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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ minutes after the first plane hit the Twin Towers, it is believed that an order to evacuate the tower was issued over the building's intercom system.
(a) Forty-five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Sixty.

2. When was al-Qaeda formed?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1975.

3. The FBI conducted approximately ________ full field investigations related to Bin Laden in 2001.
(a) 70.
(b) 20.
(c) 700.
(d) 200.

4. Al-Qaeda exploited relatively lax internal security environments in Western countries, especially __________.
(a) Germany.
(b) Brazil.
(c) United States.
(d) Iraq.

5. The U.S war planning committee immediately recognized the importance of which country?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Russia.
(c) India.
(d) Germany.

6. Throughout the period immediately following 9/11, there was strong suspicion that ________ was involved in the plot.
(a) Libya.
(b) Iran.
(c) Korea.
(d) Iraq.

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

8. On September 20, 2001, President Bush linked ________ to the embassy and the Cole bombings.
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Iran.
(c) Al-Qaeda.
(d) Iraq.

9. Which WTC building fell first?
(a) Building 2.
(b) Building 7.
(c) Building 1.
(d) Building 3.

10. When did construction begin on the WTC complex?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1976.

11. The FBI in Minneapolis sought a special warrant under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to conduct a search on Moussaoui's ________.
(a) Cell phone.
(b) PDA.
(c) Laptop.
(d) Ipod.

12. What is a WMD?
(a) The name of an unmanned drone.
(b) Weapons of Mass Destruction.
(c) White House Military Defense.
(d) Washington Military Department.

13. Who was the mayor of New York city in 2001?
(a) David N. Dinkins.
(b) Rudolph Giuliani.
(c) Michael Bloomberg.
(d) George H. W. Bush.

14. How many people were estimated to occupy the towers on any given day?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 1,000,000.

15. What was the name of the Iranian-supported worldwide terrorist organization?
(a) Jemaah Islamiya.
(b) Al-Qaeda.
(c) Hezbollah.
(d) Muslim Brotherhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who informed the President that early indications of the 9/11 attacks pointed to al-Qaeda?

2. As of 2001, how long had Iraq been an enemy of the U.S?

3. Which country is the front of much of the ideology and funding of Islamist terrorism?

4. The first two hijackers flew into the U.S. from what country?

5. Despite the unprecedented level of intelligence warnings, how many contained specific information as to the timing or the targets of an attack?

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