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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. What does ISID stand for?
(a) Inter-Security Intelligence Department.
(b) Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate.
(c) International Security Immigration Department.
(d) Immigration Service for Intelligence Directorate.

2. What happened after Somali warlords downed two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in October 1993?
(a) America air raided Somalia.
(b) America regrouped and attacked Somalia again.
(c) America dropped the Atomic Bomb in Somalia.
(d) America withdrew from Somalia.

3. What is EMPTA?
(a) Pakistani intelligence department.
(b) A precursor of VX nerve gas.
(c) The East Embassy building that was bombed.
(d) Emergency Medical and Physical Training Association.

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

5. On 9/11 the number of NORAD alert sites had ____ fighter aircraft on alert.
(a) 2.
(b) 100.
(c) 1.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately ________ of all spending on intelligence is within the Defense Department.

2. The CIA's Bin Laden unit knew that attacking Bin Laden's sources of __________ was an important component of the effort against al-Qaeda.

3. Who joined with the U.S. and launched a joint diplomatic campaign to persuade the Taliban to expel Bin Laden?

4. In the late __________ NORAD carried out exercises for a scenario in which terrorists would hijack and use commercial airliners as weapons.

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

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