View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When didi Crown Prince Faisal formally abolish slavery?

2. Where did Ramzi Yousef flee to after detonating a truck bomb at the World Trade Center?

3. In prep school, Prince Turki had the nicknames Turk and what?

4. How old was Sayyid Qutb when he came to the U.S. to study?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Takfir wa Hijira?

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

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

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

5. Where was Prince Turki educated?

6. How did Osama bin Laden help the mujahideen?

7. What is sharia law?

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

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

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

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

Discuss the history of Saudi Arabia from the 1950s to the present. What impacts did the discovery of oil have on the Saudi Arabian economy, culture, and society? How did this transition feed radical thought, like that of Osama bin Laden and others?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John O'Neill's career with the FBI and his role in the counterterrorism efforts in the 1990s. When was O'Neill assigned to the counterterrorism unit? What were his responsibilities? What were the obstacles he faced in this position?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 612 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample