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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hart fear?
(a) Anything more could anger the Russians to an escalation in both Afghanistan and elsewhere, endangering American troops.
(b) He will lose his position in the agency.
(c) He will be unable to control Wilson.
(d) Anything that goes against the policies he has created when dealing with othe countries.

3. At this time, the tribal leaders agree to what?
(a) Sign a peace treaty with Israel.
(b) Accept weapons from Israel and begin a friendship.
(c) Accept weapons from Israel, as long as they remain anonymous.
(d) Appear to be friends with Israel.

4. How does Charlie Wilson take the honored greeting he receives in Israel?
(a) Very lightly.
(b) Very personally.
(c) With surprise.
(d) With annoyance.

5. Why does Wilson ask to meet with someone from the CIA?
(a) To discuss his next trip to Afghanistan.
(b) To discuss their support of Congress.
(c) To discuss the war in Afghanistan.
(d) To discuss the war in Russia.

6. Where does Zia invite Wilson?
(a) To dinner.
(b) To a meeting.
(c) To lunch.
(d) To a party.

7. How does the Democratic Party respond to Wilson's scandalous Las Vegas party?
(a) They do not allow him to be a part of their party.
(b) They do not allow him to run in the next election.
(c) They revoke Wilson's right to respond to Reagan's state of the Union address.
(d) They deny that it ever happened.

8. What does the CIA not want between the US and the war in Afghanistan?
(a) A friendship.
(b) A link.
(c) A battle.
(d) A war.

9. How does Wilson celebrate the charges being dropped?
(a) He takes Joanne Herring out to dinner in D.C.
(b) He takes Joanne Herring to a resort in Fiji.
(c) He takes Joanne Herring to an arms show in Paris.
(d) He takes Joanne Herring to an opera in Munich.

10. At age twenty-seven, Wilson runs for what and wins?
(a) President of the United States.
(b) Governor of Texas.
(c) Mayor in his home town.
(d) State representative in his home state of Texas.

11. What is the reason Wilson resents the fact that he cannot find a suitably beautiful woman in Pakistan?
(a) His trips are always professional.
(b) His trips always mix business and pleasure.
(c) His trips are very stressful.
(d) His trips are a waste of time.

12. The tribes of Pastun and Massoud fight one another. About what do they more or less agree?
(a) To fight each other.
(b) To ignore the Soviets.
(c) To fight the Soviets together.
(d) To take opposite sides in the war.

13. 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) He only searches in the public library.
(d) It is dangerous to write about the CIA, so most authors avoid the subject.

14. How does Charlie Wilson arrive?
(a) With all the fanfare of a very rich man, though he actually makes only a modest salary.
(b) With a large group of security guards.
(c) Very quiety and discreetly.
(d) With his wife and children.

15. With Long completely on board for Wilson's campaign ideas in Afghanistan, what does Wilson do?
(a) He begins pushing through funding that the CIA never requested.
(b) He stops pushing for funds now that Long is on board.
(c) He works with Long to make plans for supporting Afghanistan.
(d) He decides to take a break and allow Long to do some of the work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only witness of the drug use?

2. To whom does Herring introduce Wilson?

3. How do Wilson and his friends receive a regal greeting in this country?

4. How do the soldiers affect Doc Long?

5. Does the generous increase make any visible impact on the seemingly hopeless conflict?

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