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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were "access agents"?
(a) Agents with access to weapons.
(b) Agents that specialized in keys.
(c) Agents that drove cars.
(d) Agents that didn't know anything but had access to those who did.

2. What was Robert given before being shipped to Beirut in Chapter 8?
(a) A crash course in international relations.
(b) A crash course in Farsi.
(c) A crash course in Washington politics.
(d) A crash course in terrorism.

3. What was the operation that the message from Tony Lake said was compromised?
(a) The operation to overthrow Saddam.
(b) The operation to end the civil war in the area.
(c) The operation to stop rebel advancement.
(d) The operation to stop the Kurd advancement.

4. When was Father Lawrence Jenco released?
(a) July 1983.
(b) Jule 1986.
(c) July 1984.
(d) July 1985.

5. When did Mughniyah join Yasir Arafat?
(a) As a young teen.
(b) As a young adult.
(c) As an adult.
(d) As a middle aged man.

6. Why did Robert ask to be reassigned from Morocco?
(a) It was boring.
(b) It was a chaotic city.
(c) It was a desk job.
(d) It was dangerous.

7. Why did Saddam mobilize his army in northern Iraq?
(a) He learned that the Turkish army was ready to strike.
(b) He learned that the Kurds gathered forces.
(c) He learned that the United States was planning a coup.
(d) He learned that there were rebels gathering there.

8. Where did Robert go after leaving Beirut in Chapter 12?
(a) Paris.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

9. How long before it was set to take place was Tony Lake's message received?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few minutes.
(c) A few hours.
(d) A few weeks.

10. What did Yasir Arafat serve as before joining the Muslim Brotherhood according to Chapter 11?
(a) He was a soldier in the Egyptian Army.
(b) He was a lieutenant in the Lebanese army.
(c) He was a soldier in the Lebanese army.
(d) He was a lieutenant in the Egyptian army.

11. What force did Yasir Arafat create?
(a) Force 17.
(b) Force 16.
(c) Force 15.
(d) Force 18.

12. What people of Iraq was not officially under Saddam's rule in 1995?
(a) The Sunni.
(b) The Kurd.
(c) The Bass.
(d) The Shiits.

13. What did the State Department order of their employees in Beirut?
(a) To tip the locals graciously.
(b) To not make local calls
(c) To never go beyond the Embassy grounds without escort.
(d) To never talk to locals.

14. What is Tajikistan compared to the other republics of the former Soviet Union?
(a) The most rich.
(b) The poorest and most isolated.
(c) The most isolated.
(d) The most dangerous.

15. What did Sheila Heslin not know about the CIA according to Robert?
(a) That he was not responsible for providing her with intel.
(b) That they were not up to date on the tabloids.
(c) They were not a news clipping service.
(d) That they were no longer considered helpful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Masud Barzani's nemesis?

2. What was Muhammad Hummadah previously part of?

3. What was Tony Lake's position in 1995?

4. Who were Arafat and 4,000 of his followers evacuated by?

5. What word did Robert think had a dark tone?

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