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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 Yuri Abramov's rank when Robert met him?

2. Who were Arafat and 4,000 of his followers evacuated by?

3. How did Robert treat Hasan?

4. Where was Robert assigned to in Chapter 14?

5. How much did the State Department ask of foreign diplomats who wanted to be evacuated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Robert unable to do at the start of Chapter 10?

3. What happened when Arafat was forced out of Beirut in 1982?

4. What happened on March 22, 1995 according to Chapter 19?

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

6. What did the general know when he went to Damascus in Chapter 17?

7. What happened a few hours before the coup?

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

9. Who was Jada?

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

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 term whistleblower, and discuss why the Justice Department decision not to pursue the White House's oil dealings in 1997.

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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