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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Robert and Tom's mission?
(a) Find a way to negotiate piece of Saddam and the Kurds.
(b) Find a way to negotiate peace among the Kurds.
(c) Find a way to get rid of Saddam and prevent the Kurds from killing one another.
(d) Find a way to protect the Kurds from Saddam.

2. Who were Arafat and 4,000 of his followers evacuated by?
(a) The French Navy.
(b) The Italian Navy.
(c) The Germany Navy.
(d) The United States Navy.

3. How much did the State Department ask of foreign diplomats who wanted to be evacuated?
(a) $20,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $15,000.

4. What group were the CIA agents told they should no longer consider as the enemy?
(a) THe DGSE.
(b) The FSB.
(c) The KGB.
(d) The FBI.

5. When was Rick Ames arrested?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1996.

6. What made confirming the information of the Iraqi Major General difficult?
(a) The lack of CIA agents in Iraq.
(b) The lack of a terrorism unit.
(c) The lack of computers.
(d) The lack of support from Washington.

7. What word did Robert think had a dark tone?
(a) Come.
(b) Interrogation.
(c) FBI.
(d) Witnesses.

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

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

10. What was Ahmad Chalabi the head of?
(a) The Iraqi Dissident Group.
(b) The Iraqi National Congress.
(c) The Lebanese Congress.
(d) The Kurdish Army.

11. How did Robert characterize young French intelligence officers?
(a) Focused.
(b) Politically correct.
(c) Obsessed.
(d) Snobs.

12. Who was Masud Barzani's nemesis?
(a) The Kurds.
(b) Jalal Talabani
(c) Ahmad Chalabi.
(d) Robert Baer.

13. What did Robert not know concerning Washington?
(a) That Washington wanted to take over Iraq.
(b) That Washington wanted to indict CIA agents.
(c) That Washington had stopped caring whether Saddam stayed in power or not.
(d) That Washington wanted to unseat Saddam.

14. Where did Robert stop on his way to Dushanbe in Chapter 13?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Frankfurt.
(d) Dusseldorf.

15. Beside contacts, what did the CIA rely on for intelligence in Beirut?
(a) Human agents.
(b) Wire taps.
(c) Third party information.
(d) Aerial reconnaissance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What highjacking was Mughniyah linked to?

2. What was Yuri Abramov's rank when Robert met him?

3. What myth did the Major General Robert met ask about?

4. What did Chalabi do when he received Tony Lake's cable?

5. How many CIA agents were under suspicion in 1995?

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