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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Taliban had seized power in Afghanistan in what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1997.

2. The Saudi oil supply can best be characterized, in this book, as what?
(a) Plentiful.
(b) Scarce.
(c) Unstable.
(d) Secure.

3. A sensitive document summarizing important events for the President, which is released daily, is called what?
(a) The President's NSC Brief.
(b) The Early Bird.
(c) The President's Daily Brief.
(d) The President's Security Brief.

4. The strict adherence to Islam in Saudi Arabia is known as what?
(a) Fundamentalism.
(b) Wahhabism.
(c) Talibanism.
(d) Hardlining.

5. Pakistan also shared information with North Korea on how to hide nuclear research from what?
(a) I.A.E.A.
(b) American satellites.
(c) Israeli intelligence.
(d) The local population.

6. When did the U.S. challenge North Korea diplomatically about stopping all nuclear operations?
(a) March 2002.
(b) October 2002.
(c) January 2002.
(d) July 2002.

7. In the wake of 9/11, what became the buzzword to describe the level of confidence that an attack would occur?
(a) Reliable intelligence.
(b) Reliable information.
(c) Actionable intelligence.
(d) Actionable information.

8. As of 2004, the news was not reporting stories of what occurring in Afghanistan?
(a) Taliban deaths.
(b) Taliban terror attacks.
(c) Taliban assassinations.
(d) Taliban resurgence.

9. By late 2003, there was an escalation of the covert war in Iraq using who?
(a) U.S. Army Rangers.
(b) Marine Recon.
(c) Special Forces.
(d) Navy Seals.

10. State-sponsored assassinations had been banned by presidential order since when?
(a) 1987
(b) 1981
(c) 1976
(d) 1965

11. Sanctions raised against Pakistan for developing nuclear weapons were dropped two weeks after 9/11 because Pakistan promised to what?
(a) Prevent Al Qaeda leaders from fleeing to Pakistan.
(b) Help fight in Iraq.
(c) Help fight the Taliban.
(d) Help fight terrorists.

12. A Bush Administration official said that Dr. Khan could not have distributed the materials without help from high-level what?
(a) Pakistani intelligence officials.
(b) Pakistani governmental officials.
(c) Pakistani diplomatic officials.
(d) Pakistani military officials.

13. Who fought against the Americans, when planning thought they would fight with the Americans?
(a) Shiite groups in the north.
(b) Shiite groups in the east.
(c) Shiite groups in the west.
(d) Shiite groups in the south.

14. Which government does not want a Kurdish state?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Iran.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Pakistan.

15. How many of the men who were involved in the 9/11 attacks are believed to have been Saudis?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. In December 2003, President Bush and who announced that Libya would allow nuclear inspections?

2. Diplomats dismissed Dr. Khan's televised confession as a what?

3. Musharraf has presided over Pakistan since when?

4. When did a State Department paper mention the Niger story?

5. In 2001, who led the Iranian government?

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