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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. Why did the CIA prefer a typewriter to computers according to Robert?
(a) The CIA didn't want to train operatives.
(b) The ribbon could be destroyed.
(c) The CIA didn't have encryption methods.
(d) Computers could not be destroyed.

2. How fast did the car that Robert took in Dortmund go?
(a) 110 mph.
(b) 120 mph.
(c) 100 mph.
(d) 90 mph.

3. How did Robert's interlocutor expect to hit Hafiz Al-Asad?
(a) With a missile.
(b) With a gun.
(c) With a knife.
(d) By poisoning him.

4. Who sent a request to meet with the CIA?
(a) The FBI.
(b) The Syrian Ambassador.
(c) Muslim Brotherhood.
(d) Two ex-KGB agents.

5. What did Robert call the Arab officer he made contact with during his first assignment?
(a) Romi.
(b) Kami.
(c) Sami.
(d) Rami.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do most CIA case officers spend their days?

2. What did Robert's mother refuse to allow?

3. What was the India CIA chief's reputation according to Robert?

4. Where did Robert have his demolition training?

5. What was Robert given by the CIA?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Robert discover about his direct assignment?

2. What did the Chief in New Dehli have a reputation for according to Chapter 5?

3. What became his life when Robert moved to Aspen, Colorado?

4. What was the CIA's focus in India?

5. Why didn't anyone notice the truck in front of the St. Georges Hotel in Chapter 6?

6. Why were requests to intelligence agencies in Paris and Bonn often unmet according to Chapter 7?

7. What did the CIA prefer to do to keep everything a secret?

8. Who was Jim Scott?

9. Why was Sami an important contact for Robert?

10. Who was kidnapped at the end of Chapter 7, and who was responsible?

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