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

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

Lawrence Wright
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Sayyid Qutb's father die?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1948.

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

3. What was the unemployment rate in the U.S. when Sayyid Qutb came to be a student?
(a) Over 15%.
(b) Less than 2%.
(c) Over 12%.
(d) Less than 4%.

4. In prep school, Prince Turki had the nicknames Turk and what?
(a) Prince T.
(b) Fiddlesticks.
(c) Prince Doom.
(d) Feaslesticks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had signed an order for Sayyid Qutb's arrest, leading him to travel to the U.S. as a student?

2. Who was the national security advisor for the Carter administration?

3. What position did King Faisal give to Prince Turki as his sons helped him consolidate his power?

4. How did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?

5. Where did Jamal al-Fadl claim to have worked for bin Laden?

(see the answer key)

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