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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What report does an Arab leader give the consul general?
(a) Usama bin Laden has a contract out to kill Clarke.
(b) Hussein is setting up an assasination attempt on Clarke.
(c) bin Laden is asking for leads to a chemical weapons program.
(d) Hussein is looking for chemical engineers for his weapons program.

2. As Clarke handles recent terrorist attacks against the U.S., with many dead and injured, what is headlining the media?
(a) The need for homeland security.
(b) American Idol.
(c) Clinton's infidelity scandal.
(d) How Republicans hold Congress majority.

3. Why do some believe it is not a good idea to bomb Afghanistan?
(a) It will cause a war with Afghanistan and Russia all over again.
(b) The U.S. is already known as the Mad Bomber.
(c) Afghanistan is willing to work diplomatically with the U.S.
(d) Afghanistan is not where al Qaeda works from.

4. 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.

5. Who vetoes the snatch against Usama bin Laden in 96-97?
(a) Clarke and Tenet.
(b) Tony Lake.
(c) Clinton and Gore.
(d) Janet Reno.

6. 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) Clinton is in no mood to make decisions that day.
(c) They have no leads on the most recent terrorist attack.
(d) al Qaeda has many attack plans in place.

7. How many cruise missiles are launched against al Qaeda camps and target buildings?
(a) 10.
(b) 75.
(c) 170.
(d) 55.

8. Where does O'Neill get Aum's contact information?
(a) FBI is able to trace the agent to the seller and thus to a buyer.
(b) CIA had information on them.
(c) The Japanese mob in New York.
(d) The phone book.

9. Why does the CSG not take extra measures to snatch Khalid Sheik Muhammad?
(a) They do not realize he is the mastermind behind WTC until after 9/11.
(b) Division within CSG takes over the goal of the snatch.
(c) They believe Muhammad is a bumbling fool and thinks it will be easy.
(d) Qatar's government gives them no choice.

10. What weapons do the Aum utilize?
(a) Smallpox virus.
(b) Homemade bombs.
(c) Sarin nerve gas.
(d) Tularemia.

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

12. When George W. Bush becomes President, what is the early focus in 2001?
(a) Counter-terrorism at all costs.
(b) Russia.
(c) Opening pipelines in Alaska.
(d) China and an antimissile defense system.

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

14. What causes Downing, Clarke's CSG replacement, to quit?
(a) Stress at CSG members' inability to cooperate with one another.
(b) Pressure from Bush's administration so they can appoint someone close.
(c) Inability to respond effectively during emergencies.
(d) Frsutration at the Administration's bureaucratic response to threat.

15. Where does CSG send specialized security after their meeting on August 8, 1998?
(a) All armed force bases in Lebanon.
(b) U.S Embassy in all northern African nations.
(c) Major U.S. airports.
(d) U.S. Embassy in Albania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the State Department originally have for anthrax prevention?

2. Who is the first foreign rescue team to arrive in Africa when a terrorist attack hits U.S. soil?

3. What does Clarke threaten in a media interview?

4. What does Clarke request from Rice?

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

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