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

2. In what country did Bin Laden and Zawahiri published a Fatwa in an Arabic newspaper?
(a) London.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) America.

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

4. By 1991, Bin Laden was running a worldwide network of front charities and businesses from where?
(a) America.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Sudan.

5. What does ISID stand for?
(a) Immigration Service for Intelligence Directorate.
(b) International Security Immigration Department.
(c) Inter-Security Intelligence Department.
(d) Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Approximately what fraction of the hijackers set off the metal detectors or otherwise aroused the suspicion of airport security?

3. What does NORAD stand for?

4. Bin Laden used passages from the ______ to justify his actions.

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

(see the answer key)

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