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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What angers Usama bin Laden about Americans in Saudi Arabia?
(a) Usama bin Laden feels disgust for any superpower.
(b) Usama bin Laden believes Saudi Arabia can fight the war alone.
(c) Usama bin Laden feels the Americans failed the Afghans.
(d) It is against the Wahhabist branch of Islam.

2. What characteristic does Usama bin Laden look for in jihad availability?
(a) Christian nations.
(b) Muslim minorities who want to gain independence.
(c) Countries where Muslim factions fight with one another.
(d) Small countries that are threatened by superpowers.

3. What troubling news does the CIA bring to the 0730 CSG meeting on August 7, 1998?
(a) al Qaeda has many attack plans in place.
(b) They failed in the mission to kill bin Laden.
(c) Clinton is in no mood to make decisions that day.
(d) They have no leads on the most recent terrorist attack.

4. What happens on August 7, 1998?
(a) Marine barracks bombed in Lebanon.
(b) U.S. embassies bombed in Tanzania and Kenya.
(c) Clinton's interrogation over his personal scandal.
(d) TWA 800 flight explodes.

5. Where does Wechsler learn that al Qaeda gets most of its finances from?
(a) His father's business.
(b) From bin Laden's valid personal businesses.
(c) The Sudanese government.
(d) Non-government organizations and Islamic charities.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the Iran-Iraq war, what stance does the U.S. take?

2. Among the following, who is NOT present at the Counter-terrorism Security Group meeting immediately after the 9/11 attacks?

3. Who does Clarke trust to lead National Security Special Events?

4. What does the U.S. buy from Israel?

5. According to Will Wechsler, where do people think bin Laden gets his finances from?

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