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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. Blix has told Rice that military pressure in the area so far is _______________.

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

3. The letter reminds Bush that they have tried since 1994 to get the US serious about ousting _____________.

4. Powell is convinced ______________ has fixated on linking Saddam and al Qaeda as fact, whereas ambiguity exists.

5. Lawyers warn Bush not to talk about ___________, lest this prejudice war crimes trials.

Short Essay Questions

1. What has Hadley been working on since November of 2002 for the country of Iraq?

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

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

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

5. Why does Bandar want to shave away his ever-growing beard that he has pledged to keep until war starts?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cabinet of people around Bush helped him decide on the actions to take with the situation with Iraq.

Part 1: Why is it important for people to have close confidants to help them make difficult decisions?

Part 2: Do you think the Cabinet has more or less power than the President does? Why?

Part 3: Do you think the President should defer to the ideas of those in the Cabinet? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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