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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Soviets attack bin Laden's camp at Jaji which established him as a warrior with Arab jihadists?
(a) January 1987.
(b) October 1987.
(c) April 1987.
(d) July 1987.

2. Tenet's reform program for the CIA did what?
(a) De-emphasized covert actions, emphasized intelligence gathering.
(b) Emphasized covert actions, de-emphasized intelligence gathering.
(c) De-emphasized covert actions, intelligence gathering.
(d) Emphasized both covert actions, intelligence gathering.

3. The CIA did not favor the use of Stingers because they could be used by terrorists against what?
(a) Civilian ships.
(b) Civilian airliners.
(c) Civilian ambulances.
(d) Civilian freight vehicles.

4. After he was attacked by the Soviets at Jaji, bin Laden met Aymen al-Zawahiri, preached global jihad, and initiated what sort of campaign?
(a) Commando raids.
(b) Surface-to-air missiles.
(c) Media.
(d) Vehicle bombings.

5. Cofer Black became the CIA station chief in which capital city in 1993?
(a) Khartoum.
(b) Riyadh.
(c) Kabul.
(d) Islamabad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tenet view terrorism in terms of the level of threat it represented to the U.S. and the world?

2. The war in Afghanistan cost the Soviet Union how many billion dollars?

3. What transpired in November 1989 that meant Afghan President Najibullah was no longer part of a world Communist movement?

4. Yosef and his associates also had plans to hijack a plane and crash it where?

5. Who was the new Department of State special envoy to the Afghan resistance that served from 1989-1992?

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