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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The U.S war planning committee immediately recognized the importance of which country?
(a) India.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

2. ______ 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) Seventy.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Forty-five.
(d) Ten.

3. What is another name for the analysis from the enemy's perspective?
(a) "Orange Team" analysis.
(b) "Blue Team" analysis.
(c) "Red Team" analysis.
(d) "Black Team" analysis.

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

5. Which country has been a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Yemen.
(d) Somalia.

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

7. When was the last updated national estimate on the terrorism danger completed before 9/11?
(a) 1997.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1990.

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

9. What is the name of the main mechanism for communicating sensitive intelligence to the President?
(a) The Sensitive Intelligence Meeting for the President.
(b) The President's Daily News.
(c) The President's Sensitive Intelligence Meeting.
(d) The President's Daily Brief.

10. On June 30, 2001, which country declared its highest level of terror alert?
(a) The U.S.
(b) Czech Republic.
(c) Bhutan.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

11. How much time elapsed between the collapse of the first building and the collapse of the second building?
(a) 29 minutes.
(b) 60 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

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

13. When did construction begin on the WTC complex?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1966.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1986.

14. By July 2001, Bin Laden was especially keen on hitting what U.S building?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Washington Monument.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Lincoln Memorial.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The end of which war created vacuums that bred new and unexpected scenarios of instability, primarily in the Middle East and South Asia?

2. Who created the Mayor's Office of Emergency Management?

3. What is CENTCOM?

4. Which WTC building fell first?

5. All of the following were first responders to the World Trade Center (WTC) except:

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