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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. Michael Gerson works on the ____________ speech for President Bush to give to the country.
(a) State of the Union
(b) Fireside
(c) War demands
(d) Inaugural

2. Already burdened with Afghanistan operations, Franks and ___________ comply with Rumsfeld's orders.
(a) Dick Cheney
(b) George Bush
(c) Colin Powell
(d) Major General Renuart

3. Bush and Rumsfeld decide to go to the ____________ to ask for honest opinions about Iraq.
(a) NSA
(b) JCS
(c) CIA
(d) FBI

4. George Tenet sends to small paramilitary teams into mountainous northern ____________.
(a) Iran
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Iraq

5. As the Iraq plan begins to develop, ______________ begins to swagger and to deceive others.
(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) Dick Cheney
(c) George W. Bush
(d) Colin Powell

Short Answer Questions

1. Using stoplight graphics that Bush enjoys, Franks charts ________ of when month-by-month events can and should proceed.

2. The CIA has identified three major threats to security at the time of Bush's beginnings in office. What is NOT one of these threats?

3. Bush sends ___________ to demand the Pakastanis eliminate the threat of the answer to #13.

4. ___________ learns the Pentagon is revising a massive Iraq war plan and he cannot believe they would do this while already at war.

5. What is the code name for the operatives working for Tim during his time in Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the goal of the line-by-line review by Rice of the draft National Security Presidential Directive?

2. What are the two paths that Powell sees will happen at this point of the Iraq conflict?

3. What does George W. Bush tell Rumsfeld on November 21, 2001 in a private aside?

4. What does Powell recall which he is beginning to believe he is seeing within this war planning process?

5. What is Cheney sure will happen if they demand Saddam submit full WMD accounting?

6. What does Ari Fleischer say to the press in response to the story in the NY Times that Bush has highly detailed war plans?

7. Why are few Iraqis willing to help the United States with spying efforts, even though the monetary compensation is so high?

8. What does Hayden foresee about the conflict in Iraq that will cause strain to the NSA?

9. What is the concern from Rove that Bush dismisses as he feels it should not be a concern for him?

10. What does Michael Gerson feel about the upcoming speech that he is writing for Bush's State of the Union?

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