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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Al-Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 9/11, the FAA's "no fly" list contained how many names of suspected terrorists?
(a) 12.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1200.
(d) 100.

2. How many planes were originally planned to be involved in the 9/11/2001 plot?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

3. In the late __________ NORAD carried out exercises for a scenario in which terrorists would hijack and use commercial airliners as weapons.
(a) 2000s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1990s.

4. Approximately ________ of all spending on intelligence is within the Defense Department.
(a) 25%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 75%.
(d) 80%.

5. Who ordered the National Security Council to coordinate a response against the terrorist who bombed the World Trade Center's parking garage?
(a) President Ronald Reagan.
(b) President George H. W. Bush.
(c) President Bill Clinton.
(d) President George W. Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did a truck bomb explode in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York?

2. What was the name of KSM's plot to blow up several American airliners over the Pacific ocean?

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

4. Who was said to have visibly winced when he was informed of the desire of the U.S. to capture Bin Laden alive?

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

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