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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. Bush enjoys laying down the challenge, knowing that _____________ makes possible giving diplomacy a try.

2. Powell is beginning to show his anger at always being below ____________ in the pecking order.

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

4. Bush just wants an _____________, the end of Saddam and WMD, which he impresses upon Gerson for his speech.

5. Iraq is now in the hands of ____________, even though CIA resources in the area are small.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bush reaffirm when he comes home on September 1?

3. Describe the character of Tim and what is is supposed to do for the United States.

4. What does Blair think about the threat of WMD in relation to Iraq and other countries?

5. What is the position and the responsibility of Michael V. Hayden?

6. What is John Kerry's vote and reasoning behind his vote when Congress votes on whether to go to war?

7. What does Bush begin to demand that Iraq allows the United Nations to do within their country?

8. What does Rumsfeld suspect which leads him to suggest using this information as a way, an opportunity, to attack Iraq?

9. What do the Marines worry about in relation to conflict in Iraq?

10. What does Armitage push Powell to do as Powell is on edge with the military planning becoming dominant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The situation of war is never a good one - no matter what you might be fighting for and who you might be fighting to protect.

Part 1: Why do you think wars continue on in the modern world?

Part 2: Do you think mediation can be an effective way to avoid wars? Why or why not?

Part 3: Is war sometimes the only answer? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Within the events of the book, it seems there was an idea of 'you're either with us or against us' in the government.

Part 1: Why do you think this idea of unending loyalty is important during this particular time frame?

Part 2: Do you believe it to be fair, the statement that you're either with us or against us? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think it's essential that everyone be a part of the decisions that were being made?

Essay Topic 3

The war plan is something that was continuously revamped and revised as different people gave their opinions.

Part 1: Why do you think the war plan had to go through so many revisions before it was approved?

Part 2: Do you think the war plan needed to be revised so many times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's normal for a war plan to go through as many revisions as this one did? Why or why not?

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