Question

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1. the first two planes that were hijacked took off from ______.

a. new york city
b. newark, new jersey
c. washington, d.c.
d. boston, massachusetts

1. the ______ of the world trade center collapsed.

a. north tower
b. south tower
c. north and south towers
d. none of the above

1. passengers on the ______ plane took control of the plane from the hijackers.

a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth

1. the united states immediately identified the main suspect of the attacks as ______.

a. saddam hussein
b. osama bin laden
c. ayman al - zawahiri
d. ramzi yousef

1. the ______ was created to protect the united states against terrorist attacks.

a. department of defense
b. state department
c. department of homeland security
d. federal emergency management agency (fema)

Explanation:

Question 1

The first two hijacked planes (American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175) took off from Boston, Massachusetts.

Both the north and south towers of the World Trade Center collapsed after being hit by hijacked planes.

Passengers on the fourth hijacked plane (United Airlines Flight 93) fought back and took control from hijackers, leading to it crashing in Pennsylvania.

Answer:

D. Boston, Massachusetts

Question 2