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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Saddam in 1972 signed a ___________ with the Soviets to help make Iraq a Cold War pawn.
(a) Friendship Treaty
(b) War Promise
(c) War Plan
(d) Terrorist Prohibition

2. What is NOT one of the things that Bush authorizes the CIA to do within Iraq?
(a) Conduct sabotage
(b) Find Saddam's family
(c) Coordinate intelligence gathering
(d) Disrupt financial operations

3. Powell is beginning to show his anger at always being below ____________ in the pecking order.
(a) Dick Cheney
(b) Richard Armitage
(c) Donald Rumsfeld
(d) President Bush

4. Bush takes Rumsfeld aside on November 21, 2001 to start planning in secrecy the removal of _______________.
(a) Colin Powell
(b) Tony Blair
(c) Saddam Hussein
(d) Osama bin Laden

5. Iraq is now in the hands of ____________, even though CIA resources in the area are small.
(a) Tommy Franks
(b) Tim
(c) Saul
(d) Donald Rumsfeld

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On the heels of Bush's invasion of __________, word of war planning in Iraq will ignite a firestorm.

3. ____________ pushes Powell through regular private meetings to begin to build with Bush a relationship like the one Bush and Rumsfeld share.

4. Success in Afghanistan increases CIA Director ______________ standing with President Bush.

5. The CIA has identified three major threats to security at the time of Bush's beginnings in office. What is NOT one of these threats?

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