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September 11th

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 3 targeted areas or buildings that were singled out by terrorists were:

a)

the White House/Capitol Building, the Chrysler Building, & the WTC Towers

b)

the White House/Capitol Building, the WTC Towers, & the Pentagon

c)

the Pentagon, the WTC Towers, & the Washington Monument

d)

the Supreme Court, the White House/Capitol Building, & the WTC Towers

2.

About how many lives were lost during the September 11th terror attacks?

a)

6000

b)

1000

c)

3000

d)

10000

3.

Flight 93, which was taken over by terrorists with the intentions of being flown into either the White House or Capitol Building, ended its journey when...

a)

the terrorists decided to crash it into the Supreme Court at the last moment

b)

it crashed into the Hudson River

c)

the hijackers flew the plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center

d)

the passengers attempted to take over the plane from the hijackers & it crashed in a field in Pennsylvania

4.

Which terror group masterminded the 9/11 attacks?

a)

Al Qaeda

b)

Boko Haram

c)

Hezbollah

d)

ISIS

5.

One of the many motives that the terrorists used as a justification in their own mind to carry out the attacks on 9/11 was...

a)

to reduce the amount of Americans who converted to Islam

b)

to provoke a world war between all 7 continents

c)

because the terrorists despised America's belief in religious freedom & all that the Western World represented

6.

How many planes in total were hijacked on 9/11?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

7.

What is the name of the holiday that we now recognize on September 11th to remember those who lost their lives on that fateful day (September 11, 2001)?

a)

Freedom Day

b)

Pearl Harbor Day

c)

9/11 Day

d)

Patriot Day

8.

Which of these choices represents the most accurate timeline of events for the September 11th attacks? (HINT: Which of these choices presents the timeline that is in the correct order?)

a)

Osama Bin Laden killed, 9/11, Afghan War, Iraq War

b)

Afghan War, 9/11, Iraq War, Osama Bin Laden killed

c)

9/11, Afghan War, Iraq War, Osama Bin Laden killed

9.

How did some of the passengers on Flight 93 react when they discovered that the hijackers would most likely want to purposely crash their plane into a target?

a)

About 33 passengers felt it was necessary to try to fight back against the terrorists in an attempt to retake control of the plane

b)

All of the passengers bravely sat on the flight until it crashed into the White House

c)

Neither of these choices

10.

TRUE or FALSE? The September 11th terrorists viewed America as a symbol of "the Western World" & felt that it represented a horrible or sinful life that was very different from that in the Middle East; they used this to justify their attacks.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

TRUE or FALSE: About 60 terrorists actively took part in the hijacking of 4 planes across the United States on September 11th, 2001?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

TRUE or FALSE: It took 48 hours (two days) for the Twin Towers to fall after the first plane crashed into it; the first tower fell around 10:30PM.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

TRUE or FALSE: All of the terrorists who actively took part in the 9/11 attacks all came from one country, Afghanistan.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

14.

4 Presidents, 1 War: what is the order of the Presidents who dealt with the September 11th attacks and the war(s) that followed?

a)

George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

b)

Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

c)

Donald Trump, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden

d)

Joe Biden, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump

15.

Under which President were the most troops stationed/sent to Afghanistan during the war?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Joe Biden

16.

Which of these places was NOT an intended target for the September 11th attacks?

a)

The White House

b)

The World Trade Center Towers

c)

The Chrysler Building

d)

The Pentagon