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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who headed the Pakistani army from 1998 to 1999?
(a) General Pervez Musharraf.
(b) General Mahmoud Ahmed.
(c) General Hamid Gulr.
(d) General Naseem Rana.

2. In 2000, the White House counterterrorism head asked which acquaintance to address the bin Laden intelligence problem?
(a) Scott Frye.
(b) Christopher F. Allen.
(c) Charles Alan.
(d) Charles Allen.

3. According to Chapter 19, what nations did Massoud engage in locating sponsors?
(a) Iraq, Yemen.
(b) Iran, Iraq.
(c) India, Yemen.
(d) India, Iran.

4. According to Chapter 26, Kahlid al Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi met in which capital?
(a) Amman.
(b) Kuala Lumpur.
(c) Sana'a.
(d) Kuwait City.

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

6. The CIA slowly composed an intricate map of which infrastructure made from photos and satellite imagery?
(a) Bin Laden's Saudi.
(b) Bin Laden's Pakistani.
(c) Bin Laden's Afghani.
(d) Bin Laden's Iranian.

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

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

9. Massoud felt he had recovered some political and military momentum in opposition to the Taliban by what point?
(a) Spring 2000.
(b) Summer 2000.
(c) Winter 1999.
(d) Autumn 2000.

10. George Tenet became CIA director in what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1998.

11. Uzbekistan, which is bordered to the south by Afghanistan, was ruled by which individual in 1999?
(a) Islam Karimov.
(b) Hamid Karzai.
(c) Massoud Khalili.
(d) Amrullah Saleh.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did U.S. ships and submarines with missiles wait to receive the coordinates of bin Laden's location?

2. Where on his inventory of threats the U.S. faced did Tenet rank bin Laden in 1999?

3. One report received was a plot against Massoud that involved an assassin dispatched to place what in his shoes?

4. Who published a joint manifesto with bin Laden that declared the U.S. as the enemy in 1998?

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

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