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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. In 1999, new intelligence emerged that Bin Laden would spend a night at a specific location in which city of Afghanistan?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Kandahar.
(c) Kunduz.
(d) Jalalabad.

2. The entire attacks of 9/11/2001 took a little more than __________.
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 60 minutes.

3. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed.
(b) After American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(c) After United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
(d) Before American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.

4. As of 1993, the public and Congress seemed convinced that treating terrorism that occurred on U.S. soil was a ________ ________ problem.
(a) Law Enforcement.
(b) U.S. Army.
(c) U.S. Navy.
(d) U.S. Marines.

5. KSM stated that his hatred of the U.S. stemmed not from his experience there as a student, but from his disagreement with U.S. policy towards the ___________.
(a) Palestinians.
(b) Germans.
(c) Koreans.
(d) Africans.

Short Answer Questions

1. The hijackers where reported to have all of the following weapons except:

2. Who issued two Presidential Decision Directives in 1995 and 1998 reiterating that terrorism was a national security threat and not simply a law enforcement issue?

3. By 1991, Bin Laden was running a worldwide network of front charities and businesses from where?

4. When did KSM originally meet with Bin Laden to present a vague plan to hijack planes and use them as guided missiles?

5. In 1993, what item was proposed to be banned from passenger carry-on baggage but was rejected?

Short Essay Questions

1. From 1998-1999, what scandal was President Clinton embroiled in? What did President Clinton do that seemed to divert attention from this scandal?

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

3. Who is Mohammed Salameh and how did he get caught by the FBI?

4. Who was President Bush's Vice President? What did the Vice President do on September 14, 2001?

5. Who killed Ahmed Shah Massoud? How did they succeed in killing Massoud?

6. What was the standard protocol for a passenger that sets off the metal detectors passing through the screening checkpoints inside the airport prior to 9/11/2001?

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

8. Where was President Bush when the first aircraft crashed on 9/11/2001? Why was President Bush at this location?

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

10. What was the purpose of the "Political-Military Plan Delenda" and who created it?

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