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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 "Counterterrorism Evolves".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did American Airlines Flight 11 crash?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) Into the South Tower.
(c) In a field in Pennsylvania.
(d) Into the North Tower.

2. ________ increasingly became the province of non-sate actors during the 1980s and 1990s?
(a) Terrorism.
(b) Armed conflict.
(c) World war.
(d) Civil war.

3. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?
(a) After United Airlines Flight 93 crashed.
(b) After American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.
(c) After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed.
(d) Before American Airlines Flight 11 crashed.

4. By the late 1970s, what began to get directly involved in counter-terrorist operations?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) The White House.
(d) The FAA.

5. When did Bin Laden first warn of potential attacks against the U.S.?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1995.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two principal government agencies were involved in the defense of the U.S. airspace on 9/11/2001?

2. Who invaded Afghanistan in 1979?

3. What happened to United Airlines Flight 93?

4. NORAD existed to counter threats from the __________.

5. Any order to shoot down a passenger aircraft had to come from the President or who?

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