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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. 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 Shelton Hughes.
(c) General Hugh Shelton.
(d) General Hugo Sheraton.

2. When Bush becomes the President, what was one of the initial changes made at the CIA?
(a) Official position on Afghanistan changed.
(b) Official position on Taliban changed.
(c) Predator flights were resumed.
(d) Obtain support for Massoud.

3. Some of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombers belong to al-Qaeda sleeper cells in Africa, and all were trained where?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Yemen.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Iran.

4. Which nation agreed Predator drones could be flown from one of its air bases while controlled from Langley?
(a) Tajikistan.
(b) Kazakhstan.
(c) Turkmenistan.
(d) Uzbekistan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 26, Kahlid al Mihdhar and Nawaf al-Hazmi met in which capital?

2. In each case that the Clinton Cabinet considered cruise missile strikes, what was a decisive problem?

3. How did Coll describe the relationship between Black and Pillar?

4. In 1996, the CIA was attempting to recover Stinger missiles but encountered what problem with the Taliban?

5. Where did the CIA stand in regard to Black's enthusiasm in favor of armed drones?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Unocal introduced?

2. How was bin Laden described as having viewed himself in Chapter 21?

3. What took place in the Oval Office meeting on 2 December 1998 in the early afternoon?

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

5. How did John Deutch become the CIA chief?

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

7. What support did CIA field operatives reportedly seek from the White House team of Richard Clarke?

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

9. How did the American ambassador to Pakistan in 1996 believe that nation would evolve?

10. Why was it the CIA's working idea to attempt to keep bin Laden outside "KKJ"?

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