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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Of the following, which is NOT a lesson learned in Charlie Allen's assembly of intelligence agencies?
(a) It is impossible to prove al Qaeda does not have weapons of mass destruction.
(b) There are less possiblities of weapons locations than they realized.
(c) It is easier to hide weapons of mass destruction than find them.
(d) The agencies never got together to consider al Qaeda's weapons before.

4. How does Clarke help prepare, but not frighten the public about homeland terrorism?
(a) By downplaying its possibility in the near future.
(b) His ability to use laymen's words and not medical jargon.
(c) Through a series of briefings and speeches such as that on 60 minutes.
(d) By assuring the government has a handle on defenses.

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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) How Republicans hold Congress majority.
(c) American Idol.
(d) Clinton's infidelity scandal.

10. What does the U.S. prepare for because it is a likely agent for a mass civilian attack?
(a) Sarin nerve gas attacks.
(b) Anthrax attacks.
(c) Smallpox virus attacks.
(d) Hanta virus attacks.

11. What is the government's response to the rise in terrorism during Clinton's administration?
(a) Most go to work waiting for something big to happen.
(b) Senior officials feel prepared and are not worried.
(c) Some are alarmed, but most do not see the urgency.
(d) The Pentagon seems worried, but the White House does not see the urgency.

12. The Principals agree to examine what policy?
(a) Policy on "retaliation."
(b) Policy on snatches.
(c) Policy on sanctions.
(d) Policy on targeted assassinations.

13. Why do some people feel secure about future terrorist attacks?
(a) The CIA and FBI are at their best at the moment.
(b) They feel the U.S. is too far away for a big attack to happen.
(c) The U.S. has the biggest, baddest army in the world.
(d) Nearly all the terrorists are caught or dead.

14. What does Clarke request from Rice?
(a) Funding to infiltrate Afghanistan with Predators.
(b) A new deputy.
(c) To reinstate CSG in NSC.
(d) To become head of new Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cyber Security

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Berger do for Clarke as Clarke did for him?

2. Why does the CIA have extra motivation to catch Kansi?

3. What does Powell suggest to fight the al Qaeda threat?

4. What happens on August 7, 1998?

5. How does bin Laden's network help Bosnia?

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