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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "How to Do It".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who told the Commission that "the system was blinking red" because the FAA warned airlines about an increased threat of hijackings, but the warning focused on overseas threats.
(a) George Tenet.
(b) Paul Wolfowitz.
(c) Richard Clarke.
(d) President Bush.

2. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.
(a) Germans.
(b) Russians.
(c) Koreans.
(d) Soviet Union.

3. In mid-July 2001, new reports indicated that Bin Laden's plans encountered delays of up to ________ months.
(a) 6.
(b) 24.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

4. What "base" or "foundation" did Bin Laden establish to preserve his military structure for future jihads?
(a) Soviet Union.
(b) Mongols.
(c) Al-Qaeda.
(d) Jihadist.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the majority of the hijackers sit in the airplane?

2. Between 1996 and September 11, 2001, Afghanistan became a kind of international headquarters of __________.

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

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

5. Which country possess nuclear weapons and has come frighteningly close to war with nuclear-armed India over the disputed territory of Kashmir?

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