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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri leave a medical clinic to move to Peshawar in 1986?

2. When did the Six Day War take place?

3. Who is described as the leader of the coup d'etat against the democratic government of Sudan in June of 1989?

4. Where did Sayyid Qutb study English in Washington, D.C.?

5. What college did Prince Turki transfter to after flunking out of his original college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mohammed bin Awahd bin Laden earn his fortune?

2. How did typical Saudi life change after the first oil boom?

3. How did Osama bin Laden feel about his time in Sudan?

4. Who was Hassan al-Turabi?

5. Why did Osama bin Laden consider the United States to be a threat?

6. What was the Cold War and when did it take place?

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

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

9. What let to the Grand Mosque seizure? When did this occur?

10. When did Sayyid Qutb come to the U.S.? What were his impressions of this country?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life, career, education, and influences of Sayyid Qutb. When did Qutb come to the United States? What were his perceptions of the country? How did Sayyid Qutb become involved with radical Islam? What influences did he have on later terrorists?

Essay Topic 2

Why was Ali Soufan a notable agent for the FBI? How did he contribute to the counterterrorism investigations of the 1990s and the September 11 attacks? How did he manage to link the 9/11 attacks to al-Qaeda?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of American overconfidence in The Looming Tower. How does the author establish this theme? How does he back up this theme with examples? What are the repercussions of American overconfidence?

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