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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cook agree to sell information to Nagumo?
(a) He thinks Nagumo has orders from U.S. officials.
(b) He needs money for his mother, who has terminal cancer.
(c) He needs money for a new house and college for his children.
(d) He doesn't know what information he is selling.

2. What is the state of India when the novel begins?
(a) Its navy is threatening Sri Lankan independence.
(b) It is going through a major revolution.
(c) It is suffering from famine and starvation.
(d) It seized Tibet from China.

3. How does the NTSB determine the cause of the Cresta accidents?
(a) X-ray analysis and magnetic resonance imaging.
(b) They find incriminating evidence from the Japanese manufacter.
(c) Physical inspection and laboratory tests.
(d) They are coerced into making their statement.

4. What event causes the U.S. administration to plan a trip to Moscow to celebrate?
(a) The dismantling of the last U.S. nuclear missile.
(b) The signing of a new non-proliferation act.
(c) The dismantling of the last Russian nuclear missile.
(d) The second Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.

5. What is the state of Africa when the novel begins?
(a) It is a hotbed of coups and revolutions.
(b) It is uniting under a small number of dictators.
(c) It is becoming prosperous.
(d) It has become the world's major source of oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what nations does Yamata seek secret alliances?

2. Which of the following most accurately describe Goto?

3. What is the American reception of the new Crestas?

4. What goes wrong in the process to create rust-resistant tanks?

5. What is happening to the global stock of nuclear weapons when the novel begins?

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