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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Hasan al-Turabi earn his doctorate in law?
(a) Princeton University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) The Sorbonne.

3. Where did Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri leave a medical clinic to move to Peshawar in 1986?
(a) Amman.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Damascus.
(d) Jeddah.

4. Where did Ramzi Yousef flee to after detonating a truck bomb at the World Trade Center?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Egypt.

5. How did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Execution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Soviets begin a staged withdrawal from Afghanistan?

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

3. When did Azza give birth to Nabila?

4. How many children did Osama bin Laden have in 1992?

5. Who did Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri believe to be "the single great competitor for bin Laden's attention" (130)?

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