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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does NORAD stand for?
(a) North American Aerospace Defense Command.
(b) National Office of Required Aerospace Defense.
(c) National Office for Rescue of Aircraft Department.
(d) Northeast Organization for Response to Aircraft Demands.

2. When did Bin Laden first warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1998.

3. Who was nicknamed "Blind Sheikh"?
(a) Bin Laden.
(b) Khalid al Mihdhar.
(c) Omar Abdel Rahman.
(d) Hani Hanjour.

4. By 9/11, the FAA's "no fly" list contained how many names of suspected terrorists?
(a) 2000.
(b) 1200.
(c) 100.
(d) 12.

5. What was the "Hamburg Group"?
(a) The 4 jihadist from Russia.
(b) The 4 jihadist from Germany.
(c) The 4 jihadist from Turkey.
(d) The 4 jihadist from Yemen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Taliban's most important and most capable enemy?

2. How many total terrorists hijacked the planes on 9/11?

3. What happened after Somali warlords downed two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters in October 1993?

4. What is the name of the Indonesian terrorist group that accepted Bin Laden's offer of an alliance with the purpose of waging war against Christians and Jews?

5. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the U.S. government become aware of Bin Laden's involvement in financing terrorist attacks against the U.S interests? What did the State Department detect in his financing?

2. Describe the bombing attempt on the USS The Sullivans in January 2000.

3. When did the Boston Center air traffic controller realize there was a problem with American Airlines Flight 11?

4. What three factors worked against successful communication among FDNY personnel?

5. What were the two classifications of the 9/11 hijackers?

6. What type of support did the Afghan resistance and Bin Laden receive?

7. What is the TTIC? When was it created, where is it based, who makes up the TTIC, and who do they report to?

8. In Chapter 5, we get a background of the "Hamburg Group" as well as four other jihad extremists. Give a brief synopsis of one of the jihad extremists. What education/course of study did the jihad extremists possess?

9. Why did President Clinton not mention Bin Laden or al-Qaeda by name when he spoke to the public about the looming threat of terrorism and WMD's?

10. When was the last time the FAA ordered a nation-wide grounding of all aircraft?

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