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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Reagan create presence in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Israel?
(a) To strengthen allies with Iran, Afghanistan and Israel.
(b) To protect Iraq.
(c) To put Russia off balance.
(d) To protect oil owned by the U.S.

3. With the Red Army gone, what mentality do some of the soldiers that fight against them have?
(a) They now know a superpower can be destroyed.
(b) That other countries will think twice before they invade.
(c) They now have the military power to run the government.
(d) They are ready to take down the next superpower.

4. Who does Iran get on their side to overthrow the Khalifas?
(a) Sunni minority in Bahrain.
(b) Bahraini refugees in Oman.
(c) The Bahraini Shi'a.
(d) The Bahraini military.

5. What risky task does Gallucci have at the Agricultural Ministry?
(a) Distract the Republican Guards as others raid a nearby building.
(b) Lead a surprise raid to obtain proof of a nuclear program.
(c) Negotiate with terrorists to bring an American hostage home.
(d) He must convince Hussein to let the U.N. in for inspections.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Secretary of State Christopher push to bomb an Iraqi facility on a Saturday night?

2. What does Iran continue to do despite U.S. sanctions on them?

3. What is the U.S.'s attack plan to trick Iraq?

4. What mistake does the U.S.S. Vincennes make?

5. Who invites Usama bin Laden into their country?

(see the answer key)

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