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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the media call the first week of the war?

2. Where do Baathist leaders take refuge?

3. What angers Franks about the war after 2003?

4. Why does Franks think most of the soldiers are fighting for Iraq?

5. Whom does Bush declare war on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Franks do in Qatar before starting the initial attack on Iraq?

2. How does President Bush respond to Franks's plan?

3. How do the Joint Chiefs of Staff respond to Franks's plan?

4. What evidence of Weapons of Mass Destruction does the Coalition find?

5. What does Franks say the dynamic between Colin Powell and Donald Rumsfeld is?

6. What is Thunder Rain, and how well does it work?

7. Why is Franks so eager to get into the heartland of Afghanistan?

8. What is the first target of the Iraq War, and what happens?

9. How does Franks decide the timeline for the initial attack on Iraq?

10. What does Franks say is one of his biggest duties, and what does it entail?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is something Franks became well acquainted with in his military career. What are some of the most noteworthy examples of this, and how did these instances affect Franks's career?

Essay Topic 2

What did Franks learn from his time in Vietnam, and how did these lessons affect the remainder of his life?

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and coming of age are two ideas that are addressed in many places of this history. Where do these ideas appear, and how do they work together to change Franks's life?

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