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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the CIA chief selected when the Bill Clinton administration took office?
(a) Edmund McWilliams.
(b) Robert Gates.
(c) James Woolsey.
(d) John Deutch.

2. What term did Paul Pillar, a chief analyst at the CIA Counterterrorist Center, use when he described individuals like Yousef?
(a) "Rental terrorists."
(b) "Tinkertoy terrorists."
(c) "Ad hoc terrorists."
(d) "Cowboy terrorists."

3. Since Pakistan was close to having nuclear capability, American aid ended under what law?
(a) Baker Amendment.
(b) Pressler Amendment.
(c) Reagan Amendment.
(d) Pixler Amendment.

4. Who was the Afghan bureau chief for the ISI from 1983-1987?
(a) Kuwaja Ziauddin.
(b) Mohammed Yousaf.
(c) Asad Durrani.
(d) Naseem Rana.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cofer Black became the CIA station chief in which capital city in 1993?

2. The author identified which rebel as the one the Saudis viewed as most important?

3. In what year did the Taliban form?

4. What city was a haven for noted radical Carlos the Jackal?

5. Where was Ramzi Yousef born where but his family fled during the Iraq invasion?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was their response when Tomsen sought Saudi funding to reinforce his alternative "shura" composed of independent rebel Afghan commanders outside ISI control, but where Massoud held a strong role within the movement?

2. How did Haq's relationship with the CIA begin?

3. How were the rebels trained to clear Soviet-laid minefields around Jalalabad?

4. What weapons systems did the CIA Afghan program provide in late 1985?

5. How did Chapter 1 open for William Putscher?

6. What were some of Benazir Bhutto's goals when elected for a second term as Pakistan's prime minister?

7. Why was Khartoum a popular place for energetic CIA case officers to get assigned?

8. How was Abdul Haq introduced?

9. What were some of the elements of Michael Pillsbury's goal in Afghanistan?

10. How did Ahmed Badeeb sneak through Pakistani customs with over $1.8 million in U.S. cash?

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