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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the forty-nine other recruits, how many hail from Ivy League schools?
(a) Twenty-eight.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Forty-two.
(d) Thirty-eight.

2. Why does Avrakotos take the job offered to him by the CIA recruiter?
(a) He wants to support his country.
(b) He has always wanted to be a CIA agent.
(c) The recruiter promises him a large salary.
(d) The recruiter promises he will be able to travel the world.

3. Upon completion of high school, to where does Charlie receive an appointment?
(a) Minneapolis.
(b) Annapolis.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Indianapolis.

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

5. How does Avrakotos feel about the purge including the firing of first generation Americans in posts all over the world?
(a) Such moves are disappointing.
(b) Such moves will hurt his chances of being promoted.
(c) Such moves are harmful to the United States.
(d) Such moves are un-American.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom does the author give background information?

2. From where is this person?

3. When does the CIA carefully become involved with Afghanistan?

4. How do the CIA agents see themselves?

5. On June 27 of 1980, where does Charlie Wilson arrive?

(see the answer key)

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