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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard Clarke's White House counterterrorist group usually pressed for what type of tactics against bin Laden?
(a) Least aggressive.
(b) Non-aggressive.
(c) Moderately aggressive.
(d) Most aggressive.

2. Unocal sent which two individuals to negotiate the pipeline?
(a) John Imle, Sandy Berger.
(b) Marty Miller, John Imle.
(c) Sandy Berger, Tony Lake.
(d) Tony Lake, Marty Miller.

3. How many casualties resulted in these two U.S. embassy attacks in Africa?
(a) Over 150 killed, over 600 injured.
(b) Over 300 killed, over 1,500 injured.
(c) Over 100 killed, over 450 injured.
(d) Over 200 killed, over 4,000 injured.

4. Who met Mahmoud Ahmed in the spring of 2001 and advised Pakistan could do much more in the fight with bin Laden?
(a) Tenet.
(b) Black.
(c) Bush.
(d) Schroen.

5. On 7 August 1998 a devastating terrorist attack against U.S. embassies took place in which two African capitals?
(a) Cairo, Dar es Salaam.
(b) Nairobi, Rabat.
(c) Nairobi, Dar es Salaam.
(d) Cairo, Rabat.

6. Bin Laden and al-Zawahiri travelled by what means?
(a) Small passenger helicopters.
(b) 4x4s marked as ambulances.
(c) Luxury SUVs.
(d) Camels.

7. The CIA hired Afghan tribal fighters to find Kasi, who attacked Langley in 1993, and who is captured when?
(a) December 1997.
(b) 21 December 1996.
(c) 15 June 1997.
(d) 29 June 1998.

8. Massoud's group was suspicious of the U.S. and its relationship to the Taliban, but who was his one CIA link?
(a) Gary Schroen.
(b) Milton Bearden.
(c) Howard Hart.
(d) William Piekney.

9. Plans were made for Ahmed to visit the U.S. when?
(a) Early September 2001.
(b) Late September 2001.
(c) Early October 2001.
(d) Mid-September 2001.

10. In 1997 intelligence agents learned of assassination plots against which target?
(a) Mullah Mohammed Omar.
(b) Osama bin Laden.
(c) Massoud Khalili.
(d) Ahmed Shah Massoud.

11. By when had bin Laden moved his operations to the south to Kandahar?
(a) November 1996.
(b) November 1995.
(c) May 1995.
(d) May 1996.

12. When Deutch quit as CIA director after merely 19 months, the president attempted to nominate which individual?
(a) William Milam.
(b) Tom Simons.
(c) Tony Lake.
(d) Tom Pickering.

13. When the foreign oil representatives arrived in Afghanistan, why would Mullah Omar not meet with them?
(a) They were not Taliban.
(b) They did not have full beards.
(c) They were not Muslims.
(d) They were not Afghans.

14. How did Coll describe the relationship between Black and Pillar?
(a) "Skeptical of each other's approach."
(b) "Not a natural partner."
(c) Distrusting of each other."
(d) A tight and natural partner."

15. Bin Laden practiced operational security that was intensive and he was cautious of what?
(a) Couriers.
(b) Radio communication.
(c) Computers.
(d) Telephones.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did those at Langley react when a Taliban Mig was monitored as it headed straight toward a Predator drone?

2. After the USS Cole attack, what was Bush's response when asked if terrorist-hosting nations should be subject to retaliation?

3. Equipment the CIA outfitted the Afghan tribal fighters with to use in their search for Kasi included what?

4. Massoud had gained strength in new arms deals and felt that the Taliban had weakened as he rebuilt what?

5. The CIA suspected Pakistani intelligence worked with bin Laden and trained recruits to fight where?

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