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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. The U.S. was to accept severe social regulations imposed by the Taliban for what reason?
(a) Regulations were founded on religious Islamic law.
(b) Regulations resulted in peace for most of the country.
(c) Islamic laws were likely to be overthrown.
(d) U.S. had no authority on Islamic law imposition.

2. The first CIA Northern Afghanistan Liaison Team (NALT-1) flew by what means from Dushanbe to the Panjshir Valley in 1997?
(a) U.S. Air Force helicopters.
(b) U.S. Army helicopters.
(c) Massoud's helicopters.
(d) U.S. Marine Corps helicopters.

3. When Massoud was cornered in northern Afghanistan, what was the result of his requests for aid?
(a) Saudi Arabia did not provide.
(b) U.S. did not provide.
(c) Saudi Arabia provided.
(d) U.S. provided.

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

5. Argentine oilman Carlos Bulgheroni had the same idea as Unocal and had whose support?
(a) King Faisal.
(b) Prince Bandar al-Faisal.
(c) King Fahd.
(d) Prince Turki al-Faisal.

Short Answer Questions

1. By early 1999, Tenet was certain that bin Laden would be capable of striking the U.S. at what point?

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

3. The 1997-2000 White House national security adviser was determined "terrorism and al Qaeda" would rank where?

4. Since the equipment was already in place, the CIA decided to use it for whose capture?

5. Unocal sent which two individuals to negotiate the pipeline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why were Clarke and his counter-terrorism group at the White House frustrated by late spring in 2000?

4. How did the Taliban take their final major prize taken in northern Afghanistan?

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

6. How did Prince Turki view the threat bin Laden posed?

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

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

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

10. Why was George J. Tenet in various ways an unlikely candidate capable of repairing the breach between the CIA and Clinton?

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