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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. When was King Faisal murdered?

2. What is the name of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's first child?

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

4. When was the State of Israel declared?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Ayman al-Zawahiri's arrest and imprisonment in Egypt in 1981?

2. What was Takfir wa Hijira?

3. Where was Prince Turki educated?

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

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

6. 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?

7. Who is Ayman al-Zawahiri? Where is he from?

8. Who was Hassan al-Turabi?

9. Who was Osama bin Laden? Where was he born and when did he form al-Qaeda?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the U.S. Embassy bombings in 1998. When did these bombings take place? How many people were killed in the attacks? How did these attacks influence U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the terrorist organization al-Qaeda. When was it formed? Who formed it? What was al-Qaeda's mission? How has the organization changed over time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life and work of Prince Turki al-Faisal. Why was Prince Turki given a position in intelligence? What was his role? What was Prince Turki's relationship to Osama bin Laden? How did that relationship change?

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