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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dan Coleman first hear of Osama bin Laden?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1989.

2. Who was the founder of Union Colony in present-day Greeley, Colorado?
(a) Hussein al-Shaffei.
(b) Nathan Meeker.
(c) Alfred Kinsey.
(d) Kenneth Karas.

3. What position did King Faisal give to Prince Turki as his sons helped him consolidate his power?
(a) Minister of Agriculture.
(b) Foreign diplomat.
(c) Finance Minister.
(d) Spymaster.

4. Dr. Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri was a professor of pharmacology at what university in 1960?
(a) Al-Azhar University.
(b) Cairo University.
(c) Ain Shams University.
(d) Misr University.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri establish his medical practice in Peshawar?

3. How did Gamal Abdel Nasser die?

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

5. What does the word "fitna" translate to in English (130)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the concept of takfir?

2. What does the author describe Dan Coleman discovering in 1996 in the Prologue?

3. How is Osama bin Laden's return home described in Chapter 7? When did he return?

4. How was communism perceived by Sayyid Qutb when he came to the U.S.? How did his perceptions of communism compare with the U.S. views on it?

5. What is the Muslim Brotherhood and when was it established?

6. How does the author describe Dr. Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri and his wife in Chapter 2?

7. Where was Prince Turki educated?

8. How was Egyptian society impacted by the Six Day War? When did this occur?

9. Who is Dr. Fadl? Where is he from?

10. What was Takfir wa Hijira?

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