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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gore believe he does well?
(a) Scare people into doing their jobs well.
(b) Head meetings.
(c) Security plans.
(d) Look mad.

2. Who does Iran get on their side to overthrow the Khalifas?
(a) Sunni minority in Bahrain.
(b) The Bahraini Shi'a.
(c) Bahraini refugees in Oman.
(d) The Bahraini military.

3. How do the surviving families of TWA 800 respond to Clinton's visit?
(a) They shun his lack of genuine concern.
(b) They embrace his empathy.
(c) They are angry for answers.
(d) They understand he is there politically.

4. What does Prince Turki ask of Usama bin Laden when he returns to Saudi Arabia from Afghanistan in 1989?
(a) To form a fundamentalist religion-based resistance against Yemen.
(b) To form an elite special forces for the Saudi Arabian army.
(c) To keep his men intact in case they are needed in the future.
(d) To rally the residents of Saudi Arabia against the King.

5. Which country noticeably does not attend the International Summit on Terrorism?
(a) Lebanon.
(b) Iran.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mike Fenzel have difficulty hearing the crisis conference in the Situation Room?

2. What concerns does the FBI have with the new counter-terrorism policy?

3. What results in the Soviets' attempt to invade the central Asian region?

4. What does Ramzi Yousef plan while on the lam for two years?

5. According to Clarke, what is one of the mistakes of Reagan's administration?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is bin Laden affiliated with the World Trade Center bombing?

2. How does Usama bin Laden become involved in the efforts of Afghanistan?

3. What is the Afghan Services Bureau? What does the CIA believe it is?

4. Why does Clarke believe the fight against terrorism begins with Reagan's administration?

5. Why does the Saudi Arabian government threaten bin Laden? How does Usama bin Laden remain strong despite these threats?

6. What is Clarke's stance on conspiracy theories? How does he come to this conclusion?

7. During the 1990s, what is the political situation in Bahrain? How does this affect the U.S.?

8. What are the pros/cons of strengthening the relationship with Israel?

9. What is the conversation between Watson from the FBI and Clarke on a secure line concerning the 9/11 terrorists during the counter-terrorism security group (CSG) meeting? Why does Watson want this conversation on a secure line and not in teleconference with all the other groups?

10. How does Saddam try to assassinate George H.W. Bush? Describe the subsequent events that allow the U.S. to discover that Iraq is responsible for the attempt.

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