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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were Hermanos al Rescate planes shot down over the Florida straits?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1976.
(c) 2001.
(d) 1996.

2. In what year was Madoff arrested for his financial crimes?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2011.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2001.

3. In what month of 2017 was Michael McQueary questioned on the stand by Deputy Attorney General Laura Ditka?
(a) December.
(b) March.
(c) August.
(d) September.

4. At what type of institution was Sandra Bland due to start a new job in 2015?
(a) A prison.
(b) A museum.
(c) A university.
(d) A library.

5. In what setting is Markopoulos known as a quant?
(a) In politics.
(b) At school.
(c) On Wall Street.
(d) At home.

6. In what year was Sandusky finally arrested for his crimes?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1999.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2017.

7. In what year was the SEC first warned about Madoff's possible fraud?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2016.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2011.

8. What language did Montezuma II speak?
(a) Spanish.
(b) English.
(c) Portuguese.
(d) Nahuatl.

9. Who asked Hitler if Sudetenland was the only territory he was looking to conquer?
(a) Mussolini.
(b) Churchill.
(c) Stalin.
(d) Chamberlain.

10. Gladwell begins Chapter 2: Getting to Know der Fuhrer by discussing the former prime minister of what location?
(a) Canada.
(b) England.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Australia.

11. What agency was eventually revealed to have had a whole network of spies working inside the Cuban government?
(a) The IRS.
(b) The SBA.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The FBI.

12. What is the first name of Officer Encinia, the policeman who arrested Sandra Bland in 2015?
(a) Brian.
(b) Ace.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Michael.

13. What kinds of sounds did McQueary report hearing from the shower room when he was asked about it on the stand?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Slapping.
(c) Moaning.
(d) Punching.

14. What ultimately happened after Montezuma II was taken hostage by the Spanish?
(a) He was set free.
(b) He was tortured.
(c) He was beaten.
(d) He was murdered.

15. What did the staff at the Renaissance do when they suspected Madoff of fraud?
(a) They warned their friends.
(b) They sold off half their stock.
(c) They did nothing.
(d) They called the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what house number on Downing Street did Neville Chamberlain live?

2. In what year was Aspillaga posted to a location in Eastern Europe?

3. Of how many pages did the indictment of Sandusky consist?

4. How did the majority of the world react when they read Aspillaga's written work?

5. During which month of the year did Aspillaga defect from Cuba?

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