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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the CIA created?
(a) After the Gulf War.
(b) After WWII.
(c) After WWI.
(d) After the Cold War.

2. By July 1999, the U.S. succeeded in labeling Afghanistan a state sponsor of __________.
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Military aircrafts.
(d) Food.

3. Who was said to have visibly winced when he was informed of the desire of the U.S. to capture Bin Laden alive?
(a) Mullah Omar.
(b) Bin Laden.
(c) Ramzi Yousef.
(d) Ahmed Shah Massoud.

4. What did President Clinton offer to Pakistan's President Musharraf in return for decisive action against the Taliban and al-Qaeda?
(a) Increased military support.
(b) Money.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) The moon.

5. When did a truck bomb explode in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York?
(a) 1993.
(b) 1988.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1990.

6. What does FAA stand for?
(a) Federal Aviation Association.
(b) Federal Airlines Administration.
(c) Federal Aviation Administration.
(d) Federal Airlines Association.

7. Approximately what fraction of the hijackers set off the metal detectors or otherwise aroused the suspicion of airport security?
(a) All.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 1/3.
(d) 1/4.

8. 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) Muslim.
(b) Egyptian.
(c) Saudi.
(d) Hindu.

9. Bin Laden stated that America can remedy the situation by all of the following ways except:
(a) It should convert to Islam.
(b) It should give Al-Qaeda $2.5 billion.
(c) It should abandon the Middle East.
(d) It should reform its decadent culture.

10. In 1995, while Bin Laden was still in Sudan, its government began to perceive him as a __________.
(a) Mastermind.
(b) Traitor.
(c) Hero.
(d) Liability.

11. From the end of WWII until the late 1960s, the FBI operated, in part, as a kind of ________ ________ service.
(a) International dispute.
(b) Domestic dispute.
(c) International intelligence.
(d) Domestic intelligence.

12. How many planes were originally planned to be involved in the 9/11/2001 plot?
(a) 20.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

13. 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 month before 9/11.
(d) 1 week after 9/11.

14. Who killed Ahmed Shah Massoud?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) The Taliban.
(c) Al-Qaeda operatives.
(d) U.S. Marines.

15. What is CAPPS?
(a) A law enforcement agency of the FBI.
(b) Passenger pre-screening system.
(c) No fly list.
(d) A law passed to collect intelligence from foreign countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bin Laden used passages from the ______ to justify his actions.

2. In Bin Laden's view, who is Islam's principal enemy?

3. In late 1999, which authorities broke up a cell with ties to al-Qaeda that was planning to attack a hotel in downtown Amman, Jordan, and several Christian holy sites?

4. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

5. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?

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