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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. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
2. When was the U.S.S. Cole bombed?
3. Where were the World Trade Center parking garage bombing and subsequent "landmarks" plot developed?
4. How many planes were originally planned to be involved in the 9/11/2001 plot?
5. The counter-terrorism meeting between Richard Clarke and the Bush Administration did not take place until when?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the TTIC? When was it created, where is it based, who makes up the TTIC, and who do they report to?
2. How would creating an office of National Intelligence Director help the FBI?
3. What three aspects of the anti-terrorist effort were strengthened by January 2000?
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. Describe the bombing attempt on the USS The Sullivans in January 2000.
6. What event gave people inside the WTC the impression that rooftop rescues were part of the WTC evacuation plan?
7. What was the "Hamburg Group" instructed by Bin Laden to do? What did the "Hamburg Group" end up doing instead? Why did the "Hamburg Group" not do what Bin Laden instructed them to do?
8. 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.
9. In the spring of 2001, there was a sudden spike in intelligence indicating a heightened risk of a Muslim terrorist attack against U.S. interest. Give an example of what one report stated.
10. What were the two classifications of the 9/11 hijackers?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Detail the indecisiveness and bureaucratic inertia of both the Clinton and Bush Administration. Are both administrations equally responsible for the 9/11 attacks? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the statement, "We have planes"? Who said this? How did this statement set the scene of the 9/11 attacks?
Essay Topic 3
Describe al-Qaeda. What are the objectives of al-Qaeda? Who funds the group? Who leads the group? What are some of al-Qaeda's strengths and weaknesses? How can the U.S. exploit these weaknesses?
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