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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Soviet Union offer to help, and in what way?
(a) Protect Iraq's oil shipments.
(b) Give armaments to Iran.
(c) Offer air force support to Iran.
(d) Enter the battle and invade Iran with Iraq.

2. How does the U.S. affect the Iran-Iraq war?
(a) Secretly gives arms to Iran.
(b) Gives intelligence to Iraq.
(c) Helps stop the war with peace talks.
(d) The sanctions by the U.S. on both countries affects Iran more.

3. According to Clarke, what is one of the mistakes of Reagan's administration?
(a) They backed the wrong country in the Iran-Iraq war.
(b) They failed to make a large enough military presence in the Persian Gulf.
(c) They leave too quickly from Pakistan and Afghanistan, leaving no influence.
(d) They never should have risked their alliance with Arabs by helping Israel.

4. When does Clarke finally allow himself to grieve over the deaths of 9/11?
(a) Not for another month after 9/11.
(b) When he first sits down to write "Against All Enemies."
(c) He doesn't until he retires.
(d) At John O'Neill's funeral.

5. Clarke believes the "Caliphate" movement will result in what kind of society?
(a) A freer society with greater religious understanding.
(b) A government run with corruption and by fundamentalists.
(c) A step backward to times before segregation of church and state.
(d) A repressive 14th century literalist theocracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Clarke returns to the White House after a short break on 9/12, what does he hear Rumsfeld discussing?

2. After homeland issues are assured in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, what is the Situation Room's next topic?

3. How does Clarke begin making enemies with his own government?

4. What had Clarke admitted to on a "60 Minutes" interview with Bonin just days before the 9/11 attacks?

5. What news does the FAA give that causes silence in the CSG meeting on 9/11?

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