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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. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?
(a) Coach.
(b) Rear of the aircraft.
(c) First Class.
(d) In the jump seats of the aircraft.

2. The diplomatic effort shifted to Pakistan, whose ________ was a key backer of the Taliban.
(a) FISA.
(b) EMPTA.
(c) ISID.
(d) TSA.

3. Between 1996 and September 11, 2001, Afghanistan became a kind of international headquarters of __________.
(a) Logistics.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Wealth.

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

5. Who was the prominent preacher who stressed the importance of waging violent jihad and even personally pressed some members of the Hamburg groups to fulfill their duty to jihad by fighting in Afghanistan?
(a) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
(b) Gamal Abdel Nasser.
(c) Mohammed Haydar Zammar.
(d) Hamid Karzai.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the August 7, 1998, attack on American embassies at Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam destroyed?

2. In what country did Bin Laden and Zawahiri published a Fatwa in an Arabic newspaper?

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

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

5. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?

(see the answer key)

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