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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 "Responses to al-Qaeda's Initial Assaults".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was said to have visibly winced when he was informed of the desire of the U.S. to capture Bin Laden alive?
(a) Ramzi Yousef.
(b) Ahmed Shah Massoud.
(c) Mullah Omar.
(d) Bin Laden.

2. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?
(a) U.S. military.
(b) Congress.
(c) Judicial branch.
(d) Mayor.

3. When was the CIA created?
(a) After the Gulf War.
(b) After WWI.
(c) After WWII.
(d) After the Cold War.

4. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

5. The entire attacks of 9/11/2001 took a little more than __________.
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 60 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. After WWII, what was the chief agency involved in setting foreign policy and advising the President on foreign policy?

2. What does NEADS stand for?

3. Fatwa is an interpretation of __________ law by a respected Islamic authority.

4. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.

5. Who was the NSA supposed to notify of any suspicious domestic terrorist activities?

(see the answer key)

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