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9/11 (8)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what year were the twin towers in New York City attacked?

a)

1980

b)

1992

c)

2001

d)

2005

2.

How many planes were hijacked?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

3.

Who helped coordinate the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Osama bin Laden

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

ISIS

d)

Kim Jong Un

e)

Al Qaeda

4.

Who kept the final hijacked plane from reaching its intended target?

a)

NYC fire fighters

b)

Air Force F-16's

c)

passengers aboard the plane

d)

US special forces

5.

Which of the following is true?

a)

both twin towers collapsed

b)

one of the twin towers eventually collapsed

c)

both twin towers were hit, but neither collapsed

d)

the collisions with the twin towers were an accident

6.

Which two countries were invaded as part of the U.S.'s War on Terror following 9/11?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Iraq

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

e)

North Korea

7.

Who was the US president during the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George W. Bush

d)

George Bush

e)

Barack Obama

8.

Which groups represented a large portion of the casualties at Ground Zero?

a)

police officers

b)

military servicemen

c)

airline passengers

d)

fire fighters

9.

Approximately how many Americans were killed in the attacks on 9/11?

a)

1500

b)

3000

c)

6000

d)

800

e)

10,000

10.

What new US opponent did the 9/11 attacks draw attention to?

a)

Soviet Union

b)

China

c)

Islamic Terrorism (Jihad)

d)

Iran

e)

North Korea

11.

What new federal department was created as a result of the 9/11 attacks?

a)

US Space Force

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

Department of Defense

d)

Navy Seals

12.

Which of the following are true about the Patriot Act following the 9/11 attacks?

a)

it increased government surveillance powers over American citizens

b)

it was viewed by some as a controversial invasion of privacy

c)

it gave the US military war powers to invade terrorist strongholds abroad

d)

it created new security checkpoints at airports and on US borders

13.

Which group was toppled in Afghanistan for harboring Islamic terrorist groups?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

ISIS

c)

Taliban

d)

Caliphate

14.

Why was the US's invasion of Iraq controversial?

a)

Iraq was led by a democratically-elected leader

b)

The US was mistaken about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction

c)

Iraq had previously been a US ally in the War on Terror

d)

the invasion helped increase American support in the larger Muslim world