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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 "The Foundation of the New Terrorism".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many planes where hijacked on 9/11/2001?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 11.
(d) 3.

3. How was the August 7, 1998, attack on American embassies at Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam destroyed?
(a) By truck bombs.
(b) By hijacked aircraft.
(c) By WMD's.
(d) By gunmen.

4. What "base" or "foundation" did Bin Laden establish to preserve his military structure for future jihads?
(a) Al-Qaeda.
(b) Mongols.
(c) Jihadist.
(d) Soviet Union.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Bin Laden first warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?

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

3. Majority of the hijackers of 9/11 where from ________ , ________ - class backgrounds.

4. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?

5. What does NEADS stand for?

(see the answer key)

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