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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 - 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Dr. Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri's wife?
(a) Zuwaila.
(b) Ajwa.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Umayma.

2. When did Mohammed al-Ahmadi al-Zawahiri become the rector of al-Azhar?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1944.

3. Who had signed an order for Sayyid Qutb's arrest, leading him to travel to the U.S. as a student?
(a) King Khalid.
(b) King Fahd.
(c) King Faisal.
(d) King Farouk.

4. When was Mahfouz Azzam arrested following the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Mahir?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1945.

5. How much money did Jamal al-Fadl supposedly steal from bin Laden when he ran away from his employ?
(a) $2 million.
(b) $50,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $200,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Sayyid Qutb Mahfouz Azzam's Arabic teacher?

2. How many members were there in al-Qaeda when Coleman began investigating the group in 1996?

3. What is the name of the quiet middle-class suburb where Ayman al-Zawahiri grew up?

4. What was Sayyid Qutb's mother's name?

5. When did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?

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