Lesson 6.3 Terrorism Quiz

Who were the two individuals arrested for the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995?

• Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols

• Timothy Lamont Saunders and Richard Costelow

• Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter and Timothy Lee Gauna

• Osama bin Laden and Mohammed Omar

What was the main reason given by Terry Nichols for his involvement in the Oklahoma City Bombing?

• He was mentally unstable

• He wanted to avenge the U.S.S. Cole Bombing

• He was a foreign terrorist

• He hated the government's mishandling of the Siege at Waco and Ruby Ridge

How many confirmed deaths resulted from the Oklahoma City Bombing?

• 39

• 17

• 100

• 168

Which legislation was enacted by the U.S. government in response to the Oklahoma City Bombing?

• Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996

• USA Patriot Act

• Transportation Security Administration Act

• Department of Homeland Security Act

What was the result of the U.S.S. Cole Bombing in 2000?

• The Department of Homeland Security was created

• 17 sailors died and 39 were injured

• 168 people died

• The U.S. government enacted the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act

Which organization was responsible for the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks?

• Al-Qaeda

• Taliban

• Department of Homeland Security

• Transportation Security Administration

What was the main purpose of creating the Department of Homeland Security?

• To intercept and obstruct terrorism

• To invade the privacy of Americans

• To protect the United States from and respond to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents, and natural disasters

• To monitor the security of the traveling public in the United States

Which agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides the screening of passengers on commercial airplane flights?

• Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

• National Security Agency (NSA)

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

What was the purpose of the USA Patriot Act?

• To monitor the security of the traveling public in the United States

• To invade the privacy of Americans

• To unite and strengthen America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism

• To protect the United States from and respond to terrorist attacks, man-made accidents, and natural disasters

How many days after the September 11th, 2001 attacks was the USA Patriot Act signed into law?

• 90

• 30

• 45

• 60