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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. When did the Northern Alliance lose Taloqan to the Taliban?
(a) September 2000.
(b) December 2000.
(c) March 2000.
(d) June 2000.

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

3. How did those at Langley react when a Taliban Mig was monitored as it headed straight toward a Predator drone?
(a) Half stepped aside instinctively as it passed.
(b) Half looked away instinctively as it passed.
(c) Half ducked instinctively as it passed.
(d) They were silent for several minutes.

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

5. Terrorists met at the Zawhar Kili camp that the U.S. attacked with Tomahawk missiles resulting in what to bin Laden?
(a) Not there in the attack.
(b) Received minor injury in the attack.
(c) Received major injury in the attack.
(d) Escaped injury in the attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe Clinton's view of the CIA as an institution?

2. Pakistan recognized the Taliban as its government without Sharif knowing, and days later the Taliban was expelled from where?

3. Which nation did not meet multilateral lending requirements for the pipeline at that time?

4. With whom did the Turkmenistan government make their deal?

5. By fall of 1998, who seemed an ideal CIA partner at the Pentagon given his extensive Special Forces experience?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Afghan war changing by 1999?

2. How had persistent Feminist Majority lobbying in opposition to the Taliban influenced the two most significant women in Clinton's administration?

3. How had the U.S. intelligence arms switched their focus by 1998?

4. What role had Tom Pickering assumed under Clinton?

5. What was part of the problem when Bush came into office in 2001?

6. What were some of the calculations the CIA's Counterterrorism Center had made regarding al Qaeda by late 1999?

7. Why did Prince Turki believe that bin Laden had fallen through the cracks?

8. By early 1999, what was Tenet's view about the possibility bin Laden might again attack America?

9. Why was autumn in 1999 rough for managers at the Counterterrorist Center who were reporting possible terrorist threats?

10. What plan was agreed to between Pakistani intelligence director Naseem Rana and CIA station chief Schroen regarding the capture of Mir Amal Kasi?

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