Iraq War Quiz 2011
Use your notes to take the quiz on the Iraq War. Best of luck.
- 1.Which group did Bush say was responsible for the 9/11 attacks?
- A.
Al-Qaeda
- B.
Al-Faeda
- C.
The Bush administration itself
- D.
The Department of Defense
- 2.Who approved the war in Iraq?
- A.
Congress
- B.
The Supreme Court
- C.
The Judicial Branch
- D.
The Obama Administration
- 3.Donald Rumsfeld said that Iraq was...
- A.
Producing weapons of mass destruction.
- B.
The greatest country in the world.
- C.
The country that planned 9/11.
- D.
The boogie man.
- 4.Why did the US invade Iraq in the first place?
- A.
Bush thought they were producing weapons of mass destruction.
- B.
Bush thought they attacked the world trade center.
- C.
They invaded US first.
- 5.Later on, did anyone end up finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 6.Who led Iraq before the war?
- A.
Osama Bin-Laden
- B.
George Bush
- C.
Barack Obama
- D.
Sadam Hussien
- 7.When was the former leader of Iraq executed?
- A.
2003
- B.
2004
- C.
2005
- D.
2006
- 8.When did live coverage of wars begin?
- A.
During World War One
- B.
During World War Two
- C.
During the Viet Nam War
- D.
During the Iraq War
- 9.Why did media coverage make Americans oppose the war?
- A.
It showed the real destruction of war.
- B.
It showed our brave soldiers conquering foreign lands.
- C.
It glorified war.
- D.
It made the war seem like it was worth fighting.
- 10.What is bias?
- A.
Something that cannot be disputed.
- B.
Letting perceptions lead your views.
- C.
An opinion.
- 11.What is Abu Ghraib?
- A.
A resort town in the Middle East.
- B.
A prison in Iraq.
- C.
The leader of the Taliban
- 12.What did Donald Rumsfeld do in December of 2002?
- A.
Declare war on Iraq.
- B.
Establish a CIA team to find WMDs in Iraq.
- C.
Approve harsher interrogation techniques.
- 13.In 2004 stories of torture and inhumane photographs are leaked to the media. Who was blamed?
- A.
Low ranking prison staff.
- B.
The Bush Administration.
- 14.What is media bias?
- A.
The idea that the media gives all the facts.
- B.
The idea that the media gives only the facts that support its argument
- 15.Why was the media criticized for coverage of the War in Iraq?
- A.
Because it did an amazing job.
- B.
Because it didn't ask enough tough question.
- C.
Because the media talked to everyone involved with the war.
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