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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of information will Burnham have access to with "Q" status?
(a) Atomic energy documents.
(b) Classified computer disks containing information from the CIA.
(c) The President's agenda
(d) Personel files.

2. According to this book, what is the unemployment rate for black males in Washington DC at the time?
(a) Fifty percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Twenty two percent.
(d) Fifteen percent.

3. Who does Sarah work for?
(a) Dick Cavett.
(b) Department of Justice.
(c) Warren Beatty.
(d) Ted Kennedy.

4. Whose speech does Burnham hear while at college in 1960?
(a) Che Guevera.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) McGeorge Bundy.
(d) Mao Tse-tung.

5. Why is Burnham getting "Q" Clearance?
(a) He has applied for it in order to advance his career.
(b) The President awards it to his favorite staff members.
(c) He needs it in order to continue working as writer for the President.
(d) He has worked for the department for nine years and it is automatic at that point.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Joslin think Ivy Peniston would want to go back to Bermuda?

2. What threat from his superiors in the Soviet Union prompts Pym to "prowl the perimeters of the White house" ?

3. What does Burnham want Mr. Renfro to explain?

4. Why does Ivy Peniston argue that Jerome could graduate despite failing typing?

5. What is Mr Renfro's last comment to Burnham?

(see the answer key)

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