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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which WTC building fell first?
(a) Building 3.
(b) Building 2.
(c) Building 1.
(d) Building 7.

2. On September 11, the nation suffered the largest loss of life on its soil, losing __________ people.
(a) 2973.
(b) 2030.
(c) 1592.
(d) 1342.

3. According to Mihdar, Bin Laden was planning ______ attacks on the U.S.
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. Which country is the front of much of the ideology and funding of Islamist terrorism?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

5. Throughout the period immediately following 9/11, there was strong suspicion that ________ was involved in the plot.
(a) Libya.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Korea.
(d) Iran.

6. 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) Richard Clarke.
(c) President Bush.
(d) Paul Wolfowitz.

7. How many people were estimated to occupy the towers on any given day?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

8. Which hijacker left California to return home to Yemen?
(a) Nawaf al Hazmi.
(b) Ahmed al Nami.
(c) Majed Moqed.
(d) Khalid al Mihdhar.

9. Which country possess nuclear weapons and has come frighteningly close to war with nuclear-armed India over the disputed territory of Kashmir?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Korea.
(c) Iran.
(d) Jordan.

10. After the 9/11 attacks, to where was President Bush taken?
(a) Laughlin Air Force Base.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Offutt Air Force Base.
(d) New York.

11. As of 2001, how long had Iraq been an enemy of the U.S?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 25 years.

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

13. Where did the first two hijackers arrive in the U.S.?
(a) New York.
(b) Texas.
(c) California.
(d) Florida.

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

15. How many buildings made up the WTC complex?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which organization has made Afghanistan a test of the Alliance's ability to adapt to current security challenges of the future?

2. A systematic approach to investigating possible surprise attacks has existed within the intelligence community since the ______ ______ attack of 1941.

3. Who informed the President that early indications of the 9/11 attacks pointed to al-Qaeda?

4. What is the name of the low-altitude "hallway" along the Hudson River that passes New York landmarks?

5. On June 30, 2001, which country declared its highest level of terror alert?

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