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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By early 1999, Tenet was certain that bin Laden would be capable of striking the U.S. at what point?
(a) Summer 1999.
(b) Spring 2000.
(c) Any time.
(d) Winter 1999.

2. Who was the White House national security adviser between 1993 and 1997?
(a) Anthony "Tony" Lake.
(b) Zbigniew Brzezinski.
(c) Richard Clarke.
(d) Samuel L. "Sandy" Berger.

3. What is the purpose of the CIA?
(a) Ensure the domestic security of U.S.
(b) Ensure the international security of U.S.
(c) Prevent surprise attacks.
(d) Ensure security of presidents and cabinet.

4. What was the response to information provided by Pillar's Counterterrorist Center?
(a) Recipients complained volume was too little.
(b) Recipients praised the information volume and speed.
(c) Recipients complained information was outdated.
(d) Recipients complained volume was too much.

5. Who published a joint manifesto with bin Laden that declared the U.S. as the enemy in 1998?
(a) Abdullah Azzam.
(b) Ayman al-Zawahiri.
(c) Mohammed Atef.
(d) Aburrashid Dostum.

6. Shortly into 2000, the Counterterrorist Center picked up information that bin Laden had arrived in what location?
(a) Jalalabad Camp.
(b) Jaji Camp.
(c) Derunta Camp.
(d) Zawhar Kili Camp.

7. The CIA's Counterterrorist Center established a new office dedicated to bin Laden in what year?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1997.

8. By fall of 1998, who seemed an ideal CIA partner at the Pentagon given his extensive Special Forces experience?
(a) General Hugh Sheldon.
(b) General Hugo Sheraton.
(c) General Shelton Hughes.
(d) General Hugh Shelton.

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

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

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

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

13. When had the White House counterterrorist group grown frustrated with intelligence reports on bin Laden's whereabouts?
(a) Late spring, 2000.
(b) Early summer, 2000.
(c) Late summer, 2000.
(d) Early fall, 2000.

14. In each case that the Clinton Cabinet considered cruise missile strikes, what was a decisive problem?
(a) Potential collateral damage.
(b) Conflict against terrorism not a declared war.
(c) Absolute certainty as to bin Laden's location.
(d) Uncertainty of number of civilian deaths.

15. Equipment the CIA outfitted the Afghan tribal fighters with to use in their search for Kasi included what?
(a) Infrared night-vision goggles.
(b) Heat-seeking, tracking equipment that used radar.
(c) Tracking, locating equipment that used satellites.
(d) Infrared electromagnetic spectrum for wireless communications.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the ISI head from 1998 to 1999?

2. Which two al-Qaeda operatives arrested around the 2000 New Year planned to carry out terrorist attacks?

3. The suicide bombing against the USS Cole, a U.S. Navy destroyer, took place on 12 October 2000 in what port?

4. Plans were made for Ahmed to visit the U.S. when?

5. In addition to the Zawhar Kili camp, the U.S. used missiles where?

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