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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. Since the equipment was already in place, the CIA decided to use it for whose capture?
(a) Ahmed Shah Massoud.
(b) Mullah Mohammed Omar.
(c) Massoud Khalili.
(d) Osama bin Laden.

2. Madeleine Albright and who else declared publicly multiple times the U.S. would align with no side in Afghan's war?
(a) Tom Pickering, Tom Simons
(b) Richard Clarke, Karl F. "Rick" Inderfurth.
(c) Karl F. "Rick" Inderfurth, Tom Pickering.
(d) Richard Clarke, Tom Simons.

3. Where did the CIA stand in regard to Black's enthusiasm in favor of armed drones?
(a) In favor.
(b) Divided.
(c) Unaware.
(d) Against.

4. What is the purpose of the CIA?
(a) Ensure the international security of U.S.
(b) Ensure security of presidents and cabinet.
(c) Ensure the domestic security of U.S.
(d) Prevent surprise attacks.

5. Massoud felt he had recovered some political and military momentum in opposition to the Taliban by what point?
(a) Autumn 2000.
(b) Winter 1999.
(c) Spring 2000.
(d) Summer 2000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did those at Langley react when a Taliban Mig was monitored as it headed straight toward a Predator drone?

2. Who was the ISI head from 1998 to 1999?

3. In what year was Bhutto ousted from office and Nawaz Sharif became prime minister?

4. Massoud's group was suspicious of the U.S. and its relationship to the Taliban, but who was his one CIA link?

5. When had the White House counterterrorist group grown frustrated with intelligence reports on bin Laden's whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the view of CIA staff members regarding Cofer Black's enthusiastic view for armed Predator drones?

2. What role had Tom Pickering assumed under Clinton?

3. How was the Afghan war changing by 1999?

4. Why were Clarke and his counter-terrorism group at the White House frustrated by late spring in 2000?

5. Why did Schroen encounter difficulty recovering CIA Stinger missiles from the Taliban?

6. What was part of the problem when Bush came into office in 2001?

7. How did John Deutch become the CIA chief?

8. Why was Nawaz Sharif in fear of his army?

9. What were some of the calculations the CIA's Counterterrorism Center had made regarding al Qaeda by late 1999?

10. What took place in the Oval Office meeting on 2 December 1998 in the early afternoon?

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