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

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

Lawrence Wright
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 14 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does "GIA" refer to in the text?
(a) Groupe Islamique Arme.
(b) Group Islamic Alliance.
(c) Governmental Islamic Atlas.
(d) Governmental Islamic Alliance.

2. Other than the suicide bombers, how many people died as a result of the Egyptian Embassy bombing in Islamabad?
(a) 18.
(b) 36.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

3. How old was Sayyid Qutb when he came to the U.S. to study?
(a) 42.
(b) 32.
(c) 52.
(d) 38.

4. In what year did Crown Prince Faisal introduce female education in Saudi Arabia?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1969.

5. What is Wadi El Aqiq named after?
(a) A river.
(b) A person.
(c) A city.
(d) A sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the center of opium cultivation that the Taliban consolidated control over in Afghanistan?

2. What did Osama bin Laden call the former Soviet collective farm where he moved his family in 1996?

3. When was Mahfouz Azzam arrested following the assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed Mahir?

4. How many American soldiers were killed in the explosion of the Khobar Towers in 1996?

5. Where did Jack Cloonan grow up?

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