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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Hamburg cell, as it was known, coalesce?

2. Which nation agreed Predator drones could be flown from one of its air bases while controlled from Langley?

3. Who published a joint manifesto with bin Laden that declared the U.S. as the enemy in 1998?

4. Marwan al-Shehhi told which librarian thousands would die at the World Trade Center, but he did not seem serious?

5. Who met Mahmoud Ahmed in the spring of 2001 and advised Pakistan could do much more in the fight with bin Laden?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What position did U.S. government Afghan specialist Zalmay Khalilzad take shortly following the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban?

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

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

6. How was Unocal introduced?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the Taliban begin in 1994 and evolve?

Essay Topic 2

How did the Hamburg cell evolve?

Essay Topic 3

Why did the Saudis view Abdurrab Rasul Sayyaf as the most important rebel during the war with the Soviets?

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