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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. 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. Marines.
(c) U.S. Navy.
(d) U.S. Army.

2. From the end of WWII until the late 1960s, the FBI operated, in part, as a kind of ________ ________ service.
(a) International dispute.
(b) International intelligence.
(c) Domestic dispute.
(d) Domestic intelligence.

3. When did a truck bomb explode in the parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1993.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1988.

4. Where did the Hamburg group plan to attend flight school?
(a) Germany.
(b) The U.S.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Asia.

5. By the late 1970s, what began to get directly involved in counter-terrorist operations?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Pentagon.
(d) The FAA.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bin Laden and KSM decided the hijackers would mainly have to be from __________ nations because they could get U.S. visas with less scrutiny.

2. 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 ___________.

3. What was the name of KSM's plot to blow up several American airliners over the Pacific ocean?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did President Bush address the nation after the 9/11 attacks? What did he tell the world during this address?

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

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

4. Before 9/11, how was the performance of the FBI measured?

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

8. Who is considered the mastermind of 9/11/01 and when did he start calling for attacks against America?

9. Give an example of why the existing FAA / NORAD protocol of an aircraft hijacking was unsuited for the events of 9/11/2001.

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

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