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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Freidman decide to handle the situation with Donatella?
(a) He will pay her off.
(b) He will tell her there's been a big misunderstanding.
(c) He will say she's gone crazy.
(d) He will kill her.

2. What is the President's response to Rudin's television appearance?
(a) He wants to have Rudin assassinated.
(b) He is amused.
(c) He admires Rudin.
(d) He's furious that Rudin has gone behind his back.

3. Which of the following statements is NOT something Steveken tells Brown when he meets him at the park in Chapter Twenty-Eight?
(a) Brown is being watched by the CIA.
(b) Rudin thinks Brown can help Steveken's investigation.
(c) Rudin wants information on Irene Kennedy.
(d) Rudin has hired Steveken.

4. What does Rudin accuse Irene Kennedy of during his television appearance?
(a) Incompetence.
(b) Nepotism.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Committing perjury.

5. In Chapter Forty-Six, how does the President describe Mitch during his press conference?
(a) As an Iraqi spy.
(b) As a criminal.
(c) As a hero & leader of the Baghdad mission.
(d) As a victim of terrorists.

6. What is Ben Freidman's formula for telling the most believable story whenever he has to lie?
(a) Always claim it was an accident.
(b) Always be apologetic.
(c) Always mix fact with fiction.
(d) Always look very emotional when telling the story.

7. At the beginning of Chapter Thirty-Three, why hasn't Mitch shaved for several days?
(a) He has been too ill with the flu to shave.
(b) He is trying to look older.
(c) He lost his razor.
(d) He needs a scruffy beard for his Baghdad mission.

8. What does President Hayes tell the media about Rudin during his press conference in Chapter Forty-Six?
(a) Rudin will face criminal charges.
(b) Rudin will receive a medal of honor.
(c) Rudin will be impeached.
(d) Rudin will be the new CIA Director.

9. Who approaches Anna while she dines alone at Leo's in Milan?
(a) An Australian tourist.
(b) Ben Freidman.
(c) Tino Nanne, who works at the U.S. consulate in Milan.
(d) A waiter who wants to ask her out.

10. From what room in the White House do the President and his advisers track the progress of the Orion Team in Iraq?
(a) The Presidential Library.
(b) The Situation Room.
(c) The Oval Office.
(d) The First Lady's Sitting Room.

11. What does the Israeli Prime Minister do once it's clear the Orion Team's mission has been a success?
(a) Thanks the President and America for being a great ally.
(b) Thanks Ben Freidman for arranging the event.
(c) Declares war on Iraq.
(d) Takes credit for the mission.

12. What is public sentiment over the seizure of the file from Rudin's home?
(a) That the FBI was too violent during the seizure.
(b) That the President wronged Rudin in seizing the file.
(c) That the President was right to seize the file.
(d) That Rudin got what he deserved.

13. How does Irene respond to the majority of the questions from the Senate Committee in Chapter Forty-One?
(a) She answers them briefly.
(b) She bursts into tears and begs the Committee's forgiveness.
(c) She denies all accusations.
(d) She says she can't answer for reasons of national security.

14. Why does the President summon Anna into his office at the beginning of Chapter Forty-Six?
(a) To tell her about Mitch's top-secret mission.
(b) To tell her Mitch was taken captive during the mission.
(c) To give her an exclusive interview.
(d) To offer her a job as White House press secretary.

15. How does Mitch's weight compare to Uday Hussein's?
(a) Mitch is thirty pounds lighter than Uday.
(b) Mitch is forty pounds heavier than Uday.
(c) Mitch weighs exactly the same as Uday does.
(d) Mitch is twenty pounds heavier than Uday.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets Mitch when he lands at Pope Air Force Base?

2. What reason does the President give during his press conference for the Baghdad mission being Mitch's last mission?

3. Why isn't Congressman Tim Zebarth, the man interviewing Rudin on camera, shocked by the news of Irene Kennedy's Middle East Operations?

4. In Chapter Forty-Seven, what does the FBI advise Rudin to bring with him when he meets with them?

5. What contract does Irene Kennedy tell the President that Rudin has breached in his TV appearance?

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