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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Flynn and Calloway cover a speech by the Russian Foreign Minister. What does the Minister speak about?
(a) A proposal for arms reduction.
(b) A plea for other countries to send Russia money and oil.
(c) A proposal to build more oil refineries.
(d) Russia's strong military and financial wealth.

2. Almost immediately after Toland reveals what he knows, his status in the military changes. What happens?
(a) He is dismissed from service and told to keep quiet about what he knows.
(b) He is told to go on leave and return to the ship in a few weeks.
(c) His two-week reserve status is extended indefinitely.
(d) He is asked to return to active duty.

3. What does Sergetov tell the Politburo about the state of Russian affairs?
(a) That Russia should feign weakness to gain foreign sympathies.
(b) That Russia is weak and will have to depend on other countries to survive the new year.
(c) That Russia is financially strong and has sufficient resources to survive the new year.
(d) That Russia is financially strong, but will need foreign oil to keep its citizens warm.

4. An AP Moscow Correspondent publishes a new story about the Nizhnevartovskv oil refinery fire. What does it say caused the explosion?
(a) A careless employee.
(b) A leak in the refinery's valves.
(c) A technical malfunction.
(d) A disgruntled employee.

5. What are Edwards and his men told to do once they leave their hiding place?
(a) Hide in a nearby refinery.
(b) Try to regain control of the air base.
(c) Sabotage the Russians' missiles.
(d) Stake out and observe an electrical plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What code name is given to Edwards?

2. Before the attack on the Keflavik air base, a Russian ship is secretly carrying Russian infantrymen. What is the name of that ship?

3. What is the code name for the command to which Edwards reports?

4. Why is the Russian Foreign Minister's speech so significant?

5. A Russian soldier named Chernyavin is in Germany. He is disguised as what kind of person?

Short Essay Questions

1. An AP news correspondent in Moscow does not reveal the true cause of the oil refinery fire. What does he say happened, and how does he report the fire was extinguished?

2. What does the Russian Navy do to make Patrick Flynn suspicious about the Russian arms reduction?

3. What is suspicious about the confession of the alleged terrorist who claims responsibility for the attack on the Kremlin?

4. Why does Chernyavin fail in his mission?

5. What are some reasons that the destruction of the oil refinery in Nizhnevartovsk so significant to the Russians?

6. Who escapes the air base after the Russians take over?

7. What is the Julius Fucik, and how does it fit into Russia's secretive plans for war?

8. Why does the Russian Foreign Minister place so much emphasis on his proposal for arms reduction?

9. What happens to Chernyavin's men after Chernyavin is detained and questioned?

10. Who is Robert Toland?

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