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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. Richard Clarke's White House counterterrorist group usually pressed for what type of tactics against bin Laden?
2. Who published a joint manifesto with bin Laden that declared the U.S. as the enemy in 1998?
3. The 1997-2000 White House national security adviser was determined "terrorism and al Qaeda" would rank where?
4. In 1996, the CIA was attempting to recover Stinger missiles but encountered what problem with the Taliban?
5. In 1997 intelligence agents learned of assassination plots against which target?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were some of the calculations the CIA's Counterterrorism Center had made regarding al Qaeda by late 1999?
2. How was the Afghan war changing by 1999?
3. What support did CIA field operatives reportedly seek from the White House team of Richard Clarke?
4. Why was Nawaz Sharif in fear of his army?
5. How did Prince Turki view the threat bin Laden posed?
6. What was the view of CIA staff members regarding Cofer Black's enthusiastic view for armed Predator drones?
7. What took place in the Oval Office meeting on 2 December 1998 in the early afternoon?
8. What MiG fighter jet intercept mission of a CIA Predator drone was described in Chapter 29?
9. Why did Schroen encounter difficulty recovering CIA Stinger missiles from the Taliban?
10. What plan was agreed to between Pakistani intelligence director Naseem Rana and CIA station chief Schroen regarding the capture of Mir Amal Kasi?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How did the Hamburg cell evolve?
Essay Topic 2
What were the methods and means employed by this CIA to disrupt, capture, and kill Osama bin Laden subsequent to his return to Afghanistan in the late 1990s?
Essay Topic 3
What was the new secret two-track policy Peter Tomsen finalized toward the Afghan war subsequent to the Soviet troop withdrawal?
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