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

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

3. What was Masud Barzani in the business of?
(a) Drug smuggling.
(b) Animal smuggling.
(c) Weapons smuggling.
(d) Oil smuggling.

4. When did Bill Buckley die?
(a) July 1985.
(b) July 1984.
(c) July 1986.
(d) July 1983.

5. Why was Ahmad Chalabi considered an outsider among Iraqi dissidents?
(a) He studied in France.
(b) He was responsible for genocide.
(c) He embezelled money.
(d) He grew up in Lebanon and studied in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Robert go after leaving Beirut in Chapter 12?

2. How much money did Robert give Isam to show his seriousness?

3. When was Robert's appointment with Fred Turco on March 15?

4. What did the State Department order of their employees in Beirut?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Robert do at the CIA office in Tajikistan?

2. What did Talabani tell Robert when they arrived at a one story cinder block building?

3. What did Robert's boss in Washington call to ask Robert?

4. What was Robert assigned to for riling up the National Security Adviser?

5. What happened on March 6, 1995 in Chapter 18?

6. What meeting did Jean arrange?

7. What did Robert spend a day doing when the fighting broke out in Dushanbe?

8. Who was Ahmad Chalabi, and why was he without support?

9. Where was Robert taken when he arrived at Cyprus airport in Chapter 9?

10. What did Yasir Arafat serve in according to Chapter 11?

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