View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ increasingly became the province of non-sate actors during the 1980s and 1990s?
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Civil war.
(c) World war.
(d) Armed conflict.

2. The diplomatic effort shifted to Pakistan, whose ________ was a key backer of the Taliban.
(a) ISID.
(b) EMPTA.
(c) TSA.
(d) FISA.

3. What was established to review proposed intelligence activities in the U.S.?
(a) FISA court.
(b) ATF.
(c) INS.
(d) DEA.

4. Between 1996 and September 11, 2001, Afghanistan became a kind of international headquarters of __________.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Logistics.

5. When was the CIA created?
(a) After WWI.
(b) After the Gulf War.
(c) After the Cold War.
(d) After WWII.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?

2. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.

3. Who ordered the National Security Council to coordinate a response against the terrorist who bombed the World Trade Center's parking garage?

4. The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when?

5. In Bin Laden's view, who is Islam's principal enemy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the PDB entitled, "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S" state?

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

3. Why did President Clinton visit Pakistan on March 25, 2000? What did President Clinton want from the Pakistani President?

4. After the Twin Towers were hit, people inside the Towers began calling 9-1-1. What did the 9-1-1 operators advise those inside the buildings to do?

5. What was Bin Laden's appeal to the Islamic world based on?

6. What is the Proliferation Security Initiative? Who announced the PSI?

7. Who established the "Islamic Army Shura"? Where was the "Islamic Army Shura" established and what was it to serve?

8. As the year 2000 approached, what were the U.S. citizens concerned with?

9. What were the seven (7) steps the U.S. wanted Pakistan to take in helping the U.S. fight terrorism?

10. Describe the Minneapolis FBI investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui. Was the FBI able to connect Moussaoui to al-Qaeda?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 742 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample