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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. Federal law prohibits the ________ from gathering intelligence on U.S. citizens or other people within the U.S. except as specified by FISA requirements.
(a) FBI.
(b) CIA.
(c) NSA.
(d) NASA.

2. Where did the first two hijackers arrive in the U.S.?
(a) Texas.
(b) New York.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

3. Which hijacker left California to return home to Yemen?
(a) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(b) Majed Moqed.
(c) Ahmed al Nami.
(d) Nawaf al Hazmi.

4. All of the following were first responders to the World Trade Center (WTC) except:
(a) The emergency medical service.
(b) The fire department.
(c) The police department.
(d) The military.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After WWII, what was the chief agency involved in setting foreign policy and advising the President on foreign policy?

3. By July 2001, Bin Laden was especially keen on hitting what U.S building?

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

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

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