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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Egypt and Syria stun Israel with simultaneous attacks across the Suez Canal into the occupied Sinai and on the Golan Heights?
(a) September, 1977.
(b) May, 1971.
(c) June, 1976.
(d) October, 1973.

2. From where did Dr. Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri and his wife move to Maadi?
(a) Luxor.
(b) Giza.
(c) Heliopolis.
(d) Alexandria.

3. Who was the vice president of Egypt that offered Ayman al-Zawahiri and his brother Mohammed a ride home from the mosque?
(a) Hussein al-Shaffei.
(b) Kenneth Karas.
(c) Michel Chalhub.
(d) Whittaker Chambers.

4. How old was Sayyid Qutb when he came to the U.S. to study?
(a) 32.
(b) 52.
(c) 38.
(d) 42.

5. What is the name of the CIA station in Tysons Corner, Virginia?
(a) Bentley Station.
(b) Kyle Station.
(c) Alec Station.
(d) Broadway Station.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sayyid Qutb's father die?

2. When was Mahfouz Azzam arrested following the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Mahir?

3. When did the rule of Islamic clerics formally end following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire?

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

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

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