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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the ex-Israeli prime minister that told Dick Cheney that the U.S. could not win the occupation in Iraq?
(a) Ehud Barak.
(b) Ehud Davies.
(c) Ehud Jacobson.
(d) Ehud Imali.

2. President Bush mentioned the uranium deal with Niger in what speech?
(a) State of the Nation to Congress.
(b) Weekly radio address.
(c) Weekly Congressional address.
(d) State of the Union.

3. The Taliban had seized power in Afghanistan in what year?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1998.

4. What event did a majority of Americans believe Hussein was linked to, even though there was no real evidence about it?
(a) September 11.
(b) Invasion of Kuwait.
(c) Bombing of the embassy.
(d) Chemical attacks on the subway.

5. The Bush Administration accused Syria of possibly hiding Iraqi what?
(a) Chemical weapons.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Weapons of mass destruction.
(d) Insurgents.

6. What was the pentagon's first reaction when there were supply-line and reinforcement issues during the first week of the Iraq war?
(a) Fear.
(b) Anger.
(c) Worry.
(d) Complaint.

7. Which government does not want a Kurdish state?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iran.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Pakistan.

8. The Pakistani intelligence agency is called what?
(a) I.S.I.
(b) I.M.I.
(c) I.P.I
(d) I.R.I.

9. When did the C.I.A. present President Bush with information that Pakistan was sharing nuclear information with North Korea?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2001.

10. Sanctions raised against Pakistan for developing nuclear weapons were dropped two weeks after 9/11 because Pakistan promised to what?
(a) Help fight in Iraq.
(b) Help fight terrorists.
(c) Help fight the Taliban.
(d) Prevent Al Qaeda leaders from fleeing to Pakistan.

11. Rumsfeld said that four army divisions would be what?
(a) Too big.
(b) Unnecessary.
(c) Overkill.
(d) Too small.

12. Where did Israel establish its own ground forces?
(a) Iraqi Pakistan.
(b) Iraqi Kuwait.
(c) Iraqi Turkmenistan.
(d) Iraqi Kurdistan.

13. A sensitive document summarizing important events for the President, which is released daily, is called what?
(a) The President's Security Brief.
(b) The President's Daily Brief.
(c) The Early Bird.
(d) The President's NSC Brief.

14. The Bush Administration refused to entertain the notion of giving the Syrian government access to Washington via what?
(a) The State Department.
(b) The C.I.A.
(c) The F.B.I.
(d) The I.A.E.A.

15. Legal experts were not questioning the legal aspects of assassination, but the ______ of such a policy.
(a) Results.
(b) Effects.
(c) Popularity.
(d) Wisdom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Killing the leaders of the insurgency would not work because why?

2. When did a State Department paper mention the Niger story?

3. The I.A.E.A.'s power to inspect was limited to governments doing what?

4. Dr. A. Q. Khan said that he dealt black market nuclear materials to whom?

5. In 2001, who led the Iranian government?

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