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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 did President Clinton offer to Pakistan's President Musharraf in return for decisive action against the Taliban and al-Qaeda?
(a) The moon.
(b) Money.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) Increased military support.

2. What was the name of KSM's plot to blow up several American airliners over the Pacific ocean?
(a) The "Dirty Bomb Plot".
(b) The "Bojinka Plot".
(c) The Shoe Bomber Operation".
(d) The "Lackawanna Six Plot".

3. In 1999, who imposed economic and travel restrictions on the Taliban?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The U.N.
(c) The U.S.
(d) The FAA.

4. Fatwa is an interpretation of __________ law by a respected Islamic authority.
(a) Christian.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Islamic.
(d) Buddhism.

5. Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) earned a college degree in what subject?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Computer science.
(c) Mechanical engineering.
(d) Microbiology.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was to blame for the August 7, 1998 East Africa embassy bombings?

4. Federal law prohibits the ________ from gathering intelligence on U.S. citizens or other people within the U.S. except as specified by FISA requirements.

5. By 9/11, the FAA's "no fly" list contained how many names of suspected terrorists?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the President of the United States required by law to ensure to the Intelligence Committees?

2. What are the three (3) basic problems the U.S. has had in its relationship with Pakistan?

3. What is the USA PATRIOT Act? When was it created?

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

5. What is FISA and what does it regulate?

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

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

8. In early August 1999, the FAA's Civil Aviation Security Intelligence office summarized the Bin Laden hijacking threat. Why did the FAA analysts judge such an operation unlikely?

9. What were the three basic functions of the OEM?

10. When and why was the Counterterrorist Center established?

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