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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Cook agree to sell information to Nagumo?
(a) He needs money for his mother, who has terminal cancer.
(b) He doesn't know what information he is selling.
(c) He needs money for a new house and college for his children.
(d) He thinks Nagumo has orders from U.S. officials.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. In a conversation with Ryan, Murray confirms what rumor about Japan?
(a) The zaibatsu are really in control there.
(b) They have an alliance with China.
(c) American women are being lured there.
(d) They are building nuclear weapons.

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

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

14. 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) They are preparing to attack U.S. forces.
(c) They are preparing to invade Sri Lanka.
(d) Their strength is vastly over-estimated.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other island do Japanese troops take over in their first strikes?

2. What is the state of Africa when the novel begins?

3. What is the result of Koga's resignation?

4. What does Ron Jones use to determine that the Japanese strike must have been intentional?

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

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