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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "How to Do It".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the intelligence community first describe the al-Qaeda organization?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1999.
(d) 2001.

2. What agency was formed to organize the work of the CIA and several defense agencies in space?
(a) National Capital Planning Commission.
(b) Office of Special Counsel.
(c) Office of Government Ethics.
(d) The National Reconnaissance Office.

3. When did KSM originally meet with Bin Laden to present a vague plan to hijack planes and use them as guided missiles?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1990.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1989.

4. How many stories high were the Twin Towers?
(a) 110.
(b) 75.
(c) 50.
(d) 200.

5. Who ordered the National Security Council to coordinate a response against the terrorist who bombed the World Trade Center's parking garage?
(a) President George H. W. Bush.
(b) President Ronald Reagan.
(c) President Bill Clinton.
(d) President George W. Bush.

Short Answer Questions

1. A systematic approach to investigating possible surprise attacks has existed within the intelligence community since the ______ ______ attack of 1941.

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

3. Who joined with the U.S. and launched a joint diplomatic campaign to persuade the Taliban to expel Bin Laden?

4. What department was established to consolidate all of the domestic agencies responsible for securing America's borders and national infrastructure, most of which is in private hands?

5. When was President Bush informed of the 9/11 attacks?

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