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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 did Mohammed Atta arrive in Hamburg?

2. What was Israel's attack on Lebonon on April 11, 1996 called?

3. What was the GIA's weekly newspaper called?

4. Who took over temporarily as the head of the FBI during the director's vacation in 1998?

5. What is the center of opium cultivation that the Taliban consolidated control over in Afghanistan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plan did Mike Scheuer come up with to kidnap Osama bin Laden?

2. What problems did the Saudis have with Osama bin Laden in May of 1998?

3. How is the process of al-Qaeda training described in Chapter 18?

4. How did Osama bin Laden justify terrorism when speaking to Pakistani reporters in 1998, according to the author in Chapter 16?

5. Why did the assassination attempt on President Hosni Mubarak fail? When did it occur?

6. What did Osama bin Laden cite as his reasons for his declaration of war against the U.S. when he was interviewed by CNN in 1997?

7. Why was John O'Neill suspected of a leak after bin Laden's ABC News interview in 1998?

8. What was I-49? Why was it established?

9. How does Islamic law dictate child custody in the case of divorce?

10. What happened to the USS Cole? When did this event occur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 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?

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