View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Powell recalls the saying of _____________: "It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it."

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

3. ____________ are tasked with giving answers on what to hit, while the others are ordered to determine how to leverage assets.

4. Bush just wants an _____________, the end of Saddam and WMD, which he impresses upon Gerson for his speech.

5. The ___________ never declares categorically to the media that Saddam has WMD.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Powell recall which he is beginning to believe he is seeing within this war planning process?

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

3. Describe the character of Tim and what is is supposed to do for the United States.

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

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

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

7. What does Ari Fleischer say to the press in response to the story in the NY Times that Bush has highly detailed war plans?

8. What is the goal of the line-by-line review by Rice of the draft National Security Presidential Directive?

9. What does Armitage push Powell to do as Powell is on edge with the military planning becoming dominant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The goal of the United States at the start of the conflict is to take control of Iraq as quickly as possible, but while it seems possible, the insurgents seem to be unwilling to give up their positions.

Part 1: Why do you think the United States was confident the war would be over quickly?

Part 2: Why do you think the U.S. wanted the war to be as quick as possible?

Part 3: Do you think the Cabinet and other leaders believed the war was going to still be in progress right now? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The war plan is something that was continuously revamped and revised as different people gave their opinions.

Part 1: Why do you think the war plan had to go through so many revisions before it was approved?

Part 2: Do you think the war plan needed to be revised so many times? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think it's normal for a war plan to go through as many revisions as this one did? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

At times, it seemed that Bush may have been saying one thing to the public and doing something else covertly.

Part 1: Do you think the President should keep secrets from the public? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think Bush decided to play things close to the vest?

Part 3: Had Bush been upfront about his plans, how might the American public have reacted?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 713 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample