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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Duane Clarridge have trouble forming his team?

3. Where was the military school Robert went to?

4. What was Robert told about his first assignment?

5. What university did Robert go to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Syrian Brotherhood want, and what was an unforgivable error according to Robert?

2. What did new case officers need to agree to?

3. What was the Muslim Brotherhood, and what did they request?

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

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

6. Who was Major Singh?

7. Why was Lebanon a huge problem in the Middle East?

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

9. Who was Jim Scott?

10. Why did Robert have five tails on him, and what had been given to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Barzani with Jalal Talabani, and discuss the similarities and differences between the two men.

Essay Topic 2

Define the roles of the two different types of CIA agents, and discuss how these agents have been important to gathering intelligence.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the use of new reconnaissance systems with the use of agents overseas, and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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