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

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S war planning committee immediately recognized the importance of which country?

2. Al-Qaeda exploited relatively lax internal security environments in Western countries, especially __________.

3. Which hijacker left California to return home to Yemen?

4. A systematic approach to investigating possible surprise attacks has existed within the intelligence community since the ______ ______ attack of 1941.

5. By July 2001, Bin Laden was especially keen on hitting what U.S building?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the importance of the 9/11 hijackers use of cross-country flights. Where did the hijackers regularly fly to? How were these destinations useful to the terrorist plot they were planning to execute?

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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