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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wolfowitz sees no need to bog down troops in the mountains when _________ offers a brittle battle.
(a) Iraq
(b) Afghanistan
(c) Iran
(d) North Korea

2. Using stoplight graphics that Bush enjoys, Franks charts ________ of when month-by-month events can and should proceed.
(a) Deadlines
(b) Goalposts
(c) Expectations
(d) Timings

3. ___________ targets November 2002 through February 2003 for the war start, but insists he will launch anytime the President orders.
(a) Dick Cheney
(b) Colin Powell
(c) Donald Rumsfeld
(d) Tommy Franks

4. On the heels of Bush's invasion of __________, word of war planning in Iraq will ignite a firestorm.
(a) Afghanistan
(b) North Korea
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Poland

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush takes Rumsfeld aside on November 21, 2001 to start planning in secrecy the removal of _______________.

2. Franks briefs the Joint Chiefs of Staff whose turf wars in ___________ he has criticized.

3. Saul asks for the job as no one else wants to head the "House of Broken _____."

4. ____________ is the strength of any military plan, says Powell, and advises Franks to keep the force as small as is practical.

5. Iraq is now in the hands of ____________, even though CIA resources in the area are small.

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