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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. The Administration said there was no way an event such as 9/11 could have been what?

2. What was the deadline President Bush set for everyone to come up with a compromise plan about Iraq?

3. Who were warlords paid to recognize?

4. There was evidence that many of the terrorists had tested airline security by doing what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the questions that we will never know the answer to about the Bush presidency?

2. Why did the U.S. forces go into battle unprepared?

3. What happened to cause elation in the military, during the first weeks of the Iraq war?

4. What happened to resources at the CIA, starting in the late eighties?

5. When was a chance to develop an ally in Syria thwarted?

6. Why did Rumsfeld say that he needed more "fighting generals?"

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

8. What is one piece of intelligence presented in the book that contradicts Administration claims that 9/11 could not have been predicted?

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

10. What was the Office of Special Plans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Using examples from the book, explain how intelligence gathering and processing affected the decisions of the Bush Administration.

Essay Topic 3

What is "Pandora's Box" and why would assassinating foreign leaders open it? According to the rest of the information presented in the book, was Pandora's Box opened? Cite examples from the book to support your answer.

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