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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does C.I.A. stand for?
(a) Central Intelligence Agency.
(b) Central Instability Agency.
(c) Central Insider Agency.
(d) Central Insurgency Agency.

2. More than a year after Rumsfeld's announcement of Afghanistan's success, production of what resumed?
(a) Pot.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Cocaine.

3. What type of rank did the civilians hold who were giving orders to M.P.s in Iraqi prison?
(a) Low rank.
(b) High rank.
(c) Unknown rank.
(d) Unranked.

4. What government was Perle highly critical of, claiming it was a major element of the terrorism problem?
(a) Palestinian government.
(b) Jordanian government.
(c) Saudi government.
(d) Israeli government.

5. In what month did Mr. Hersh have his first big story?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) October.

6. Which General was originally in charge of Abu Ghraib?
(a) Gen. Janis Karpinski.
(b) Gen. Jennifer Karpinski.
(c) Gen. Julius Karpinski.
(d) Gen. Joseph Karpinski.

7. What is Mr. Kissinger's first name?
(a) Henry.
(b) Halibut.
(c) Harold.
(d) Hank.

8. What work describes Hersh's views about U.S. foriegn policy after 9/11?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Adaptive.
(c) Critical.
(d) Supportive.

9. Who began advocating a pre-emptive military action against Iraq in the Bush Administration?
(a) Rumsfeld.
(b) CENTCOM.
(c) Cheney.
(d) Wolfowitz.

10. The White House and where wanted the investigations into Abu Ghraib to stop?
(a) C.I.A.
(b) United Nations.
(c) Langley.
(d) The Pentagon.

11. What did CENTCOM think it would be unrealistic to invade Iraq without?
(a) A large ground force.
(b) Lots of naval support.
(c) Really good maps.
(d) Lots of air support.

12. Whose inspectors were troubled by the conditions they saw in the Cuban prison?
(a) U.S. Army.
(b) United Nations.
(c) Red Cross.
(d) Secretary of State.

13. What was the code name for the U.S. Army offensive in western Afghanistan?
(a) Operation Gorilla.
(b) Operation Anaconda.
(c) Operation Mule.
(d) Operation Sky-drop.

14. A Clinton Administration Director of Persian Gulf Affairs estimated that it would take how long for all the troops to be readied for an Iraqi invasion?
(a) 3-5 months.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 4-6 months.
(d) 9-11 months.

15. The Administration said there was no way an event such as 9/11 could have been what?
(a) Halted.
(b) Predicted.
(c) Stopped.
(d) Discovered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the base in Cuba where prisoners were sent?

2. When did Abu Ghraib become a U.S. prison?

3. U.S. Special Forces were pulled out of Afghanistan and sent where?

4. Who said that the prisoners from Afghanistan could be detained indefinitely without legal representation?

5. After the U.S. Army operation in western Afghanistan, how many Al Qaeda members were supposedly killed?

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