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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. Where did NORAD assumed that hijacked airline terrorist threats would originate?
(a) Inside the United States.
(b) Inside Canada.
(c) Inside Mexico.
(d) Outside the United States.

2. In 2000, the U.S. and ________ succeeded in adding an arms embargo against the Taliban.
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) India.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Russia.

3. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?
(a) Rear of the aircraft.
(b) First Class.
(c) In the jump seats of the aircraft.
(d) Coach.

4. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.
(a) Russians.
(b) Germans.
(c) Koreans.
(d) Soviet Union.

5. What happened after Somali warlords downed two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in October 1993?
(a) America withdrew from Somalia.
(b) America air raided Somalia.
(c) America dropped the Atomic Bomb in Somalia.
(d) America regrouped and attacked Somalia again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NEADS stand for?

2. In Bin Laden's view, who is Islam's principal enemy?

3. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?

4. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?

5. What does ISID stand for?

(see the answer key)

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