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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Soviets gain worldwide negative attention?
(a) After attacking Iraq.
(b) After the mass killing of Afghan fighters.
(c) After threatening the United States.
(d) After joining with China to scare the United Nations.

2. How do Wilson and Herring feel in their campaign to win the eccentric Doc Long to their cause?
(a) Downtrodden.
(b) Worried.
(c) Victorious.
(d) Unsure.

3. 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 un-American.
(d) Such moves are harmful to the United States.

4. What does Wilson secretly study?
(a) The history of Communism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Military history.
(d) Marxism.

5. How does Wilson achieve his lifestyle?
(a) Through personal favors owed to him by prominent constituents.
(b) Through bribes and blackmail.
(c) Through hard work and determination.
(d) Through gifts given to him by friends and fans.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the CIA construct AID?

2. What does Hart feel that bleeding the Russians represents?

3. Who of the tribal leaders will later voice support for Saddam Hussein during the first gulf war?

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

5. Why does Avrakotos' job in Greece lose some of its appeal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Joanne Herring advise Zia to do? Does he do this?

2. How does Wilson go against Congressional custom? What is the response to this?

3. What does Wilson do after returning from Pakistan?

4. Who does Wilson begin to woo? Who is this person?

5. What do Wilson, Shannon, and several Israelis do after weapons negotiations?

6. What happens after Wilson's Las Vegas hot tub party is leaked?

7. How does Howard Hart feel about Wilson's win?

8. How does the CIA carefully become involved when the Soviets attack Afghanistan?

9. How does Zia feel about Americans, in the beginning? How does the CIA feel about Afghanistan?

10. How does Avrakotos feel about Wilson's rationale for money? How does he act publicly?

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