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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ minutes after the first plane hit the Twin Towers, it is believed that an order to evacuate the tower was issued over the building's intercom system.
(a) Ten.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Forty-five.

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

3. Who was the mayor of New York city in 2001?
(a) Rudolph Giuliani.
(b) George H. W. Bush.
(c) Michael Bloomberg.
(d) David N. Dinkins.

4. Afghanistan dropped from the U.S radar after the withdrawal of the ______ ______.
(a) Census Bureau.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) United Nations.
(d) Refugee Resettlement.

5. How many months before 9/11 were all the hijackers in the U.S.?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

6. What was the name of the Iranian-supported worldwide terrorist organization?
(a) Hezbollah.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) Jemaah Islamiya.
(d) Muslim Brotherhood.

7. When did the FBI Counterterrorism Division believe a potential attack by Bin Laden was going to occur?
(a) January 1st.
(b) October 31st.
(c) December 25th.
(d) July 4th.

8. The "Enduring Greedom" plan had ______ phases.
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 2.

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

10. What is the name of the meeting of a small group of top advisers lead by President Bush?
(a) Chief Information Officers Council.
(b) War council.
(c) Chief Acquisition Officers Council.
(d) Inter-American Foundation.

11. Reports show that al-Qaeda has tried to acquire or make nuclear weapons for at least ________ years.
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

12. What is the name of the low-altitude "hallway" along the Hudson River that passes New York landmarks?
(a) Hudson Corridor.
(b) New York Airspace Czar.
(c) Hudson Post.
(d) Boston Post Corridor.

13. Who was the lead agency dealing with al-Qaeda?
(a) The Department of Defense.
(b) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FAA.

14. Mohammed Atta traveled from Germany to ________, Czech Republic, before flying to the U.S.
(a) Jihlava.
(b) Opava.
(c) Prague.
(d) Pardubice.

15. Which organization has made Afghanistan a test of the Alliance's ability to adapt to current security challenges of the future?
(a) NATO.
(b) T.S.A.
(c) U.S.
(d) U.N.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last updated national estimate on the terrorism danger completed before 9/11?

2. What is CENTCOM?

3. 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.

4. How many people were estimated to occupy the towers on any given day?

5. State and local law enforcement agencies were asked to exercise maximum vigilance and to report any suspicions to who?

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