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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 "Heroism and Horror".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Between 1996 and September 11, 2001, Afghanistan became a kind of international headquarters of __________.
(a) Wealth.
(b) Warfare.
(c) Terrorism.
(d) Logistics.

2. What is EMPTA?
(a) Pakistani intelligence department.
(b) Emergency Medical and Physical Training Association.
(c) The East Embassy building that was bombed.
(d) A precursor of VX nerve gas.

3. Where did the first two hijackers arrive in the U.S.?
(a) Texas.
(b) Florida.
(c) New York.
(d) California.

4. Who killed Ahmed Shah Massoud?
(a) Al-Qaeda operatives.
(b) U.S. Marines.
(c) The Taliban.
(d) Saddam Hussein.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The CIA's Bin Laden unit knew that attacking Bin Laden's sources of __________ was an important component of the effort against al-Qaeda.

2. Majority of the hijackers of 9/11 where from ________ , ________ - class backgrounds.

3. When Bin Laden returned to Afghanistan from Sudan in May 1996, he was greeted by a reactivation of which U.S. agencies intelligence networks?

4. At the age of 23, Bin Laden was which type of fighter?

5. When did the FBI Counterterrorism Division believe a potential attack by Bin Laden was going to occur?

(see the answer key)

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