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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the same time Saudi-backed Islamic fundamentalists were beginning to train in the former fringe Soviet republics, how many overseas field agents did the C.I.A. have?

2. What does C.I.A. stand for?

3. Resources were diverted from agents to narcotics and what kind of issues?

4. The details of Perle's meeting with Khashoggi and Zuhair were published in what nation's newspaper?

5. Whom did the Iraqi National Congress oppose?

Short Essay Questions

1. After 9/11, what was considered critical to winning the war on terror?

2. What were some of the unknowns the planners were dealing with in making a plan to overthrow Saddam in spring 2002?

3. What evidence contradicted the Administration claims that the terrorist cells operated independently?

4. What happened to the U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force when they went to get Mullah Omar?

5. What happened in Congress regarding the Abu Ghraib scandal?

6. What was the positive spin the media put on the first day of operations in Operation Anaconda?

7. What is one of the questions that we will never know the answer to about the Bush presidency?

8. What did the I.A.E.A. conclude about the documents linking Iraq and Niger?

9. When Libya exposed the Pakistanis intentionally to curry favor with the U.S., what was Musharraf's response?

10. What is one piece of intelligence presented in the book that contradicts Administration claims that 9/11 could not have been predicted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of the CIA in the Iraq war and the events leading up to it? What does this role mean about the power of the CIA? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The ex-Israeli prime minister said that the U.S. could not win in Iraq, and that the U.S. must choose the extent of its humiliation. What information, provided in the book, provides support for this statement? What information, provided in the book, does not support this statement? Which side is the stronger argument and why?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Chalabi? What role did he play in the intra-governmental debates in the U.S.? Why is he important to the story of Iraq? Support your answer with examples from the book.

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