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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Durling and Ryan convince all the major news agencies to carry false stories about the progress of repairs on the aircraft carriers?
(a) Appeals to their professional honor.
(b) Appeals to their nationalism.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Persuasion and threats.

2. What agency is called to deal with Cook's apparent betrayal?
(a) The Defense Department.
(b) The CIA.
(c) The FBI.
(d) The Justice Department.

3. Winston realizes that Yamata effectively orchestrated a destabilization of the world market through what means?
(a) Manipulating the European markets.
(b) By short-selling U.S. banks.
(c) By destroying confidence in the U.S. dollar.
(d) By controlling U.S. gold reserves.

4. What resource do the Pentagon and the Defense Department come up with for the military effort against Japan?
(a) The frequency of Japanese radio communication.
(b) Five submarines.
(c) Detailed information on Japan's military.
(d) Inactive stores of munitions.

5. What does Yamata order the Japanese carriers in the Marianas to do?
(a) Hold their positions at all costs.
(b) Retreat and defend the home islands.
(c) Destroy the Stennis.
(d) Bomb the civilian population.

6. What does Boris Scherenko agree to do?
(a) Steal Japanese military plans.
(b) Betray the U.S. operatives in Japan.
(c) Help find Koga.
(d) Kill Koga.

7. What does Durling insist on as a term in the negotiations with Japan?
(a) Japan must disarm its nuclear weapons.
(b) Japan must return the Marianas.
(c) Japan must admit to war crimes in violation of the Geneva Convention.
(d) Japan must disarm its military.

8. The Russians come up with what unexpected ally in Japan?
(a) A friendly ministry official.
(b) A civilian contractor.
(c) A turncoat military officer.
(d) A Chinese diplomat.

9. What distraction is created in order to cover the three Comanche helicopters?
(a) A radio-decoy fleet.
(b) Fighter planes from Alaska.
(c) Radio chaff.
(d) Russian military exercises near Korea.

10. What is the codename of Ryan's planned military operation to counter the Japanese attacks?
(a) Messa.
(b) Dischord.
(c) Predawn.
(d) Zorro.

11. In the aftermath of the U.S. economic crisis, which of the following currencies is seen as strong and stable?
(a) The yen.
(b) The rupi.
(c) The yuan.
(d) The euro.

12. What does George Winston do as part of Ryan's plan?
(a) He organizes the U.S. side of the plan.
(b) He raises a huge amount of capital for the plan.
(c) He helps merge several banks as part of the plan.
(d) He convinces European banks to go along with the plan.

13. Following the economic crisis, what action does George Winston take at Columbus Group?
(a) He orders every employee to trace every trade made on Friday.
(b) He lays off most of the staff.
(c) He orders an audit of the company's records.
(d) He closes down all of the regional offices.

14. What is the Rangers' initial mission?
(a) Find and kill Yamata.
(b) Sabotage the Japanese carriers.
(c) Find and rescue Koga.
(d) Assist the three Comanche helicopters.

15. After the Japanese attacks, what strategic advantage has Admiral Chandraskatta achieved in his maneuvers against Admiral Dubro in the Indian Ocean?
(a) He cut the Americans off from their bases and supplies.
(b) He pushed the Americans away from Sri Lanka.
(c) He separated the American forces.
(d) He achieved numerical superiority over the Americans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Asian banks exchange their U.S. treasury bills for when their markets open the Monday after the U.S. economic collapse?

2. Why does Yamata arrange for Koga to be kidnapped?

3. What do Clark and Chavez tell Nomuri to do after the Japanese attacks?

4. After Ryan's plan is implemented, what is the first move of large traders when the U.S. markets re-open?

5. What is the Defense Department's assessment of U.S. military capabilities?

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