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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. Snowcroft, a private consultant, publishes in the Wall Stress Journal a piece stating ______________ is not connected to 9/11.
(a) Saddam
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Bin Laden
(d) North Korea

2. While staying below the press radar, Tommy Franks gets ______________ to where it can be considered official.
(a) Op. Shock and Awe
(b) Op. Plan 1003
(c) Op. Plan 911
(d) Op. Iraqi Freedom

3. What is the name of the book George W. Bush reads to learn more about the big stick diplomacy policy?
(a) Walk Softly: A President's Mission
(b) The Life and Times of FDR
(c) No More War Without Violence
(d) Theodore Rex

4. Clinton officials brief the incoming Bush staff on enforcing ___________ zones in Iraq.
(a) No fly
(b) Peace
(c) No bombing
(d) Civilian

5. Who is the cheery 74-year-old UN weapons inspector who is brought into Iraq to check for WMD?
(a) George H. W. Bush
(b) Colin Powell
(c) Mohamed ElBaradei
(d) Hans Blix

Short Answer Questions

1. ____________ reads in Bush's body language that he has already decided to depose Saddam.

2. Already burdened with Afghanistan operations, Franks and ___________ comply with Rumsfeld's orders.

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

4. The ____________ approach to the Security Council where opposition is unanimous is what Powell presents.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rumsfeld suspect which leads him to suggest using this information as a way, an opportunity, to attack Iraq?

2. What is Wolfowitz's strategy that Colin Powell believes to be absurd when he advocates it?

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

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

5. What is John Kerry's vote and reasoning behind his vote when Congress votes on whether to go to war?

6. What do the Marines worry about in relation to conflict in Iraq?

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

8. What is the concern from Rove that Bush dismisses as he feels it should not be a concern for him?

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

10. What does Bush reaffirm when he comes home on September 1?

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