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

Short Answer Questions

1. In August 15, 2001, the FBI's Minneapolis field office took notice of who?

2. Who maintained that al-Qaeda represented "point of the spear of radical Islam"?

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

4. The FBI conducted approximately ________ full field investigations related to Bin Laden in 2001.

5. What is now the most important security objective of the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is a sleeper cell? What are the characteristics of a sleeper cell? Could any of the 9/11 hijackers be classified as a sleeper cell? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Who is Richard Clarke? Describe his obsession with Osama bin Laden. Was his obsession beneficial and useful to the U.S?

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