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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ryan and the U.S. President are going to Moscow, what is being done with the nuclear warheads that Yamata possesses?
(a) They are undergoing final tests.
(b) They are being assembled.
(c) They are being repaired.
(d) They are being loaded into the missiles.

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

3. What is the state of Japan when the novel begins?
(a) It is militarizing openly and rapidly.
(b) It annexed many islands that surround it.
(c) It's government is shaky and could fall to an unfriendly opposition.
(d) It cut off all diplomatic relations.

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

5. Which of the following most accurately describe Goto?
(a) He is weak and unethical.
(b) He is stubborn and aggressive.
(c) He is cautious and timid.
(d) He is unliked and pragmatic.

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

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

8. Who asks Murray to postpone arresting Kealty?
(a) Foley.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Durling.
(d) Hanson.

9. What is the current profession of the man Yamata contacts about the information about the Durling Administration?
(a) Professor.
(b) Investment Banker.
(c) U.S. Senator.
(d) Lobbyist.

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

11. What do the Japanese troops do on Saipan?
(a) Fortify the shoreline.
(b) Occupy the airport and arrest the governor.
(c) Begin building a military airbase.
(d) Flush out all U.S. nationals.

12. How does Nomuri find Kimberly Norton's home address?
(a) He follows her home.
(b) He spies on her remotely using a drone.
(c) He tricks one of Goto's clerks.
(d) He breaks into an online database.

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

14. Where does Yamata's contact, Seiji Nagumo work?
(a) The Pentagon.
(b) The Japanese parliament.
(c) The Japanese state department.
(d) The Japanese Embassy in Washington.

15. What is the state of Africa when the novel begins?
(a) It has become the world's major source of oil.
(b) It is becoming prosperous.
(c) It is uniting under a small number of dictators.
(d) It is a hotbed of coups and revolutions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What development occurs in the FBI investigation on Vice-President Kealty shortly after the NTSB investigation?

2. The war games principally involve what type of forces?

3. What precipitates the decline of U.S. financial and blue-chip stocks?

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

5. What event causes the U.S. administration to plan a trip to Moscow to celebrate?

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