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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 27-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before leaving, what does Wilson promise?
(a) To help.
(b) To talk to the President of the United States.
(c) To convert to Islam.
(d) To never get involved.

2. How does Wilson's assistant show that he has become very passionate about the cause?
(a) He learns Arabic.
(b) He attends a Muslim religious service.
(c) He reads the Koran.
(d) He converts to Islam.

3. Feeling unsure about Wilson's ability to carry through on his elaborate promises, who does Zia call?
(a) Vickers.
(b) Avrakotos.
(c) Shannon.
(d) Herring.

4. Who denies to Russian officials that any Afghans are residing in Pakistan?
(a) President Babrak Karmal of Afghanistan.
(b) President Zia of Pakistan.
(c) President Reagan.
(d) Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, Nikolai Tikhonov.

5. What does the author point out about Wilson's term?
(a) It is beginning.
(b) It is going well.
(c) It will be long.
(d) It is ending.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tribal leaders from Afghanistan come to meet Wilson?

2. Just before he leaves for language school, why does he tell off the new European chief?

3. From where does his family emigrate?

4. What does everyone in the CIA believe about Wilson and his plans in Egypt?

5. When a recruiter from IBM presents a lucrative offer, why does Avrakotos refuse it?

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