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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. From whom does the man in #91 deliver a letter to the current President George Bush?

2. ____________ encourages Bush to not make the same mistake of 1938, appeasing a dictator and inviting a war.

3. Bush and Cheney meet with leading ___________ expatriates and tells them that Saddam has a heart of stone.

4. Bush notes that it is __________ decision whether there is war or not.

5. Tim is at __________ base in the foothills of Iraq at the start of this chapter.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Rice say she cannot predict when it comes to war with Iraq?

3. What does Rumsfeld do that works in order not to cause any big call ups for a while?

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

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

6. What must happen the government once Saddam is ousted from power, according to Miller's briefing to the NSC?

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

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

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

10. What is the information Tim receives about Dora Farm that suggests a family gathering?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the biggest anti-war protest since Vietnam, Bush was not in the area to witness it and said that visiting the troops was more important.

Part 1: Why do you think that Bush avoided the anti-war protest?

Part 2: Do you think that protest had any impact on the outcome of the events of the war? Why or why not?

Part 3: In general, do you think protests are effective in changing the minds of others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The evidence of WMD is something which will be debated for years to come, as it seems they may have never existed in the first place.

Part 1: Why do you think Bush and the rest of the government was interested in proving the presence of WMD?

Part 2: If WMD had been found, how might the direction of the Iraq war have changed? Or wouldn't it have changed?

Part 3: Do you believe there were or are WMD present in Iraq? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Within the events of the book, it seems there was an idea of 'you're either with us or against us' in the government.

Part 1: Why do you think this idea of unending loyalty is important during this particular time frame?

Part 2: Do you believe it to be fair, the statement that you're either with us or against us? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think it's essential that everyone be a part of the decisions that were being made?

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