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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 "From Threat to Threat".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In late 1999, which authorities broke up a cell with ties to al-Qaeda that was planning to attack a hotel in downtown Amman, Jordan, and several Christian holy sites?
(a) Jordanian.
(b) Islamic.
(c) American.
(d) Palestinian.

3. What was the "Predator"?
(a) An unmanned drone with video surveillance capabilities.
(b) A U.S. satellite.
(c) A U.S. Air Force Jet used to attack Afghanistan.
(d) A U.S. missile used to attack Afghanistan.

4. Who was the Taliban's most important and most capable enemy?
(a) The Southern Alliance.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) The Northern Alliance.
(d) The U.N.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The outcome of the November 7, 2000, presidential election was not decided for how many days?

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

3. How many planes were originally planned to be involved in the 9/11/2001 plot?

4. The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when?

5. When was the CIA created?

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