Upfront quiz 1.

QUIZ 1

Use with NATIONAL, pages 8-13

SHORT ANSWER/FILL IN THE BLANK: WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER ON THE LINE PROVIDED.

1. Elite combat units of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force, who have been trained for unconventional missions, are known as Special -- forces.

2. The -- regime in Afghanistan has been harboring terrorist leader Osama bin Laden and other members of the Al Qaeda terrorist network. --

3. What two environmental factors may impede the U.S. military's combat effectiveness as it proceeds with its land assault in Afghanistan? --

4. U.S. troops are coordinating their mission with the -- Alliance, a coalition of tribal groups that is fighting to overthrow the current government of Afghanistan.

5. The United States has been trying to capture or kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden since 1998, when he was linked to the bombings of two U.S. embassies in -- (name continent).

6. U.S. intelligence agencies believe terrorist groups have experimented with blister agents, which burn the skin; nerve agents, which impair the nervous system; and -- agents, which prevent delivery of oxygen to body tissue.

7. One notable failure of a terrorist chemical attack occurred in 1995, when terrorists released sarin gas in the subway system of the city of -- . There, 12 people died out of thousands of commuters.

8. The effectiveness of chemical weapons is impaired when the weather is -- or --.

9. -- also disrupts chemical weapons by spreading them too thin, too fast.

10. What suggestion does weapons expert Red Thomas offer to defeat most biological agents? --

11. --, a deadly disease that could be spread by terrorists, was virtually eradicated from the world by 1980, but small batches still exist in laboratories in the U.S. and Russia, and may have been stored away in other countries.

12. Cite one of the two reasons why experts regard water reservoirs as relatively safe from chemical or biological attack. --

CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

13. According to news reports, bombing mistakes that have killed civilians in Afghanistan are causing consternation among some U.S. allies in the Arab and Islamic worlds. How should U.S. officials respond to these concerns?

14. Experts on terrorism say the best thing Americans can do to resist the threat of chemical and biological terrorism is to not overreact or panic. How can people avoid panic and not overreact to the threat?

ANSWER

Upfront Quiz 1, TE 6

1. Operations. 2. Taliban. 3. harsh mountains and a fierce climate. 4. Northern. 5. Africa. 6. blood. 7. Tokyo. 8. freezing/hot. 9. wind. 10. basic personal hygiene and sanitation, such as washing your hands before eating. 11. smallpox. 12. The volume of water would dilute the chemicals and ordinary water treatment would kill microbes. Critical-thinking answers may vary, but here are some points to consider. 13. U.S. officials should express sincere regret and help rebuild the nation after the conflict is over. At the same time, the U.S. should remind its allies that the target is terrorism, a force that threatens their countries as well. 14. People should evaluate the odds of being killed or injured by terrorists the same way they evaluate other threats. While it is possible that chemical or biological terrorism attacks may cause a large number of deaths, experts believe such a scenario is highly unlikely.