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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, "The Ugly American".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Upton describe Joe Bing to the audience?
(a) Totally unqualified for the job but the only person we could find
(b) An overweight, ignorant slob
(c) An expert at meeting natives face to face as equals
(d) A professional liar

2. What are Major Monet's men preparing to do?
(a) Desert from their posts
(b) Parachute jump into Dien Bien Phu to fight the communists
(c) Organize a large event with food and entertainment
(d) Evacuate Hanoi

3. Why is he called ugly?
(a) His language is always peppered with obscenities
(b) It is his nickname from childhood
(c) His feet are unusually large
(d) His appearance is not attractive

4. Who is Hamilton Bridge Upton?
(a) Head Chef at the Sarkhan embassy
(b) French Ambassador to USA
(c) An experienced consul officer who was at the recruitment meeting
(d) French Ambassador to Sarkhan

5. Who is Major Monet?
(a) Best friend of Louis Sears
(b) The commander of the French Foreign Legion outside of Hanoi, Vietnam
(c) One of the embassy servants
(d) An artist living in Sarkhan

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Marie MacIntosh

2. Who is Homer Atkins?

3. How did the government advertise the recruitment meeting?

4. What does Joe Bing call the U.S.Government

5. What is the recruitment team's message to the audience regarding the necessity to learn foreign languages or deal with the natives of the country they are posted to?

(see the answer key)

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