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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One report received was a plot against Massoud that involved an assassin dispatched to place what in his shoes?
(a) Acetylsalicylic acid.
(b) Boron nitride.
(c) Anthrax.
(d) Antacid.

2. How did the author describe Clinton's view of the CIA as an institution?
(a) "Skeptical."
(b) "Accepting."
(c) "Trusting."
(d) "Non-accepting"

3. Who became the CIA station chief in Islamabad in July 1986?
(a) Milton Bearden.
(b) Duane R. "Dewey" Clarridge.
(c) Frank Anderson.
(d) Howard Hart.

4. Which individual was now retired from the foreign service and wrote a strategy paper for Massoud?
(a) William Milam.
(b) Peter Tomsen.
(c) Madeleine Albright.
(d) Robert Oakley.

5. The CIA fed what to Massoud's organization during the war with the Soviet Union?
(a) Large amounts of money .
(b) Large amounts of ammunition.
(c) Large amounts of drugs .
(d) Large amounts of gold .

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1997 intelligence agents learned of assassination plots against which target?

2. According to Chapter 19, what nations did Massoud engage in locating sponsors?

3. Shortly into 2000, the Counterterrorist Center picked up information that bin Laden had arrived in what location?

4. When had the White House counterterrorist group grown frustrated with intelligence reports on bin Laden's whereabouts?

5. The CIA did not favor the use of Stingers because they could be used by terrorists against what?

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