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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Kissinger's first name?
(a) Hank.
(b) Henry.
(c) Harold.
(d) Halibut.

2. At the same time Saudi-backed Islamic fundamentalists were beginning to train in the former fringe Soviet republics, how many overseas field agents did the C.I.A. have?
(a) Many.
(b) None.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) A few.

3. Which General was originally in charge of Abu Ghraib?
(a) Gen. Janis Karpinski.
(b) Gen. Julius Karpinski.
(c) Gen. Jennifer Karpinski.
(d) Gen. Joseph Karpinski.

4. When did the story break about abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib?
(a) July 2004.
(b) June 2004.
(c) April 2004.
(d) May 2004.

5. When did Iyad Allawi move to London?
(a) 1990s.
(b) 2000s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1980s.

6. President Bush was documented as stating that he has the authority to suspend the Geneva Convention if what?
(a) The need arose.
(b) The intelligence was needed.
(c) He felt like it.
(d) The situations called for it.

7. In what month did Mr. Hersh have his first big story?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) November.

8. What did CENTCOM think it would be unrealistic to invade Iraq without?
(a) A large ground force.
(b) Really good maps.
(c) Lots of air support.
(d) Lots of naval support.

9. How did a CIA analyst say the prisoners had been selected to go to Cuba?
(a) Specially.
(b) Carefully.
(c) Haphazardly.
(d) Randomly.

10. In late 2001 the Northern Alliance forced a major Taliban retreat to where?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) The mountains.
(c) Kunduz.
(d) Afghanistan.

11. After 9/11, prisoners captured in Afghanistan were declared to be what?
(a) Insurgents.
(b) Spies.
(c) Terrorists.
(d) Enemy combatants.

12. How much information did the intelligence community have about threats to airlines before 9/11?
(a) Scant amounts.
(b) Significant amounts.
(c) Very little amounts.
(d) Vast amounts.

13. Where were the Egyptians taken when seized from Sweden?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Sudan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Egypt.

14. What was the deadline President Bush set for everyone to come up with a compromise plan about Iraq?
(a) December 2002.
(b) July 2002.
(c) April 2002.
(d) September 2002.

15. There was evidence that many of the terrorists had tested airline security by doing what?
(a) Attempting to take weapons past airport security.
(b) Becoming airport security agents.
(c) Taking numerous flights around the country.
(d) Taking numerous international flights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a CIA analyst say was being committed against the detainees in Cuba?

2. When was a memo sent to the F.B.I. saying that Middle Eastern students were training at American flight schools?

3. Perle had worked closely with Douglas Frith since when?

4. What work describes Hersh's views about U.S. foriegn policy after 9/11?

5. In late 2001, who opposed any surrender negotiations with the Taliban?

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