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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the CIA operative Chet Nomuri's mission?
(a) To gather information on the ziabatsu-Goto connection.
(b) To kill Yamata.
(c) To infiltrate and assassinate the ziabatsu.
(d) To undermine Goto's campaign.

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

3. What is the American reception of the new Crestas?
(a) They only sell a small number initially.
(b) They are slowly purchased by discerning buyers.
(c) They are turned down over cheaper models.
(d) They are quickly purchased by enthusiatic consumers.

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

5. How often do U.S. Japanese war game exercises take place?
(a) At irregular intervals.
(b) Only when diplomatically necessary.
(c) Much less often than in previous years.
(d) On a regular basis.

6. What is Bill Murray's position?
(a) Secretary of the Navy.
(b) Secretary of Defense.
(c) Director of the FBI.
(d) United States Senator.

7. What does the Trade Reform Act do?
(a) It mandates security measures and government regulation for fuel tanks.
(b) It places a tariff on Japanese goods.
(c) It allows the President to order the inspection of imported goods.
(d) It restricts trade with Japan.

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

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

10. What does Yamata intend to do with the new information he has gained about the Durling administration?
(a) Blackmail Durling.
(b) Sell the information.
(c) Bring down the U.S. administration.
(d) Save the information for later.

11. Why is the FBI trying to locate Kimberly Norton?
(a) She is the daughter of a United States ambassador.
(b) She may be a spy for Japan.
(c) Her father is the friend of an agent.
(d) She is a CIA operative.

12. What is the U.S. auto industry's response to the Trade Reform Act?
(a) They are gearing up for a resurgence.
(b) They are making their own vehicles safer.
(c) They are making their own vehicles cheaper.
(d) They are protesting it as anti-competitive.

13. What does Yamata do with the Columbus Investment Group?
(a) He purchases controlling shares.
(b) He causes its stock to plummet.
(c) He buys it in a hostile takeover.
(d) He secretly bankrupts it.

14. What is Jack Ryan's profession when the novel begins?
(a) Security consultant.
(b) Day trader.
(c) Foreign ambassador.
(d) Investment banker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryan do when he learns that the FBI is searching for Kimberly Norton?

2. How does the NTSB determine the cause of the Cresta accidents?

3. What is the state of the Middle-East when the novel begins?

4. Why are investors cautious about heavy investment in the U.S. auto industry?

5. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, where is Yamata preparing to send his nuclear weapons?

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