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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What development adds to the political turmoil in the Middle East?
(a) Hussein attacks Iran.
(b) Iran attacks Israel.
(c) Russia invades Iran.
(d) Hussein attacks Kuwait.

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

3. Where is President Bush at the time of the attacks?
(a) On vacation in Texas.
(b) At a Marine facility in Lousiana.
(c) A pre-school in Florida.
(d) A college basketball game at Yale.

4. 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) Mrs. Cheney prefers to listen to CNN and Dick Cheney keeps hanging up the phone.
(d) Fenzel is holed in a cave that has no secure line.

5. Which country helps the U.S. strengthen its military presence in the Middle East?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Oman.
(d) Saudia Arabia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Iranian Revolution important to the U.S.?

2. When does Clarke finally allow himself to grieve over the deaths of 9/11?

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

4. According to Clarke, what countries must the U.S. be concerned about?

5. How does the U.S. affect the Iran-Iraq war?

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