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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 alias was Robert Baer asked about?

2. Why did the CIA prefer a typewriter to computers according to Robert?

3. How did Robert's interlocutor expect to hit Hafiz Al-Asad?

4. What was Robert's first assignment?

5. Who sent a request to meet with the CIA?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was Robert Baer called to Langley for in March 1995 according to Chapter 1?

5. Where did the majority of the CIA training take place?

6. What was Robert's residence in Madras like?

7. What happened during Robert's trip to Washington?

8. Who was Jim Scott?

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

10. What did Robert and four classmates do in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Find examples of secrecy in the CIA and the government, and trace this theme or mantra throughout the book, examining both its benefits and drawbacks.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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