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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. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) Before American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(b) After American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(c) After United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
(d) After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed.

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

3. When did Bin Laden last warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1998.
(d) 2000.

4. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?
(a) Congress.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Judicial branch.
(d) U.S. military.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bin Laden stated that America can remedy the situation by all of the following ways except:

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

3. Bin Laden and KSM decided the hijackers would mainly have to be from __________ nations because they could get U.S. visas with less scrutiny.

4. By 1991, Bin Laden was running a worldwide network of front charities and businesses from where?

5. At the age of 23, Bin Laden was which type of fighter?

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