Richard Reid

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/richard-reid

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Richard Reid born?August 12, 1973
2. What is the explosive used?PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate)
3. What is the flight origin?Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
4. Who was Richard Reid?Richard Reid was a man who tried to blow up a plane by putting explosives in his shoes.
5. How did he try to attack the plane?He hid plastic explosives called PETN inside the soles of his shoes and tried to light them on a flight from Paris to Miami.

PETN: A powerful plastic explosive often used in military and terrorist applications.
Jihad: A religious war or struggle undertaken by Muslims against believers of other faiths.
Vigilance: The action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties.
Indoctrination: The process of teaching someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.