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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Yamata want to know about the U.S. and Russian disarmament?
(a) Where the weaponized uranium is being stored.
(b) What company is transporting the missiles.
(c) Where the missiles are being dismantled.
(d) When the last weapons will be disarmed.

2. Yamata is planning to refit the Russian missiles to carry what type of weapon?
(a) Dirty bombs.
(b) Biological weapons.
(c) Nuclear warheads.
(d) Nerve gas.

3. Why does Ryan find the investments of Asian banks unremarkable?
(a) The U.S. dollar is strong vs. the Japanese yen.
(b) U.S. companies are seeking capital.
(c) There are not many stable investments right now.
(d) The dollar is weak vs. most major currencies at the moment.

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

5. What do Japanese banks start investing in shortly after the Trade Reform Act is passed?
(a) International commodities.
(b) U.S. parts manufacturers.
(c) U.S. Treasury notes.
(d) International oil companies.

6. About how much has U.S. military power been reduced from its former capacity?
(a) By 80 percent.
(b) By about one third.
(c) By 20 percent.
(d) By about one half.

7. What new technology is Japan eager to test during the war games?
(a) Hydroplaning attack boats.
(b) Infrared night-vision.
(c) Satellite battlefield imagery.
(d) A new radar system.

8. What does the commander of U.S. Navy forces in the Indian Ocean believe about the Indian Navy?
(a) They have nuclear-armed subs.
(b) Their strength is vastly over-estimated.
(c) They are preparing to invade Sri Lanka.
(d) They are preparing to attack U.S. forces.

9. What is Cook promised in exchange for his cooperation?
(a) Money.
(b) Political power.
(c) Amnesty.
(d) A pardon.

10. In what way has Searls modified his program at Yamata's instruction?
(a) He added a "destruction device" to it.
(b) He turned it into a virus.
(c) He made it undetectable.
(d) He encrypted its source code.

11. What is the former profession of the man Yamata contacts about the information regarding the Durling Administration?
(a) Defense contractor.
(b) Investigative reporter.
(c) U.S. Congressman.
(d) Editor.

12. What are "zaibatsu"?
(a) Informants.
(b) A brand of cars.
(c) Start-up companies.
(d) Wealthy businessmen and industrialists.

13. Who leads the push for the Trade Reform Act?
(a) Senator Leon Haney.
(b) Secretary Hatfield.
(c) Congressman Avery Combs.
(d) Representative Al Trent.

14. Who orders Goto's mistress to be killed?
(a) Goto.
(b) Nogumi.
(c) Namuri.
(d) Yamata.

15. What locations is Chet Nomuri ordered to continue frequenting?
(a) Certain parks and temples.
(b) The neighborhoods of certain zaibatsu.
(c) Specific tea and bathhouses.
(d) The downtown and financial districts of Tokyo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yamata do with the Columbus Investment Group?

2. With what nations does Yamata seek secret alliances?

3. What does Yamata intend to do with the new information he has gained about the Durling administration?

4. Who is Chavez able to contact in the U.S. from Saipan during the initial Japanese attacks?

5. What is the state of India when the novel begins?

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