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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. What is the name of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's only son?

2. What was Osama bin Laden's agricultural company in Sudan called?

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. By what other name is Mamdouh Salim known?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was Takfir wa Hijira?

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

8. Where was Prince Turki educated?

9. What does the mujahideen refer to?

10. When did the World Trade Center bombing occur and what was its impact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the childhood, family, education, and career of Ayman al-Zawahiri. When and where was Ayman al-Zawahiri educated? What did he study? How did his family and education influence his thoughts as a terrorist?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of bureaucratic competition in The Looming Tower. How did the competition between the U.S.'s different intelligence agencies lead to downfalls and failures of the system? In what ways were the competitions between the different agencies attributable to human loss?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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