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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Saudis want the United States to do in regard to the French resolution?
(a) Vote against it.
(b) Make sure it passes anonymously.
(c) Not vote at all.
(d) Not veto it.

2. Who is Kennedy talking to on the phone when Rapp arrives after the rescue mission?
(a) The director of the CIA.
(b) Anna.
(c) Friedman.
(d) The president.

3. Where does Kennedy receive information about Prince Omar?
(a) France.
(b) The New York Police Department.
(c) England.
(d) A secret informant.

4. What is Goldberg worried about politically, in Chapter 53?
(a) That he will receive a vote of no-confidence.
(b) That he will be made fun of in this week's political cartoon.
(c) That he will lose next week's election.
(d) That his vice minister will attempt to overthrow him.

5. What evidence indicates there was an explosion before the Israeli missile attack, according to the president?
(a) Video from security cameras on businesses.
(b) Satellite photos.
(c) Eyewitness accounts.
(d) Secret tapes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Hamed Ali?

2. What does the president tell his staff after he hangs up from speaking with the Saudi crown prince after the ambassador's assassination?

3. Who is marching at the Israeli embassy?

4. Who does Irene think is behind the ambassador's assassination?

5. Where does David request to be picked up, after he flees Israel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does David escape from Jordan?

2. How do the Americans determine the target of the bombing in D.C.?

3. Against whom does David want revenge after the Israeli air attack?

4. Why are Kennedy and Rapp looking into the Prince's finances?

5. What kind of set-up does David establish in his new apartment in Washington, D.C.?

6. What does David keep reminding himself about his mission in New York?

7. What does Kennedy report Freidman told her about the assassination?

8. What do the Americans do after the Saudis threaten to suspend oil shipments if they vote for the French resolution?

9. What possibility does Kennedy propose about David while discussing with Rapp who is behind the Palestinian ambassador's death?

10. Why isn't Rapp suspicious of Israel after the Saudi ambassador is assassinated?

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