September 11th Quiz 2011
Use your notes to answer the following questions about the events of September 11th 2001.
- 1.According to the mainstream account, why did the twin towers fall?
- A.
Planes crashed into them.
- B.
There were controlled explosives set in the towers.
- C.
A missile was attached to the underneath of the planes.
- D.
No planes were involved.
- 2.According to the alternative narrative, why did the twin towers fall?
- A.
Explosive were used in a controlled demolition.
- B.
Planes hit the twin towers.
- C.
The jet fuel weakened the steel that supported the towers.
- 3.According to the mainstream account when did the first plane hit the North Tower?
- A.
8:30
- B.
8:46
- C.
10:03
- D.
10:28
- 4.About how much time was there between the first event in the mainstream account and the last event?
- A.
About an hour.
- B.
About 100 minutes.
- C.
About a day.
- D.
About 30 minutes.
- 5.According to the mainstream account, who was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks?
- A.
George Bush
- B.
Dick Cheney
- C.
Sadam Hussien
- D.
Osama Bin Laden
- 6.What of the following does not describe a fact?
- A.
A thing that is indisputably the case.
- B.
A piece of information used as evidence.
- C.
The WHAT of a story.
- D.
A particular way of looking at something.
- 7.What is perspective?
- A.
A point of view.
- B.
Something that is indisputably the case.
- C.
The answer to the question WHAT.
- D.
An new antiperspirant.
- 8.Which of the following statements does not describe the word opinion?
- A.
A view or judgment about something.
- B.
An expression of indisputable truth.
- C.
A belief not supported by fact.
- D.
The WHY of a story.
- 9.In the story about the three blind men, why do they say the elephant is three different things?
- A.
Each touches a different part of the elephant.
- B.
They are really really dumb.
- C.
Another blind men lies to them about what they are touching.
- 10.According to the Beacon for Freedom perspective, why did 9/11 happen?
- A.
The terrorists misread the Qur'an and they attacked us because they oppose our freedom.
- B.
The US has exploited poorer countries economically.
- C.
George Bush wanted to use 9/11 as a reason to invade Iraq.
- 11.In what media source would you most likely find the alternative narrative of 9/11?
- A.
Newspapers
- B.
Televisions
- C.
Radio
- D.
Youtube and blogs
- 12.In what media source would you most likely find the mainstream account of 9/11?
- A.
Television
- B.
Blogs
- C.
The internet
- D.
Youtube
- E.
Facebook
- 13.When the Soviet Union was at war with Afghanistan, which side did America take?
- A.
The Soviet Union
- B.
The Mujahideen
- C.
The Unites States didn't take a side in the conflict
- 14.What was the result of the war between the Soviet Union and Afghanistan?
- A.
The Soviet Union won the war and took over Afghanistan.
- B.
The Soviet Union won and put in a new Afghani government
- C.
Afghanistan was flooded with arms, destabilizing the region.
- 15.What was the first event that happened according to the mainstream account?
- A.
A plane crashed into the World Trade Center North Tower.
- B.
A plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania.
- C.
A plane crashed into the Pentagon.
- 16.After the US supported the Mujahideen during the Cold War, what happened?
- A.
The US stopped having anything to do with Afghanistan.
- B.
The US helped Afghanistan rebuild.
- C.
The US made Afghanistan the 51st state.
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