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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who orders Goto's mistress to be killed?

2. Why does Yamata tell Goto that he must get rid of his American mistress?

3. About how much has U.S. military power been reduced from its former capacity?

4. What causes the Diet to render a no-confidence vote against Koga, the prime minister of Japan?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Cresta accident in Tennessee occur?

2. Describe the war games held between the U.S. and Japan.

3. How does Yamata's financial tracking program affect the U.S. economic collapse?

4. How does Yamata act on the information he gains about the Durling administration?

5. How effective is the Japanese strike against the U.S. Navy? What are the results of this engagement for the Navy?

6. Describe the first Japanese occupations and landings in the Pacific.

7. What goes wrong in an industrial process in Japan?

8. What are Raizo Yamata's goals?

9. Who is Admiral Mike Dubro? What is his opinion on events in the Indian Ocean?

10. What causes the economic collapse in the U.S.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Negotiations between Japan and the U.S. take place for almost the entire duration of the conflict between these nations. The U.S. wishes to avoid war without compromising itself, and Japan for the most part seeks to gain time to further its own military goals.

Part 1) Summarize the negotiations that occur in the novel. Who are the participating nations, and what are their goals? What resolutions result from these negotiations?

Part 2) Discuss some of the overt techniques used in these negotiations, such as compromise, discussion, and threats.

Part 3) Explain some of the covert techniques used in these negotiations, such as spying, intelligence gathering, bribery, and blackmail.

Use examples and quotes from the book to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in this novel are driven by a strong sense of duty towards their profession of their nation. These motivations are usually helpful, but cause problems for a few characters, and certainly cause many to expose themselves to more risk than they otherwise might.

Part 1) Explain Jack Ryan's sense of duty to his country. What responsibilities and risks does Ryan take in service to his country? Describe the personalities and behaviors of some other characters with similar senses of duty.

Part 2) Discuss the behaviors of characters who lack a real sense of duty. What ultimately happens to these characters? Do they generally occupy positions of great responsibility? What conclusions can be drawn from the differences between these people and characters more similar to Jack Ryan?

Part 3) Explain how Yamata's sense of duty affects his decisions. In the end, is Yamata true to his duty? How and why does this character trait negatively affect Yamata?

Essay Topic 3

Secrecy is crucial to many of the operations planned and carried out in this novel. The author even keeps the reader in the dark about many of these plans until they are executed. This secrecy is achieved in different ways, and when this vital information is leaked, it causes major problems for both sides.

Part 1) Explain how secrecy is used by both sides for strategic advantage.

Part 2) Discuss the ways that both sides achieve and maintain secrecy. Compare and contrast their methods.

Part 3) Use examples from the book to illustrate how successfully maintaining secrecy over an operation can yield enormous results, and how leaked information causes immense problems.

Provide support for your conclusions with quotes from the novel.

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