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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bush enjoys laying down the challenge, knowing that _____________ makes possible giving diplomacy a try.

2. Rumsfeld suspects that __________ is in cahoots with Osama bin Laden.

3. Michael V. Hayden is Director of the _____________, heading a staff of 32,000 people.

4. _____________ sees a fork in the road of either a new UN resolution and renewed inspections or war.

5. Bush in his speech brings together North Korea, Iran, and Iraq to become the ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Michael Gerson feel about the upcoming speech that he is writing for Bush's State of the Union?

2. What does George W. Bush tell Rumsfeld on November 21, 2001 in a private aside?

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

4. What does the Central Intelligence Agency never really come out and say categorically?

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

6. What is Cheney sure will happen if they demand Saddam submit full WMD accounting?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At some points of the book, it seems that the President may have been swayed to a certain position due to information received by those closest to him, and he immediately trusted this information.

Part 1: Do you think the President should trust everything that he hears from those in his Cabinet or in Congress? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why would people close to the President give him less than accurate information?

Part 3: Do you think that the President has the information he needed to make decisions that were best for the country?

Essay Topic 2

The media coverage of the events leading up to the Iraq war show a media that did not necessarily agree with the President and his policies.

Part 1: Is it ever possible for the media to be completely impartial when they are reporting on current world events? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the media supported the President at first, but then began to look for holes in the logic and evidence?

Part 3: Should the media always support the actions of the President? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

While this is not surprising, the transition from one administration to another was a bit rocky - from Clinton to Bush.

Part 1: Why do you think transitions from one administration to another are so difficult?

Part 2: How might the transition have been made smoother, in your opinion?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to avoid rocky transitions in government? Why or why not?

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