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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. When did Ahmad present the Clinton Administration with an overthrow plan?

2. What was the code name for the U.S. Army offensive in western Afghanistan?

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

4. After the U.S. Army operation in western Afghanistan, how many Al Qaeda members were supposedly killed?

5. How many American soldiers were put into the field with the first Gulf War?

Short Essay Questions

1. What bad intelligence was given to President Bush and used in his State of the Union Address?

2. What were some other topics Hersh wrote about as an investigative reporter?

3. What was leaked to the London Times in 2002?

4. What assumptions did the I.N.C. plan, given to Wolfowitz, rely on?

5. What was the Office of Special Plans?

6. What was it shown that the common perception in Abu Ghraib was of what the military would allow?

7. Who made up the group of Special Forces that escalated the covert war in Iraq during 2003?

8. When did Perle end up resigning as Chairman of the Defense Policy Board?

9. Why were Generals Dunlavey and Baccus replaced?

10. Who made public comments saying that Iraq was pursuing nuclear weapons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The ex-Israeli prime minister said that the U.S. could not win in Iraq, and that the U.S. must choose the extent of its humiliation. What information, provided in the book, provides support for this statement? What information, provided in the book, does not support this statement? Which side is the stronger argument and why?

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples from the book, explain the relationship that the U.S. has had with Saudi Arabia. How has that relationship helped and hurt the U.S. in its fight against terror?

Essay Topic 3

What was Rumsfeld's role in the Iraq War? How was his role made harder, or easier, by the various attitudes within the Bush Administration? Cite specific examples from the book to support your answer.

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