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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many people are killed in the accident that leads to an NTSB investigation?
(a) Five people.
(b) Ten people.
(c) Nine people.
(d) Two people.

3. Why is Citibank's stock sold off rapidly?
(a) It loses financial backing.
(b) Yamata orders the zaibatsu to sell it.
(c) Computer programs predict it will suffer most from a declining dollar.
(d) Its model is no longer competitive.

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. What is the official reason that U.S. communications are cut off in the Pacific during the Japanese attack?
(a) Network issues.
(b) Computer error.
(c) Solar flare.
(d) Storms.

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

11. After his meeting with Searls in New York, where does Yamata travel to in order to meet with political and military leaders?
(a) India.
(b) China.
(c) Korea.
(d) Japan.

12. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, where is Yamata preparing to send his nuclear weapons?
(a) To missile silos.
(b) To terrorist cells.
(c) To world capitals.
(d) To an underground facility in Tokyo.

13. What does Ryan do when he learns that the FBI is searching for Kimberly Norton?
(a) He flies to Japan immediately.
(b) He offers to use operatives watching Goto to help.
(c) He orders all other work to stop to help search for her.
(d) He loses his temper.

14. What is the result of Koga's resignation?
(a) A general election is immediately held.
(b) Goto becomes the Prime Minister.
(c) The zaibatsu are overthrown.
(d) Riots break out across the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the U.S. auto industry's response to the Trade Reform Act?

2. Where does Yamata's contact, Seiji Nagumo work?

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

4. What are "zaibatsu"?

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

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