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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did the intelligence community first describe the al-Qaeda organization?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1988.
(d) 2001.

3. All of the following were first responders to the World Trade Center (WTC) except:
(a) The military.
(b) The police department.
(c) The fire department.
(d) The emergency medical service.

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

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

6. Who was arrested on August 16, 2001, on immigration charges?
(a) Mohamed Atta.
(b) Ahmed al Ghamdi.
(c) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(d) Zacarious Moussaoui.

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

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

9. 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) Richard Clarke.
(b) Paul Wolfowitz.
(c) George Tenet.
(d) President Bush.

10. How many stories high were the Twin Towers?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 110.
(d) 75.

11. What is CENTCOM?
(a) A computer profiling system.
(b) A U.S. military base in Washington, DC.
(c) An al-Qaeda training camp.
(d) Central Command.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country is the front of much of the ideology and funding of Islamist terrorism?

2. Who is Afghanistan's President?

3. After 9/11/2001, U.S. officials learned from ________ intelligence that Moussaoui had attended a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan.

4. Where did the first two hijackers arrive in the U.S.?

5. Throughout the period immediately following 9/11, there was strong suspicion that ________ was involved in the plot.

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