The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

Lawrence Wright
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Sayyid Qutb travel to New York from Egypt on a cruise ship to study?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1953.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1975.

2. When did the Soviets begin a staged withdrawal from Afghanistan?
(a) May, 1988.
(b) September, 1992.
(c) July, 1980.
(d) June, 1986.

3. Who was the founder of Union Colony in present-day Greeley, Colorado?
(a) Alfred Kinsey.
(b) Kenneth Karas.
(c) Hussein al-Shaffei.
(d) Nathan Meeker.

4. What is the name of the CIA station in Tysons Corner, Virginia?
(a) Kyle Station.
(b) Alec Station.
(c) Bentley Station.
(d) Broadway Station.

5. Who is the Egyptian filmmaker that arrived at the Lion's Den in February of 1988?
(a) Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif.
(b) Hussein al-Shaffei.
(c) Essam Deraz.
(d) Sheikh Abdullah Azzam.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Dr. Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri and his wife move to Maadi?

2. Who did Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri believe to be "the single great competitor for bin Laden's attention" (130)?

3. When was King Faisal murdered?

4. How old was Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri when Sayyid Qutb was executed?

5. What position was Prince Saud given by his father for the kingdom?

(see the answer key)

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