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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. Approximately what fraction of the hijackers set off the metal detectors or otherwise aroused the suspicion of airport security?
(a) 1/2.
(b) All.
(c) 1/4.
(d) 1/3.

2. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?
(a) Omar Abdel Rahman.
(b) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(c) Hani Hanjour.
(d) Bin Laden.

3. In Bin Laden's view, who is Islam's principal enemy?
(a) America.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Germany.
(d) Canada.

4. What does NORAD stand for?
(a) North American Aerospace Defense Command.
(b) National Office of Required Aerospace Defense.
(c) Northeast Organization for Response to Aircraft Demands.
(d) National Office for Rescue of Aircraft Department.

5. As of 1993, the public and Congress seemed convinced that treating terrorism that occurred on U.S. soil was a ________ ________ problem.
(a) U.S. Navy.
(b) U.S. Army.
(c) U.S. Marines.
(d) Law Enforcement.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1995, while Bin Laden was still in Sudan, its government began to perceive him as a __________.

2. What does FAA stand for?

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

4. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

5. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?

(see the answer key)

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