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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Michael Hayden still downplays the WMD in Iraq as _______________.
(a) A worry, but not a big worrd
(b) Weak
(c) Inferential
(d) Deferential

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

3. ____________ reads in Bush's body language that he has already decided to depose Saddam.
(a) Colin Powell
(b) Scooter Libby
(c) Dick Cheney
(d) Donald Rumsfeld

4. As the Iraq plan begins to develop, ______________ begins to swagger and to deceive others.
(a) Donald Rumsfeld
(b) George W. Bush
(c) Dick Cheney
(d) Colin Powell

5. Bush on September 19 tells 11 congressmen that al Qaeda is being hunted down successfully, so Saddam and his ________ are the biggest threat.
(a) WMDs
(b) Soliders
(c) Sons
(d) Plans

Short Answer Questions

1. Though the media says that Bush has highly detailed war plans, ____________says they are prepared, but have not decided to go to war.

2. Bush and Rumsfeld decide to go to the ____________ to ask for honest opinions about Iraq.

3. Wolfowitz sees no need to bog down troops in the mountains when _________ offers a brittle battle.

4. ___________ learns the Pentagon is revising a massive Iraq war plan and he cannot believe they would do this while already at war.

5. Bush makes headlines demanding that Iraq readmit UN _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bush bristle at clever reporters who interview him at his Crawford Ranch when Blair visits?

2. What does the Franks "Generated Start Plan" mean to the planning process of the war?

3. Why are few Iraqis willing to help the United States with spying efforts, even though the monetary compensation is so high?

4. What does Saul tell Cheney about Saddam which proves to be a sobering fact for the Vice President?

5. When he is at his Crawford Ranch, what does Bush read that inspires him in his presidency?

6. What does Hayden foresee about the conflict in Iraq that will cause strain to the NSA?

7. What is the definition of targeting that Rumsfeld wants to talk about with others?

8. What is the position and the responsibility of Michael V. Hayden?

9. What are the advantages of the new Hybrid Plan that Franks proposes during the war planning process?

10. What does Blair think about the threat of WMD in relation to Iraq and other countries?

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