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

Short Answer Questions

1. Musharraf seized control over Pakistan from whom?

2. Who fought against the Americans, when planning thought they would fight with the Americans?

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

4. Foreign-agent reports and electronic intercepts are what type of intelligence?

5. State-sponsored assassinations had been banned by presidential order since when?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why was Abu Ghraib such a scandal? According to the author of the book, what caused it, what did the people in power do, and how could it have been presented?

Essay Topic 2

Citing specific examples from the book, explain why Afghanistan is not considered a success story in this book?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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