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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. Any order to shoot down a passenger aircraft had to come from the President or who?
(a) The Vice President.
(b) The U.S Army.
(c) The Secretary of Defense.
(d) The U.S. Air Force.

2. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?
(a) October 2000.
(b) October 1999.
(c) October 2001.
(d) October 1976.

3. In Bin Laden's view, who is Islam's principal enemy?
(a) Canada.
(b) America.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Germany.

4. By 1991, bin Laden had forged alliances with Muslim terrorist groups and succeeded in recruiting _________ Muslims for terrorist attacks against U.S. targets.
(a) Canadian.
(b) African.
(c) Korean.
(d) American.

5. In 2000, the U.S. and ________ succeeded in adding an arms embargo against the Taliban.
(a) Iraq.
(b) Saudi Arabia.
(c) Russia.
(d) India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "Gestapo"?

2. When was the CIA created?

3. When did Bin Laden last warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?

4. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.

5. The diplomatic effort shifted to Pakistan, whose ________ was a key backer of the Taliban.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the U.S. VISIT?

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

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

4. What is FISA and what does it regulate?

5. 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?

6. What were the four (4) kinds of failure exposed by the 9/11 attacks?

7. The Commission's investigation showed that there were two systemic weaknesses that came together in our border system's inability to contribute to an effective defense against the 9/11 attacks. Describe these weaknesses.

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

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

10. What three aspects of the anti-terrorist effort were strengthened by January 2000?

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