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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40-46.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the advantages that the five submarines used to monitor Japanese naval movements have?
(a) They can easily detect other ships.
(b) They have advanced and accurate torpedoes.
(c) They are faster than most surface ships.
(d) They are difficult to detect.

2. What does the program that Chuck Searls developed do?
(a) It erases records of stock trades.
(b) It tracks activity in the U.S. stock markets.
(c) It secretly manipulates stock prices.
(d) It automatically bids on favorable penny stocks.

3. When Ryan visits Russia, the mood is best described in which way?
(a) Celebratory.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Hostile.
(d) Cautious.

4. What is Admiral Dubro ordered to do while the attack on Japan is underway?
(a) Put all of his Marine forces ashore in Sri Lanka.
(b) Move within sight of the Indian Navy.
(c) Attack the Indian Navy.
(d) Ready combat air patrols.

5. Why is Cook able to acquire the information that Yamata is seeking?
(a) He is a Deputy Assistant in the State Department.
(b) He is a former CIA operative.
(c) He is married to a high-ranking member of the administration.
(d) He worked as a spy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yamata want to know about the U.S. and Russian disarmament?

2. What is Cook promised in exchange for his cooperation?

3. What do Clark and Chavez tell Nomuri to do after the Japanese attacks?

4. What is the Defense Department's assessment of U.S. military capabilities?

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

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