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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Osama bin Laden when he was forced to leave Sudan?

2. What is the name of April Brightsky Ray's mother?

3. Who drove the truck bomb to the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam in August of 1998?

4. Who was the Islamic scholar that Prince Turki took with him to meet Mullah Omar in 1998?

5. How many days did raw recruits of al-Qaeda spend in boot camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did al-Zawahiri end up at the same compound as bin Laden in 1997?

2. What did Egyptian intelligence officials do to Ahmed Sharraf?

3. How does Islamic law dictate child custody in the case of divorce?

4. Who did bin Laden enlist to assassinate Ahmed Shah Massoud? Why did he have him assassinated?

5. What problems did the Saudis have with Osama bin Laden in May of 1998?

6. What was I-49? Why was it established?

7. What happened to the USS Cole? When did this event occur?

8. What operation did bin Laden order Khaled Sheikh Mohammed to initiate in the spring of 1999?

9. What did the men who came to Soba Farm have in common, according to the author in Chapter 10?

10. Why did the downing of two U.S. helicopters in October of 1993 become the turning point of the war in Somalia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the life, career, education, and influences of Sayyid Qutb. When did Qutb come to the United States? What were his perceptions of the country? How did Sayyid Qutb become involved with radical Islam? What influences did he have on later terrorists?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of differences between Islam and Western values in The Looming Tower. How did many of the terrorists described in this book perceive the United States and the remainder of the West? What caused these perceptions? How were these differences to be dealt with?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the September 11 attacks in 2001. How many people were killed and injured from the attacks? How did the attacks change global politics? How did the attacks influence U.S. law and regulations? What efforts could have been made to prevent the attacks?

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