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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. What are the only expenses of the people assigned to foreign service?
(a) liquor, housing and all travel
(b) food, liquor, clothes and servants
(c) housing, transportation and food
(d) clothing, lliquor and bribes

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

3. What do Wolcheck, Monet and MacWhite decide to do?
(a) Study communist battle tactics
(b) Party every night with Marie MacIntosh
(c) Study the architecture and art of Hanoi
(d) Learn Spanish

4. Why is the newspaperman rejected as an applicant for foreign service?
(a) He once wrote an article criticizing the US government
(b) He is not rich
(c) He already has a job
(d) He is too old

5. Who is Marie MacIntosh
(a) Louis Sears' secretary
(b) A young woman from the Pentagon secretarial pool who attends the recruitment meeting
(c) Roger's wife
(d) US Air Force Colonel from the Phillipines

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Homer Atkins?

2. Why is he called ugly?

3. What are Major Monet's men preparing to do?

4. What project does MacWhite give Atkins to work on?

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

(see the answer key)

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