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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. How old was Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri when Sayyid Qutb was executed?

2. Where did Hasan al-Turabi earn his master's degree in law?

3. What was the unemployment rate in the U.S. when Sayyid Qutb came to be a student?

4. What position was Prince Saud given by his father for the kingdom?

5. When did Mohammed al-Ahmadi al-Zawahiri become the rector of al-Azhar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Takfir wa Hijira?

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

3. Who is Ali Abdul Saoud Mohammed?

4. What does the mujahideen refer to?

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

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

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

8. How did Osama bin Laden help the mujahideen?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the life and career of Mohammed bin Laden. Where was Mohammed bin Laden from? When did he emigrate to Saudi Arabia? What did he do for a living? How did he amass a fortune?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Afghan Civil War. What were the different mujahideen armies that fought in this war? Who had the most support? Who won the war? How did this impact the country?

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