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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) 1200.
(b) 2000.
(c) 12.
(d) 100.

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

3. 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 WMD's.
(d) By truck bombs.

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

5. What was established to review proposed intelligence activities in the U.S.?
(a) DEA.
(b) ATF.
(c) FISA court.
(d) INS.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "base" or "foundation" did Bin Laden establish to preserve his military structure for future jihads?

2. The hijackers where reported to have all of the following weapons except:

3. Who issued two Presidential Decision Directives in 1995 and 1998 reiterating that terrorism was a national security threat and not simply a law enforcement issue?

4. What is EMPTA?

5. ________ increasingly became the province of non-sate actors during the 1980s and 1990s?

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