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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Already burdened with Afghanistan operations, Franks and ___________ comply with Rumsfeld's orders.
(a) Dick Cheney
(b) George Bush
(c) Colin Powell
(d) Major General Renuart

2. _________ is an ex-SEAL, fluent in Arabic, and tasked with leading a team of seven from Turkey to halfway to Baghdad.
(a) Paul
(b) Ned
(c) Saul
(d) Tim

3. Rumsfeld wants to talk about _____________, the process of balancing military value with collateral damage to citizens.
(a) Avoidance
(b) War timeq
(c) Cost-benefit ratio
(d) Targeting

4. ____________ are tasked with giving answers on what to hit, while the others are ordered to determine how to leverage assets.
(a) Risk analysts
(b) Planners
(c) Interns
(d) Targetters

5. ____________ is the strength of any military plan, says Powell, and advises Franks to keep the force as small as is practical.
(a) Power
(b) Intelligence
(c) Realism
(d) Surprise

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush in his speech brings together North Korea, Iran, and Iraq to become the ____________.

2. Franks delivers the ____________ meaning that the full force would be generated in the region before fighting starts.

3. Powell recalls the saying of _____________: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."

4. Snowcroft, a private consultant, publishes in the Wall Stress Journal a piece stating ______________ is not connected to 9/11.

5. Using stoplight graphics that Bush enjoys, Franks charts ________ of when month-by-month events can and should proceed.

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