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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. Why was Robert penalized?

2. What did Yasir Arafat serve as before joining the Muslim Brotherhood according to Chapter 11?

3. Where did the CIA decrease its recruiting efforts according to Robert?

4. What did Ahmad Chalabi want to do?

5. What organization did Muhammad Hafiz Dalqamuni belong to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the general want?

3. What orders did the State Department give, and how did CIA agents approach the situation?

4. What happened to the State Department and the CIA at the end of Chapter 12?

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

6. What order did Robert receive after he jumped out of an AN-2 biplane?

7. Who was Chuck McKee and what happened to him in Chapter 12?

8. Who was Mughniyah according to Chapter 8?

9. How did Robert treat Hasan when Hasan came to the CIA office?

10. What was Robert's focus when assigned to Northern Iraq in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one act of terrorism described by Baer, and describe the ramifications of the changes in the CIA.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the importance of having staff experienced in Middle Eastern affairs, and discuss the potential ramifications of lack of experience.

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