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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Avrakotos gives a small ammunition contract to a factory in Pakistan?
(a) Yasouf steps aside.
(b) Yasouf becomes angry.
(c) Yasouf does not allow the factory to take the contract.
(d) Yasouf befriends Avrakotos.

2. How does Avrakotos receive the ideas?
(a) With excitement.
(b) With annoyance.
(c) With fear.
(d) With dismay.

3. What happens soon after Wilson arrives home?
(a) He is presented an award at a dinner.
(b) Joanne wants to see him.
(c) He becomes ill.
(d) A scandal breaks.

4. With the exit of Simpson, who does Charlie Wilson hire?
(a) Joanne Herring.
(b) Gust Avrakotos.
(c) Mike Vickers.
(d) Charles Schnabel.

5. How do many radical Muslims feel?
(a) The United States saved them.
(b) Wilson is a great man.
(c) War is over.
(d) Now that they took down one superpower, they can take on more.

6. What do the Arabs promise Congress?
(a) To assist them in any way possible.
(b) To allow the United States the opportunity to assist in the Middle East.
(c) To match Congress dollar for dollar in Afghanistan.
(d) To stay out of the war.

7. What American Missile, made by General Dynamics in California, is introduced?
(a) Last Stand.
(b) Stinger.
(c) Striker.
(d) Great American Missile.

8. In staffing his team for this volatile part of the earth, Avrakotos insists on keeping his team ________.
(a) To himself.
(b) Small
(c) Fairly large.
(d) Large.

9. Why does Wilson enjoy the controversy in this country?
(a) It draws attention to Afghanistan.
(b) It draws unwanted attention from Afghanistan.
(c) He is motivated by battle.
(d) It is a war he is very passionate about.

10. Why does Zia lie?
(a) He is not an honest man.
(b) He will do anything to get what he wants.
(c) Islam allows lying, especially to advance a jihad.
(d) Lying is relative.

11. Why does the CIA express deep gratitude for Wilson?
(a) He quickly aided them in ending the scandal.
(b) For all his work with the agency.
(c) He has always supported the agency.
(d) He has been friends with Avrakotos.

12. What does Vickers point out to Avrakotos about the Soviet Special forces?
(a) The introduction of Soviet Special forces shows power.
(b) The introduction of Soviet Special forces shows desperation.
(c) The introduction of Soviet Special forces reveals them as a threat.
(d) The introduction of Soviet Special forces shows an interest in a war.

13. From where does Charlie Wilson take a team to Afghanistan?
(a) Dateline NBC.
(b) 60 Minutes.
(c) Nightly News.
(d) 20/20.

14. What does the enormous budget for Afghanistan gain Avrakotos?
(a) More stress and an ulcer.
(b) Much power and respect in the CIA.
(c) More work and less pay.
(d) Many enemies.

15. What does the agency want, regarding these countries?
(a) To distract the two as long as possible and drain their resources.
(b) To aid them in their wars.
(c) To ignore their conflict.
(d) To demonstrate to them the powers of a democratic society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cannistraro and other conservatives continue to do, as the war in Afghanistan gains legitimacy?

2. Why does Pakistani General Yasouf move to block the plan?

3. When Avrakotos goes on record against the agency's actions, what is the outcome?

4. How does Vickers respond when Avrakotos begins to feel impatient?

5. For how long is Wilson sober?

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