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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does NEADS stand for?

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

4. What is the name of the Indonesian terrorist group that accepted Bin Laden's offer of an alliance with the purpose of waging war against Christians and Jews?

5. The federal government had some success in freezing ________ assets that reached the U.S. banking system.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Bin Laden convinced that America was a "paper tiger" similar to the Soviet Union?

4. 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?

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Commission states that they do not know for certain why Hazmi and Mihdhar came to California, why do you suppose they chose California? What could California supply Hazmi and Mihdhar with that another U.S. state could not?

Essay Topic 2

Detail the actions of both Hazmi and Mihdar from their arrival in the United States until 9/11/2001. Was there any point in their stay in the U.S that they could have been captured by the U.S.?

Essay Topic 3

How has Osama bin Laden taken advantage of using the mass media to communicate his demands to the U.S? In which ways has he used the mass media in the past? Give specific details.

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