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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 "Heroism and Horror".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mohamed Atta keen on attacking on 9/11?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Statue of Liberty.
(c) The Capitol.
(d) The White House.

2. By 1997, the CIA's Bin Laden unit knew that al-Qaeda was planning attacks against __________ interests and was actively seeking nuclear materials.
(a) Russia.
(b) Quwait.
(c) Egypt.
(d) U.S.

3. The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when?
(a) 1 month before 9/11.
(b) 1 week after 9/11.
(c) 1 year before 9/11.
(d) 1 week before 9/11.

4. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?
(a) October 2001.
(b) October 2000.
(c) October 1999.
(d) October 1976.

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) Gamal Abdel Nasser.
(b) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
(c) Hamid Karzai.
(d) Mohammed Haydar Zammar.

Short Answer Questions

1. The entire attacks of 9/11/2001 took a little more than __________.

2. What is the name of the CSGs foreign emergency response teams?

3. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York froze $215 million worth of Afghan ________.

4. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?

5. What was established to review proposed intelligence activities in the U.S.?

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