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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 "Foresight and Hindsight".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The federal government had some success in freezing ________ assets that reached the U.S. banking system.
(a) Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
(b) Taliban.
(c) Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) Al-Qaeda.

2. Who was never fully engaged in countering al-Qaeda before 9/11?
(a) The Department of Defense.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The FAA.
(d) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

3. By July 2001, Bin Laden was especially keen on hitting what U.S building?
(a) The Washington Monument.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Lincoln Memorial.

4. In 1998-1999, President Clinton was preparing the government for possible war against which country?
(a) Serbia.
(b) China.
(c) Japan.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the meeting of a small group of top advisers lead by President Bush?

2. Who offered to attack Bin Laden's Derunta training camp in December 1999?

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

4. Who maintained that al-Qaeda represented "point of the spear of radical Islam"?

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

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