The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Lawrence Wright
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 10 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much older is Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri than Osama bin Laden?
(a) Three years older.
(b) Ten years older.
(c) Seven years older.
(d) Five years older.

2. When did several Somali tribesmen drag the bodies of two American helicopter pilots through Mogadishu?
(a) October, 1993.
(b) May, 1995.
(c) June, 1992.
(d) July, 1994.

3. What was Oman Sharif's birth name?
(a) Kenneth Karas.
(b) Hussein al-Shaffei.
(c) Michel Chalhub.
(d) Nathan Meeker.

4. How many people were killed as a result of the truck bomb detonated by Ramzi Yousef?
(a) Nine.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Twelve.

5. What name was Abu Ubaydah al-Banshiri born with?
(a) Sheikh Abdullah Azzam.
(b) Essam Deraz.
(c) Amin Ali al-Rashidi.
(d) Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Azza (Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's wife) set up housekeeping in Pakistan?

2. How old was Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri when Sayyid Qutb was executed?

3. Who headed the emigre party Ittihad-e-Islami in 1988?

4. Who was the vice president of Egypt that offered Ayman al-Zawahiri and his brother Mohammed a ride home from the mosque?

5. How did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?

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