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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Avrakotos' job in Greece lose some of its appeal?
(a) When he realizes how boring the job is.
(b) When a rebel shoots a fellow agent in Athens.
(c) When the Greeks do not accept him.
(d) When his income is cut in half.

2. Through what country are many weapons smuggled into Afghanistan?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Turkey.

3. After three years in Boston, where does this person secure a job?
(a) In Helsinki.
(b) In Athens.
(c) In Stockholm.
(d) In Amsterdam.

4. From where does his family emigrate?
(a) Turkey.
(b) Greece.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Italy.

5. Why does Avrakotos not find anything written about the CIA?
(a) In the early sixties, to write about the American spy is unpatriotic.
(b) Only CIA agents can write about the CIA, and the agents are not often good writers.
(c) It is dangerous to write about the CIA, so most authors avoid the subject.
(d) He only searches in the public library.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a recruiter from IBM presents a lucrative offer, why does Avrakotos refuse it?

2. At age twenty-seven, Wilson runs for what and wins?

3. Why does the CIA construct AID?

4. How does Avrakotos feel about the purge including the firing of first generation Americans in posts all over the world?

5. How do the Soviets feel about the tactics of the Afghan fighters?

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