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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The outcome of the November 7, 2000, presidential election was not decided for how many days?
(a) 37.
(b) 60.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

2. Where did the Hamburg group plan to attend flight school?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Asia.
(c) Germany.
(d) Afghanistan.

3. Richard Clarke wanted to increase U.S. support for the __________ __________.
(a) Northern Alliance.
(b) Western Alliance.
(c) Eastern Alliance.
(d) Southern Alliance.

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

5. The entire attacks of 9/11/2001 took a little more than __________.
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

6. Bin Laden and KSM decided the hijackers would mainly have to be from __________ nations because they could get U.S. visas with less scrutiny.
(a) Hindu.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Egyptian.
(d) Saudi.

7. What federal government was perhaps the least well-equipped branch of government to deal with terrorism?
(a) Judicial branch.
(b) Congress.
(c) Mayor.
(d) U.S. military.

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

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

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

11. The hijackers where reported to have all of the following weapons except:
(a) Mace.
(b) Taser.
(c) Knife.
(d) Bomb.

12. In 1999, who imposed economic and travel restrictions on the Taliban?
(a) The U.N.
(b) The FAA.
(c) The U.S.
(d) The FBI.

13. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?
(a) Bin Laden.
(b) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(c) Omar Abdel Rahman.
(d) Hani Hanjour.

14. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?
(a) 20.
(b) 19.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The American intelligence apparatus launched a full-press effort to disrupt suspected ________ plots.

2. By 1991, Bin Laden was running a worldwide network of front charities and businesses from where?

3. Who became the new national security adviser for the Bush Administration?

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

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

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