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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Secretary of State Christopher push to bomb an Iraqi facility on a Saturday night?
(a) It's the least likely time the U.S. media will notice.
(b) He knows the Iraqis work weekend hours.
(c) To minimize casualties.
(d) It'll be the most surprising time.

2. Why does Mike Fenzel have difficulty hearing the crisis conference in the Situation Room?
(a) Dick Cheney will not allow him to.
(b) The PEOC has bad static in their teleconference monitors.
(c) Fenzel is holed in a cave that has no secure line.
(d) Mrs. Cheney prefers to listen to CNN and Dick Cheney keeps hanging up the phone.

3. What is the U.S.'s attack plan to trick Iraq?
(a) Attack from the rear instead of the front.
(b) Attack early on before full forces are in the region.
(c) Delay their attack until Iraq's guard is down.
(d) Man bases all around Kuwait to cause confusion.

4. When Clarke returns to the White House after a short break on 9/12, what does he hear Rumsfeld discussing?
(a) War with Iraq.
(b) Ways to attack Afghanistan.
(c) Precautions before entering a war.
(d) How to get Pakistan's support.

5. What does the U.S. assume as they allow the Iraqi troops to withdraw intact?
(a) The Shi'a will take over the government.
(b) They will oust Hussein on their own.
(c) They will probably convict Hussein for war crimes.
(d) An alliance of Shi'a, Sunnis, and Kurds will form.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Reagan create presence in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Israel?

2. What is the first thing Clarke does upon hearing the news of the World Trade Center?

3. What punishment does President George H.W. Bush seek on Libya for the Pan Am attack?

4. What causes Aideed to go underground?

5. What is the FBI' s role in the World Trade Center bombing?

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