerous millenium attack plans.
(c) al Qaeda cells are now known to be in the U.S.
(d) DOD will no longer be able to finance their attack operations for counter-terrorism.

8. What troubling news does the CIA bring to the 0730 CSG meeting on August 7, 1998?
(a) They failed in the mission to kill bin Laden.
(b) al Qaeda has many attack plans in place.
(c) Clinton is in no mood to make decisions that day.
(d) They have no leads on the most recent terrorist attack.

9. Why does the CIA have extra motivation to catch Kansi?
(a) Kansi killed their own men in front of their headquarters.
(b) Kansi escaped from them durign a previous snatch attempt.
(c) Kansi is the ringleader of over five terrorists attacks against the U.S.
(d) They have been after Kansi for over a decade.

10. Which country supports an assassination attempt on President Mubarak from Egypt?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Liberia.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Egypt.

11. What characteristic does Usama bin Laden look for in jihad availability?
(a) Countries where Muslim factions fight with one another.
(b) Muslim minorities who want to gain independence.
(c) Small countries that are threatened by superpowers.
(d) Christian nations.

12. According to Will Wechsler, where do people think bin Laden gets his finances from?
(a) Small donations from his followers.
(b) The Saudi Arabian government.
(c) The Sudanese government.
(d) His father.

13. What does "Critical Infrastructure Protection" refer to?
(a) Protecting all major road networks such as interstates and bridges.
(b) Protecting major landmarks and the roads leading to and from them.
(c) Protecting computer systems and networks.
(d) Protecting D.C. and the roads leading in and out of it.

14. By what year do the U.S. Departments all agree that bin Laden is the mastermind in global terrorism?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1999.

15. What does the State Department originally have for anthrax prevention?
(a) They do not even know what anthrax is.
(b) Enough vaccinations for high officials.
(c) Current research but nothing proven.
(d) A horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sandy Berger's advice to Clarke to get varying departments concerned about chemical/biological weapons prevention and response?

2. According to Clarke, what is the global response to the U.S.'s invasion of Iraq after 9/11?

3. Near the end of Clinton's administration, what is one of his main focuses?

4. What weakness do Rice and Hadley have in their new positions under George W. Bush's administration?

5. As Clarke handles recent terrorist attacks against the U.S., with many dead and injured, what is headlining the media?

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