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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 was Robert assigned to under Clarridge?

2. When was Tenet named head of the CIA?

3. What alias was Robert Baer asked about?

4. How long did the CIA agent's paramilitary training course last?

5. What did Robert identify as a vulnerability in his Arab contact?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Major Singh?

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

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

5. What did Baer hear later about the statutes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 2

Examine why a pro-American sensibility might be important in a potential CIA contact.

Essay Topic 3

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

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