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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. Who exercises the special entry to the Oval Office and has since the days of elder Bush?

2. Wanting to keep the inspections non-confrontational, Blix turns down ____________ help in pointing out likely WMD locales.

3. What statue do civilians people when the Army and Marine forces enter Baghdad?

4. Like Powell, Kwasniewski wonders what will happen if __________ support collapses around the Saddam issue.

5. __________ anger flares, telling reporters time is running out on Saddam.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the National Security Council discuss in relation to Blix's inspections?

2. After months of work, what does Saul find that will help to inform the US military?

3. What happens on April 9 as the Army and Marine forces enter Baghdad?

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

5. On February 24, Bush and the National Security Council are briefed on what issue?

6. What are the words of advice that Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has for Bush?

7. What does Rice worry about the role of Britain in the war after Blair wants Gerson's draft to be revised?

8. What is the MODEPS that Franks sends to Rumsfeld on November 26?

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

10. What is the purpose of the 33 page document "Apparatus of Lies" that the White House Communications Office prepares?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

At times, it seems that certain members of the Cabinet are being told to do things they do not want to do, yet they do them anyway.

Part 1: Do you think it's more important to tell the truth or to do what the President tells you to do?

Part 2: How do you think the war was affected by the lies and mistruths which seem to have been told during some of the planning process?

Part 3: What would you have done if you were asked to lie to the people and Congress? Would you have lied or told the truth?

Essay Topic 3

The idea of the power of the government is one that makes the reader wonder just what the government is capable of doing.

Part 1: Why do you think the government is able to take actions that most other people can not?

Part 2: Does the government have a responsibility to keep their power limited in some way? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think the government today has too little or too much power? Why?

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