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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. As Clarke and other national levels get together, what does the mayor of New York City order?
2. What problematic turn occurs in 1985 that alarms the U.S.?
3. What is the CIA's view on Iraq's intentions concerning Kuwait before the Persian Gulf War begins?
4. What strategic move does Iraq implement once U.S. begins their airstrike?
5. What had Clarke admitted to on a "60 Minutes" interview with Bonin just days before the 9/11 attacks?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Clarke's stance on conspiracy theories? How does he come to this conclusion?
2. Describe Saudi Arabia's situation as Iraq starts to look into Kuwait. What options does the Saudi King have? What factors must he consider in his decisions?
3. What is Reagan's reaction to Hezbollah and other attacks? How does this set up a certain way of thinking in the Middle East?
4. Explain the steps and methods the FBI takes to determine the cause of the TWA 800's explosion. What do the FBI and other departments believe the cause is as the investigation progresses?
5. What is the dispute between the FBI and Clarke concerning Air Marshalls?
6. 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.
7. What is the Afghan Services Bureau? What does the CIA believe it is?
8. What is the environment in Somalia in 1993? What is happening that the U.N. and U.S. get involved?
9. For the first time, on 9/11 Clarke is able to think as he walks from the Situation Room (SR) to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC). What are his thoughts at this time? How might this foreshadow information that may come later in the book?
10. Explain how the U.S. is able to act fast with many of the Arab Nations and allow the U.S. troops to come into their country just previous to the Persian Gulf War.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Further research a terrorist group to learn about its goals, such as al Qaeda or Hezbollah. What does the terrorist group teach its followers? What does it hope to achieve? How does it hope to reach its goals?
Essay Topic 2
Who are the key officials in the immediate reactions of the 9/11 attacks? How are they key officials? What are their roles?
Essay Topic 3
Write a summary of the events that lead to the attack on a Black Hawk in Somalia. How does it reach that point? Is it preventable? How so? What military decisions are made before and after the attack?
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