Free Plan of Attack Quiz

1)

Bush on September 19 tells 11 congressmen that al Qaeda is being hunted down successfully, so Saddam and his ________ are the biggest threat. (from Chapter 17)

Plans

Soliders

Sons

WMDs

2)

Tim learns more about _____________. A significant security detail, food, and supplies have suggested a family gathering. (from Chapter 35)

Baghdad Hilton Hotel

Dora Farm

Mosul

Karachi

3)

Bush and Rumsfeld decide to go to the ____________ to ask for honest opinions about Iraq. (from Chapter 19)

JCS

CIA

NSA

FBI

4)

The senators cannot frame an effective critique of Bush's request for a ______________. (from Chapter 18)

Covert assassination attempt

War

Hearing

Blank check

5)

Ground commanders will know their foes better than they know themselves by accessing the secure ______________. (from Chapter 20)

SIGNIT files

Internet connection

Zircon Chat

SAT phones

6)

What does Franks tell reports the "Internal Look" project is when asked about the action? (from Chapter 23)

War engagement

Routine war game

Peacekeeping Mission

Intelligence gathering

7)

Bush invokes God's blessing on Operation ________________ commencing with stealth at 9AM EST. (from Chapter 35)

Shock and Awe

Iraqi Coup

Iraqi Force

Iraqi Freedom

8)

The Hybrid Plan of attack condenses 16 days of bombing into just nine hours of ____________, after ground troops enter (from Epilogue)

Raids

Air strikes

Shock and awe

Ground fighting

9)

Franks sends Rumsfeld the _________________, the Mother of All Deployment Orders for 300,000 troops. (from Chapter 22)

MAD

MADO

MDO

MODEPS

10)

The ____________ worries about short munitions and the effect on efforts in Afghanistan. (from Chapter 19)

Marines

Air Force

Navy

Army

11)

The ______________ discusses making Blix's inspections more effective as it appears his second report is wishy-washy. (from Chapter 29)

CIA

FBI

NSA

NSC

12)

Blix has told Rice that military pressure in the area so far is _______________. (from Chapter 24)

Positive

Nonexistent

Negative

Oppressive

13)

What is the used acronym for signals intelligence as it is gathered by the National Security Agency? (from Chapter 20)

SI

SIGINT

SIIT

SIGNIT

14)

Pincus writes a story published March 16 "U.S. Lacks Specifics on Banned __________." (from Chapter 32)

Arms

Inspectors

Treaties

Bombs

15)

Bush argues that Iraq gathers the most serious dangers of our age into one place, evoking _____________ response to the Soviet missiles in Cuba. (from Chapter 18)

Teddy Roosevelt's

FDR's

Jimmy Carter's

JFK's

16)

Tim now has 90 agents whom NSA supplies with ________________ to call in real time intelligence. (from Chapter 28)

Satellite phones

Laptops

Telegraphs

Cell phones

17)

Saul learns that CIA trained and armed ___________ have blown up to the Mosul to Baghdad rail line. (from Chapter 32)

Kurds

Irish

Iraqis

Pakistanis

18)

Bush is sure that ____________ will change the US image in the word, so he orders more to be put on standby. (from Chapter 26)

Weapons

The shock and awe campaign

Humanitarian aid

War

19)

____________ phones Secretary General Annan to assure him the UN will have a vital role to play in postwar Iraq. (from Chapter 34)

George W. Bush

Condi Rice

Dick Cheney

Donald Rumsfeld

20)

What is the first full day of the Iraqi War according to the end of the book? (from Epilogue)

March 21

March 20

March 2

March 22

21)

____________ wants everything kept secret, but needs the same details on US war planning that he received in 1991. (from Chapter 22)

Donald Rumsfeld

George H. W. Bush

Dick Cheney

Prince Bandar

22)

The __________ do not appear to genuinely accept disarmament, but they are cooperating with Blix. (from Chapter 27)

Iraqis

Afghanis

North Koreans

Iranians

23)

After Christmas with an aunt, _________ joins the Bushes in Crawford where after New Year's he talks about Saddam outsmarting Blix. (from Chapter 24)

Richard Armitage

Donald Rumsfeld

Condi Rice

Dick Cheney

24)

Saul is concerned that ___________ could close the border at any time during their operation. (from Chapter 28)

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Turkey

Iran

25)

The ___________ never declares categorically to the media that Saddam has WMD. (from Chapter 18)

CIA

NSA

NSC

JCS

Plan of Attack | Quiz

Plan of Attack | Quiz

Bush on September 19 tells 11 congressmen that al Qaeda is being hunted down successfully, so Saddam and his ________ are the biggest threat. (from Chapter 17)

Tim learns more about _____________. A significant security detail, food, and supplies have suggested a family gathering. (from Chapter 35)

Bush and Rumsfeld decide to go to the ____________ to ask for honest opinions about Iraq. (from Chapter 19)

The senators cannot frame an effective critique of Bush's request for a ______________. (from Chapter 18)

Ground commanders will know their foes better than they know themselves by accessing the secure ______________. (from Chapter 20)

What does Franks tell reports the "Internal Look" project is when asked about the action? (from Chapter 23)

Bush invokes God's blessing on Operation ________________ commencing with stealth at 9AM EST. (from Chapter 35)

The Hybrid Plan of attack condenses 16 days of bombing into just nine hours of ____________, after ground troops enter (from Epilogue)

Franks sends Rumsfeld the _________________, the Mother of All Deployment Orders for 300,000 troops. (from Chapter 22)

The ____________ worries about short munitions and the effect on efforts in Afghanistan. (from Chapter 19)

The ______________ discusses making Blix's inspections more effective as it appears his second report is wishy-washy. (from Chapter 29)

Blix has told Rice that military pressure in the area so far is _______________. (from Chapter 24)

What is the used acronym for signals intelligence as it is gathered by the National Security Agency? (from Chapter 20)

Pincus writes a story published March 16 "U.S. Lacks Specifics on Banned __________." (from Chapter 32)

Bush argues that Iraq gathers the most serious dangers of our age into one place, evoking _____________ response to the Soviet missiles in Cuba. (from Chapter 18)

Tim now has 90 agents whom NSA supplies with ________________ to call in real time intelligence. (from Chapter 28)

Saul learns that CIA trained and armed ___________ have blown up to the Mosul to Baghdad rail line. (from Chapter 32)

Bush is sure that ____________ will change the US image in the word, so he orders more to be put on standby. (from Chapter 26)

____________ phones Secretary General Annan to assure him the UN will have a vital role to play in postwar Iraq. (from Chapter 34)

What is the first full day of the Iraqi War according to the end of the book? (from Epilogue)

____________ wants everything kept secret, but needs the same details on US war planning that he received in 1991. (from Chapter 22)

The __________ do not appear to genuinely accept disarmament, but they are cooperating with Blix. (from Chapter 27)

After Christmas with an aunt, _________ joins the Bushes in Crawford where after New Year's he talks about Saddam outsmarting Blix. (from Chapter 24)

Saul is concerned that ___________ could close the border at any time during their operation. (from Chapter 28)

The ___________ never declares categorically to the media that Saddam has WMD. (from Chapter 18)