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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date in September did Cheney tell a TV interviewer that "We know, with absolute certainty that he is using his procurement system to acquire and build a nuclear weapon?"

2. When did the C.I.A. present President Bush with information that Pakistan was sharing nuclear information with North Korea?

3. Who did not like the C.I.A.'s dismissal of the SISMI report about Iraq attempting to purchase uranium ore?

4. Which government does not want a Kurdish state?

5. When did the Iranians admit they had produced small quantities of plutonium and uranium?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Citing specific information to explain your answer, detail how the fights within the CIA, the Defense Department, and the Bush Administration hindered the U.S. actions in Iraq.

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