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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 building in Los Angeles was discussed as a potential American target for al-Qaeda?
2. Whose adopted Korean son was Alec Station named after?
3. Where was Osama bin Laden's former secretary Wadih el-Hage located when Dan Coleman discovered his number was frequently called by bin Laden in 1997?
4. Who was John O'Neill's new secretary when he as assigned to head the National Security Division in New York?
5. John Miller, when interviewing Osama bin Laden in 1998, said that bin Laden was like the Middle East version of whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the USS Cole? When did this event occur?
2. What was I-49? Why was it established?
3. Why was John O'Neill suspected of a leak after bin Laden's ABC News interview in 1998?
4. Who became al-Qaeda's first traitor? How?
5. Why did the downing of two U.S. helicopters in October of 1993 become the turning point of the war in Somalia?
6. How is the discord between the FBI and the CIA described in Chapter 14?
7. How does the author describe the majority of the new recruits for al-Qaeda in the 1990s in Chapter 18?
8. When and why did the Khobar Towers bombing occur?
9. Who did bin Laden enlist to assassinate Ahmed Shah Massoud? Why did he have him assassinated?
10. How does Islamic law dictate child custody in the case of divorce?
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
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
Describe and discuss the organization al-Jihad. When and where was this organization founded? What was its mission? Is it still active today? Who were/are its leaders?
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