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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Yamata's missiles transported across Saipan?
(a) By Russian purchased ICBM launchers.
(b) By converted troop transports.
(c) By tractor trailers.
(d) By car carriers.

2. What is a Cresta?
(a) An American based Japanese company.
(b) A new engine model.
(c) A type of personal aircraft.
(d) A Japanese car brand.

3. How are Japanese troops transported to Saipan during the surprise attacks?
(a) By amphibious assault ships.
(b) By helicopter.
(c) By airliners from JAL.
(d) By aerial assault.

4. What does NTSB conclude about the cause of explosions during the Cresta accidents?
(a) The accidents were caused by improperly treated and corroded steel.
(b) The accidents were caused by sabotage.
(c) The accidents were caused by faulty spark-plugs.
(d) The accidents were caused by fuel-tank rusting from normal wear and tear.

5. At the beginning of the novel, what job is Jack Ryan offered by President Durling?
(a) Internal Security Commissioner.
(b) Defense Directives Chairman.
(c) Secretary of Security Directives.
(d) National Security Advisor.

6. What is the state of the Middle-East when the novel begins?
(a) It is relatively peaceful, many nations have non-aggression pacts.
(b) Israel is being forced to cede land to Egypt.
(c) It is rife with sectarian and racial violence.
(d) The Islamic sects are splitting apart.

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

8. What does Ryan think is the cause for the problems in the U.S. military?
(a) Lack of funding.
(b) The alliance with the European Union.
(c) The lack of real enemies.
(d) A long period of peace.

9. What do Ryan and Durling intend to do about Kimberly's death?
(a) Cover it up.
(b) Use it to blackmail Goto.
(c) Protest it.
(d) Expose Yamata's involvement.

10. What crime is Vice President Ed Kealty accused of committing?
(a) Insider trading.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Murder.
(d) Rape.

11. With what nations does Yamata seek secret alliances?
(a) France and Italy.
(b) India and China.
(c) Russia and Afghanistan.
(d) South Korea and Vietnam.

12. Why are investors cautious about heavy investment in the U.S. auto industry?
(a) The results of the Trade Reform Act are still unclear.
(b) The Trade Reform Act is a short-term force in the market.
(c) The market is too volatile.
(d) The U.S. companies aren't competitive.

13. The war games principally involve what type of forces?
(a) Amphibious.
(b) Ground.
(c) Naval.
(d) Air.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Ron Jones' position in the U.S. Navy?

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

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