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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. A year later, Bush tells Woodward that __________ agonizes over battlefield deaths and the domestic protests his orders might cause.
(a) Laura
(b) Jenna
(c) Armitage
(d) Powell

2. Saul is concerned that ___________ could close the border at any time during their operation.
(a) Iraq
(b) Turkey
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Iran

3. Powell is convinced ______________ has fixated on linking Saddam and al Qaeda as fact, whereas ambiguity exists.
(a) Cheney
(b) Rumsfeld
(c) Bush
(d) Armitage

4. Lawyers warn Bush not to talk about ___________, lest this prejudice war crimes trials.
(a) Jihads
(b) Terrorism
(c) Islam
(d) 9/11

5. Tim is at __________ base in the foothills of Iraq at the start of this chapter.
(a) Pistachio
(b) Jonestown
(c) Banana
(d) Kurdish

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush phones Howard, who pledges 6000 ___________ troops to the efforts in Iraq.

2. What is the first full day of the Iraqi War according to the end of the book?

3. Cheney agrees _____________ must be convinced Bush means business before they will fall in line.

4. Rumsfeld and Meyer assure Bush that Iraqi propaganda will make ________, no matter what the US does.

5. The Hybrid Plan of attack condenses 16 days of bombing into just nine hours of ____________, after ground troops enter

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the topic of the 60 Minutes interview that world leaders review in the Azores?

2. What is the topic of discussion between Bush and the Irish Prime Minister on March 13?

3. When Cheney realizes that Bush has already made up his mind about war, what does he agree other nations must do?

4. What does Bush want to do in light of the French making a second resolution impossible?

5. What does Bush slip and say after making his standard disclaimer about the idea of war when meeting with the Italian PM?

6. What does Prince Bandar bin Sultan exercise in relation to the White House, as he has since senior Bush?

7. What does the Hybrid Plan condense into just nine hours on March 21?

8. What does Bush tell Powell when he meets with him on January 13 without Rice or Cheney hovering over them?

9. What does Bush do in order to bolster the humanitarian reputation of the United States?

10. What does Bush tell Rice when she visits him in Crawford after Christmas with her aunt?

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