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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What goes wrong in the process to create rust-resistant tanks?
(a) Welding flux contaminates the surface.
(b) A dipping-solution is calibrated incorrectly.
(c) The solution is never applied.
(d) A unknown chemical is added.

2. What is happening to the global stock of nuclear weapons when the novel begins?
(a) Both the U.S. and Russia are stockpiling weapons.
(b) Both the U.S. and Russia are disposing of their weapons.
(c) Many private companies are secretly developing these weapons.
(d) Most major countries have nuclear weapons.

3. What is the reaction of the zaibatsu to the Trade Reform Act?
(a) They panic.
(b) They protest it as being anti-competitive.
(c) They scoff at it.
(d) They are unaware of the danger it puts them in.

4. What is the state of Japan when the novel begins?
(a) It annexed many islands that surround it.
(b) It is militarizing openly and rapidly.
(c) It cut off all diplomatic relations.
(d) It's government is shaky and could fall to an unfriendly opposition.

5. What danger does the Trade Reform Act pose for Japan?
(a) It would put them at an extreme disadvantage in international trade.
(b) It will destroy most of their overseas trade.
(c) It would increase production costs to unworkable levels.
(d) It could slow the vital flow of goods into and out of the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jack Ryan's profession when the novel begins?

2. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, what is being done with the nuclear warheads that Yamata possesses?

3. What development occurs in the FBI investigation on Vice-President Kealty shortly after the NTSB investigation?

4. Why do the President and Ryan go to Moscow soon after Kimberly Norton's death?

5. Who leads the push for the Trade Reform Act?

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