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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who informed the President that early indications of the 9/11 attacks pointed to al-Qaeda?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The FAA.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The BEA.

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

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

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

7. __________ is a uniquely implacable ideology that cannot be reasoned with and it must be destroyed and is subscribed to by only a small percentage of Muslims.
(a) Totalitarianism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Islamism.
(d) Anarchism.

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

9. When was al-Qaeda formed?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1998.

10. Which country was the incubator for al-Qaeda and for the 9/11 attacks?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Saudi Arabia.
(d) Afghanistan.

11. On September 20, 2001, President Bush linked ________ to the embassy and the Cole bombings.
(a) Al-Qaeda.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

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

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

14. The FBI in Minneapolis sought a special warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to conduct a search on Moussaoui's ________.
(a) PDA.
(b) Cell phone.
(c) Ipod.
(d) Laptop.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Threat reports mentioning aircraft were passed to who?

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

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

4. Who stated, "We're at war"?

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

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